1. C O N V E N E S
P R E S E N T S
C O O R D I N A T E S
O R G A N I Z E S
C O L L A B O R A T E S
M E D I A P A R T N E R

2. “First Meeting of the Network of Mining Regions”
Understanding and managing uneven impacts of mining: Good governance responses
Fiona Haslam McKenzie

3. The mining boom: An opportunity for regional growth in remote Western Australia?
A vast, unpopulated NW coastline and hinterland
State government policy that purported to advocate for regional investment
Population growth and jobs
Infrastructure upgrades and investment
Mining companies and corporate sector bore the brunt of managing people and communities – beholden to:
Shareholders
Corporate head office

4. The super-boom of a lifetime
Huge iron-ore deposits (100MTPA 1971, 600MTPA 2012 $50 billion/yr
and natural gas ($300 bill )
The population grew 42% between and 2011 (from 37,641 people)
Median incomes grew 219%
The year age group quadrupled
BUT … the FIFO workforce was perhaps double the population (who knows?)
The number of people per doctor in the Pilbara was the highest per capita ratio in Australia
Iron ore & LNG sales outlook (Department of State Development, 2013)

5. Change in commuting workforce across Australia
KPMG Minerals Council of Australia (2013, p. 24)

6. The effects of mobility on communities
Ebb and flow of skills and workforce
De-population/over-population
Host communities often receive limited benefits while source communities reap many benefits
Fly-over effect
The hollow community
Impacts on infrastructure and service delivery
Impacts on social capital

7. Is the boom all bad? It depends who you are …
Uneven regional economic development
Host communities often receive limited benefits, written off by government as ‘boom and bust’ communities
the risk of ‘fly-over’,
‘hollow economies’ and
growth pressures
High population churn with limited emotional investment or sense of place
Over-population/de-population
Community leaders are constantly playing ‘catch up’
Traditional Owners - a mixed outcome
THE LOSERS

8. Is FIFO all bad? It depends who you are …
Source communities –
repatriated benefits,
stable population and
economic multipliers
Recipients of royalty grants
THE WINNERS

9. Governance responses to ensure more equitable share of the benefits
Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs)
Mine Licences
State Agreements
Royalties for Regions (State legislation)

10. C O N V E N E S
P R E S E N T S
C O O R D I N A T E S
O R G A N I Z E S
C O L L A B O R A T E S
M E D I A P A R T N E R