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Profile: Melody Thornton, Pilbara Minerals
Our ports facilitate over 95,000 jobs in the mining sector. Meet Melody Thornton from Pilbara Minerals.
The export and sales of Pilbara Minerals’ spodumene concentrate, a lithium-bearing raw material, is managed by Melody Thornton, Group Manager Sales and Shipping, from the Company’s head office in West Perth.
With a background in international trade of bulk commodities, such as grains, copper concentrate, lead concentrate and iron ore, Melody leads the team responsible for managing Pilbara Minerals’ sales as well as chartering and shipping operations to enable the delivery of the Company’s product to customers around the world.
The Sales and Shipping Team is a key point of contact for Pilbara Minerals’ customers and works closely with site operations and externally with the Pilbara Ports Authority, shipping agents, ship brokers, surveyors, laboratories and banks.
Pilbara Minerals exports spodumene concentrate from the port of Port Hedland, located approximately 140 kilometres from the Pilgangoora Operation in the Pilbara, and ideally situated in close proximity to Asia. Spodumene is a vital raw material in the rapidly developing global lithium supply chain.
Pilbara Minerals primarily exports to ports located in the Yangtze River in China, where battery technology companies convert the spodumene concentrate into a lithium compound for use in clean energy technology such as electric vehicles
Profile: Renee Anderson, QLD grain farmer
Around 70% of Australia's grain is exported. Meet Renee Anderson, a grower from Central Queensland.
Australia’s grain industry plays a crucial role in the global food supply chain, with a significant majority of the country’s grain being exported to meet international demand.
Farming communities across Australia are not only essential to the national economy but also pivotal to the global workforce.
Renee Anderson, is a grain, pulse, and cotton grower from Central Queensland, and is deeply passionate about advancing sustainable farming practices that support thriving regional communities.
Renee recognises that the hard work and dedication of growers have a meaningful impact both locally and internationally.
Through their efforts, they contribute to global food security and enable economic growth within Australia.
Profile: Port of Melbourne
Port of Melbourne fosters a shared city-port vision and our commitment to the community goes well beyond the Port gate. We actively partner with not-for-profit organisations in the communities in which we operate. In FY24, Port of Melbourne contributed $219,000 to our community partners, including Foodbank, Australia's largest hunger relief charity.
Port of Melbourne's partnership with Foodbank began in 2018 and together they have since provided more than 2 million meals to Victorians in need.
Port of Melbourne supports five other community partners, namely, The Mission to Seafarers, Stella Maris, Williamstown Football Club, Williamstown Surf Life Saving Club, and Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network.
Profile: NSW Ports
With sites at Port Botany, Port Kembla, Enfield and Cooks River, NSW Ports works closely with local community groups to help build and contribute to strong, inclusive, thriving neighbourhoods around its operations.
Since launching in 2021, the NSW Ports Community Grants Program has supported more than 60 grassroots projects and programs, awarding more than $650,000 in one-off grants to community groups, not-for-profit organisations and schools. Initiatives supported include: surfing clinics for children with autism; new equipment for a local First Nations ranger program; new equipment for a sailing program for people with a disability; and numerous yarning circles and biodiversity gardens for local schools.
NSW Ports is also an ongoing supporter of Conservation Volunteers Australia, Living Classrooms, Maroubra SLSC, South Maroubra SLSC, Port Kembla SLSC, Mission to Seafarers and Wayfinder: Supply Chain Careers for Women.
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