Tweet of a time
12 November 2009
Rio Tinto employees and their families flocked to
Perth zombie capital
10 November 2009
Over 400 grizzly ghouls clambered out from beneath their tombstones to unite on
Leadership tips from the top
06 November 2009
Life is no picnic… unless it is Picnic Day!
30 October 2009
Beijing bound
28 October 2009
Young Pilbara einsteins measured, observed and sampled their way through the fourth Scitech and Rio Tinto Beijing Bound science competition.read full story »
Rio Tinto Life Flight wings into Western Australian skies
21 October 2009
Pilbara performing arts program leaps into national spotlight
21 October 2009
Students get hands-on with the Pilbara environment
07 October 2009
Pilbara fishing competition a cracker
07 October 2009
A Pilbara Storybook
15 September 2009
Bright canvases filled the foyer of the Central Park building in
Eureka – Scitech explodes into schools across Perth.
14 September 2009
Art is different for everyone, especially kids
14 September 2009
The Perth International Arts Festival always has something for everyoneread full story »
A standing ovation for business arts partnerships
14 September 2009
The curtain was raised on some outstanding corporate-cultural partnerships at this year’s Australian Business Arts Foundation (ABAF) state awards.read full story »
Race from the City to the Surf
01 September 2009
Rio Tinto enters the largest corporate team for the 2009 City to Surfread full story »
Rio Tinto's decade of tourism support to continue
14 August 2009
Tourism in the Pilbara and Kimberley has received a boost with the continued partnership between Rio Tinto and Australia's North West Tourism.read full story »
Colour and excitement at the Karratha FeNaClNG Festival 2009
01 August 2009
Karratha once again came alive for the 37th Karratha-Dampier Lions Club FeNaClNG Festival, one of the largest festivals in the North West. read full story »
Schools Tree Day fodder for students and Rio Tinto employees
31 July 2009
Students from Shenton College together with a team of volunteers from Rio Tinto got their hands dirty taking part in Conservation Volunteers Australia's Rio Tinto Earth Assist program to celebrate National School's Tree Day 2009.read full story »
Rio Tinto awarded World’s Greatest Shave Top WA Fundraiser
03 July 2009
Locks were lost, curls were coloured and laughs were had when Rio Tinto's Western Australian employees took part in the 2009 World's Greatest Shave to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.read full story »
Cupcakes for cancer research
28 May 2009
Across the business a wide variety of teams have been honing their culinary skills, Master Chef Style, to raise much needed funds for the Cancer Council of WA.read full story »
Rio Tinto Earth Assist
15 May 2009
An exciting new environmental partnership between Rio Tinto and Conservation Volunteers Australia was announced today at Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre in Perth by the Minister for Environment and Youth, the Hon Donna Faragher, and the Minister for Education and Tourism, the Hon Liz Constable.read full story »
Escape to Nature
03 April 2009
An innovative new partnership between Rio Tinto, the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Lotterywest, and the Water Corporation was announced today in King's Park by the Minister for Environment, Donna Faragher, and the Premier, Colin Barnett.read full story »
Sprint to the finish
08 March 2009
123 employees joined forces to swim, cycle and run around the river in the annual BRW Corporate Triathlon.read full story »
Worldly Women
06 March 2009
650 professional women and high school students gathered to attend the Worldly Women event in recognition of the 2009 International Women's Day; the biggest event that recognises International Women's Day in Perth.
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Readings leads to Better Beginnings
17 February 2009
Better Beginnings, an early literacy programme run by the State Library in partnership with Rio Tinto and local government, has significantly increased the number of parents reading to their newborns in the past four years.read full story »
Earth Assist a winner
11 February 2009
This week the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund and Conservation Volunteers Australia is week visited Shenton College, winners of the state-wide competition to name a new joint initiative that lets secondary students get their hands dirty for a good cause.
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Tiny tots hit Scitech
11 February 2009
Toddlerfest, a week celebrating the most diminutive scientists, was launched today at Scitech by Minister for Education Dr Liz Constableread full story »
Mo money for charity
05 December 2008
Rio Tinto employees put the Mo back on the face of fashion and in the process raised some serious funds for key men's health issues.read full story »
Get on your bike!
23 November 2008
Achieving in the Arts
24 October 2008
Rio Tinto partnership named national AbaF award finalist
16 October 2008
A decade of drama was recognised as Rio Tinto and Black Swan Theatre Company were named as a national finalist in the Australia Business Arts Foundation Bytecraft Entertainment Commitment Award.
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Pilbara catwalk glory
15 October 2008
A Sydney catwalk might seem far removed from the steel cap boots and King Gee overalls of the Pilbara, but for talented 17 year old Tiana Clarke, it was a winning combination.
Colour me happy
29 September 2008
Art from across the Pilbara has found a new home after record sales at this year’s Colours of our Country Aboriginal art exhibition.
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Careers right here!
07 September 2008
The Scitech Regional Science Awareness Festival was held in Bunbury this month, giving students the opportunity to learn about future careers in the exciting field of science.
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Baby steps key to literacy
27 August 2008
Rio Tinto employees got more than a free lunch at the recent Better Beginnings Lunchbox seminar.
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Twitching Tales
23 August 2008
Rio Tinto employees and their families teamed up to go twitching, spotting over 60 species of birdlife during a three day expedition at Hamersley Station.
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Emerging Artists Receive Acclaim
12 July 2008
Up and coming artists took the opportunity to show off their work at a recent Roebourne Art Group exhibition. Sell out crowds of over 2500 people attended the exhibition featuring weaving, paintings and other art pieces.read full story »
Riches & Isolation of Cossack
12 July 2008
The historical town of
Gillard visits Future Fund Project
08 July 2008
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard visited Future Fund project DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantaged in the Arts WA) to learn about its forward-thinking approach to assisting disadvantaged people in the community.read full story »
Tickled Pink
14 June 2008
Purple Bra Bonanza
13 June 2008
Knee Deep in Conservation
07 June 2008
Conservation Volunteers in Karijini
18 May 2008
A Walk on the Wild Side
09 May 2008
It was hard to tell who was who in the Rio Tinto zoo at the recent RSPCA Million Paws walk, as nearly 300 employees came out to enjoy the sunshine with their furry friends.read full story »
To the far ends of the earth
02 April 2008
There’s nothing quite like jetting off to a distant country, living with a host family and going to school with the local children to give you a true sense of understanding and respect for other cultures.read full story »New Bus for Port Hedland
21 March 2008
Hedland
What went down in Mo-town
18 December 2007
Things got a little hairy around Rio Tinto last month as more than 100 employees across our Western Australian operations got into the Movember spirit, raising awareness and funds for important male health issues.
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Virtual Walk
14 December 2007
Chinese Business major at Murdoch
30 November 2007
Rio Tinto will provide in-kind support and scholarship funding to two scholarship recipients as part of Murdoch University's new Bachelor of Commerce Chinese Business major.read full story »
Women tell stories of an outback life
14 November 2007
The much anticipated book Red Dust in Her Veins – Women of the Pilbara, a collection of stories from women of the Pilbara region of Western Australia,was launched by Rio Tinto Iron Ore CEO Sam Walsh.read full story »
Fun runners
31 October 2007
Thirty Rio Tinto employees were recently among 1,800 runners racing to raise money for a charity supporting the families of people affected by cancer.
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Arts partnering awarded
25 October 2007
Rio Tinto has been recognised for its commitment to the arts, taking out a national 2007 Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) award, following two wins at the State awards.
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Prime Minister loves thrill of science
28 August 2007
The innovative Kids’ Science State program, which delivers science learning to more than 100 thousand regional Western Australians each year via a fleet of bright orange buses, has won the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships (WA).
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City to Surf
26 August 2007
Icy wind and rain didn't deter a 700-strong team of Rio Tinto employees and their families in the annual City to Surf race from the Perth CBD to City Beach
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Tom Price Takes Training Award
17 August 2007
A programme which has helped 100 per cent of students at Tom Price Senior High School graduate was announced the winner of the 'WA VET in Schools' category of the Department of Education and Training's WA Training Awards on 17 August.
read full story »New school bus for Carnarvon Senior High
03 August 2007
With the help of Rio Tinto Minerals the students at Carnarvon Senior High School can now keep up with their busy schedule of activities, camps and community events with the purchase of a new school bus.
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Shave for a Cure
15 March 2007
Locks were lost, tresses were tinted and laughs were shared when Rio Tinto’s Western Australian employees took part in the World’s Greatest Shave 2007 to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation.read full story »
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