Glencore partnership provides Lifeline with additional 30 Crisis Supporters

posted: 21/04/2022

Media statement
Newcastle, Australia

Glencore is pleased to announce a partnership worth more than $100,000 with Lifeline Hunter which will see an additional 30 Crisis Supporters deployed to meet the overwhelming demand of phone calls. 

Currently there are calls that go unanswered as there is a lack of suitably trained Crisis Supporters to meet the demand, but the partnership with Glencore will increase Lifeline's capacity to answer calls.

It is forecast that an additional 8,250 calls to Lifeline will be able answered annually thanks to the investment.

Robert Sams, Lifeline Hunter CEO said; “Partnering with organisations like Glencore is critical in Lifeline making sure that we are there to meet people who call us at any time of the day or night. By training additional Crisis Supporters, we will make sure that no-one has to face their darkest moments alone.”

Lifeline will add an additional 30 Crisis Supporters through this partnership.

The Hunter region, including the Singleton and Muswellbrook LGA’s, like many regional areas has a rate of suicide greater than the Australian average, and an estimated 50,000 calls each year emanate from the Hunter region.

That’s what makes this partnership so critical.

The funding from Glencore will provide 150 hours of training to each Crisis Supporter including workshops, role plays, mentoring and individual supervision of initial shifts.

“Our Community Investment program is about supporting the communities that host our operations and especially building the capacity of organisations like Lifeline to respond to the needs of the community,” Community Relations Manager, Craig Strudwick said.

“Training an additional 30 Lifeline crisis supports will help build Lifeline’s capacity to respond to the mental health wellbeing and suicide prevention needs of our communities.”

 

For further information, please contact:

Allyn Hamonet
m: +61 418 228 075
e: Allyn Hamonet

Nathan Ryan
m: +61 487 549 843

e: Nathan Ryan

 

Notes for editors

About Glencore

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsible-sourced commodities that advance everyday life. The Group's operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets.

With a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 30 marketing offices. Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 135,000 people, including contractors.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Our ambition is to be a net zero total emissions company by 2050.

Visit Glencore's website to find out more.

About Glencore Australia

In Australia, Glencore produces coal, copper, cobalt, nickel, zinc, lead, silver and gold from 26 mining operations. We also operate metals processing assets in Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, including metals smelters, concentrators and refineries.

We are among Australia’s largest producers and marketers of natural resources, connecting Australian resources with industrial customers around the world. Through our diverse portfolio, we responsibly supply the resources that advance everyday life.

We employ 17,690 people in Australia and in 2020 contributed over $13.8 billion to the regional, state and national economies. This included spend of $9.5 billion with 7,890 businesses across the country, as well as $2.1 billion in government tax and royalty payments.

We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive and respectful workplace for our people, to respecting the environment, to engaging openly and constructively with the Traditional Owners on whose lands we operate and to bringing value to local communities.

Glencore recognises our responsibility to contribute to the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. Our ambition is to be a net zero total emissions company by 2050. In August 2021 we increased our medium-term emission reduction target to a 50% reduction by 2035 and introduced a new short-term target of a 15% reduction by 2026.

Learn more about Glencore Australia.

About Glencore's coal business in Australia

Glencore is one of Australia's largest coal producers with 17 operational mines across New South Wales and Queensland.

We provide employment for almost 10,000 Australians and in 2020 managed the production of about 99 million tonnes of thermal and coking coal, predominantly for export.

We have a strong safety and environmental performance and play an active role in the development of low emission coal technology.