16 Apr 2015
A determined, young Aboriginal woman is one step closer to realising her dream of becoming a senior executive with S&P/ASX 50 listed Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) having won an opportunity to shadow Chief Executive Officer Nev Power, as part of GenerationOne’s CEO for a Day campaign.
9 Apr 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) today welcomed the opportunity to appear before the Senate Economics References Committee’s inquiry into corporate tax avoidance and minimisation.
27 Mar 2015
Local community organisations involved in programs, activities and events within the council boundaries of the Town of Port Hedland, the Shire of East Pilbara and the Tom Price area are encouraged to apply for funding of up to $5,000 through the Fortescue Community Support program.
27 Mar 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) will return to the prestigious Boao Forum for Asia this week as a Diamond Sponsor for the seventh consecutive year.
18 Mar 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG, Fortescue) has donated a four wheel drive ambulance to organisers of the Gibb Challenge annual charity bike ride to support fundraising for the Kyle Andrews Foundation and other local charities close to riders’ hearts.
18 Mar 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG, Fortescue) has teamed up with South Hedland based Wirraka Maya Health Service Aboriginal Corporation (Wirraka Maya) in the fight to improve the health of local Aboriginal people.
9 Mar 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG, Fortescue) Chief Executive Officer Nev Power has called on Australian business leaders to act and play a leading role in ending the pattern of Indigenous disparity in Australia.
5 Mar 2015
Fortescue’s Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC) has celebrated its first graduation for 2015 with nine graduates bound for work at the company’s Christmas Creek mine as trainee operators.
19 Feb 2015
16 Feb 2015
10 Feb 2015
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) will today celebrate the award of three secondary scholarships and four tertiary scholarships to Aboriginal students as part of the Company’s FIVE STAR sustainable employment program.
29 May 2014
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX: FMG) has called for the enforcement of Retention Lease “Use it, or Lose it” policies to encourage the rational and market-based development of Western Australia’s abundant gas reserves.
22 May 2014
Strike action by tug boat workers in Port Hedland will threaten the livelihoods of thousands of Australians and cost millions of dollars in lost government royalties and tax revenues that will put more pressure on health, education and emergency services all over Australia, Fortescue Metals Group Limited Chief Executive Officer Nev Power said today.
9 Apr 2014
Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) will return to the prestigious Boao Forum for Asia this week as a Diamond Sponsor for the sixth consecutive year.
2 Apr 2014
21 Feb 2014
Fortescue Metals Group has marked a significant milestone for Aboriginal business development when it facilitated the signing of a joint venture agreement between NRW Pty Ltd and Njamal ICRG JV Pty Ltd, in preparation for bulk earthworks at the Iron Bridge Project in the Pilbara.
25 Jan 2014
The recent serious safety incidents at Fortescue are totally unacceptable to all of us. We continue to offer our support to those dealing with the pain of loss and injury, while at the same time working to review and improve all elements of our safety performance and management systems.
18 Mar 2013
Fortescue Metals Group is rallying support for the Close the Gap campaign and encouraging its 3700-strong workforce to sign the pledge to bring about Indigenous health equality in the lead up to National Close the Gap Day on Thursday 21 March.
7 Mar 2013
Martu Idja Banjima of the central Pilbara is expanding its business offerings to the mining industry in a demonstration of why economic participation is a better model than mining handouts, Fortescue Chief Executive Officer Nev Power said today.
21 Feb 2013
Two Aboriginal contractors in the Pilbara region of Western Australia have formed an historic joint venture to undertake $200 million worth of mining contracts at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon mine.