Talison Lithium to provide Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes with $2.25m in funding for community infrastructure

The owners of the Greenbushes lithium mine will provide $2.25m to the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes for infrastructure in the area. Talison Lithium has announced its partnership with the Shire as part of the Partnering for the Future program, which sees the company provide funding to improve community infrastructure, civic buildings, recreation areas and youth spaces. Funding for improvements in Greenbushes will be the main focus, with the contribution towards the Greenbushes Transformation Plan projects to enhance public amenities, parks, sporting facilities, footpaths, roads and drainage. An energy sustainability project will see solar panels and batteries on civic buildings in Bridgetown, while other improvements in the town include funding to install air-conditioning and audio-visual equipment in the Town Hall and create interpretive displays at the proposed visitor centre. Shire president Jenny Mountford welcomed the announcement. “Council is very happy to see the strong working relationship with Talison Lithium continue to develop,” she said. “Their contribution to major projects within our Shire is welcomed and appreciated by our organisation and the community at large.” Talison general operations manager Craig Dawson said the partnership would continue building on the inaugural agreement made last year. “(We are) committed to operating in a responsible and sustainable manner and critical to this commitment is working with the communities surrounding our Greenbushes Lithium Operation,” he said. Partnering for the Future is part of the Talison Community Investment Program, which was introduced last year to provide increased funding for councils and community groups to deliver projects across a number of categories including education, sustainability and wellbeing.