SACOME Annual Report 2015-16

ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY
Together with policy and our members, community forms SACOME’s third pillar in its strategic plan.
SACOME’s many activities in this area are focused on building support within the South Australian
community for the resources industry.
Dirt TV
Website
Dirt TV is a video competition for South Australian students in
years 7 to 12 focused on what mining and energy mean to them.
SACOME created the initiative to provide an opportunity for students,
particularly those more oriented towards the arts, to engage with a
scientific subject and the diverse career opportunities available.
The SACOME website is designed to provide information to the
wider community together with SACOME members. Over the year
the website shifted its focus to more community oriented content,
including nuclear storage, petroleum exploration and environmental
information pertaining to the resources industry.
Dirt TV encourages students to research the facts and value of the
resources industry, including environmental, uses of mined products,
importance of the industry in South Australia and how the industry
impacts their everyday lives. Student’s learnings are shared widely
through the Peoples’ Choice Award, which requires voting by
members of the public.
Children from six schools in South Australian entered the second
year of its competition, which culminated in a red carpet Awards
Ceremony in September 2015 at the Adelaide Oval. A total of $10,000
in prize money was shared by the winners across the five categories.
SACOME acknowledges the valuable work of the judges and the
sponsors of the 2015 Dirt TV video competition: BHP Billiton, The
Department of State Development, Iron Road, OZ Minerals and
Santos.
Social Media
Following the establishment of new Linked In and Face Book pages
in 2015, engagement with both of these platforms grew rapidly over
the year. At the end of its first year the SACOME Face Book page had
600 likes with regular engagement including community debate on
a variety of topics. The SACOME Linked In page, a member focused
platform, grew to over 300 followers, providing a slow but steadily
growing audience for industry relevant messages. The community
focused SACOME and Dirt TV Face Book pages target engagement
with South Australia’s broader community, while Twitter posts obtain
highest interest from SACOME members, government and media.
Connect with us
The 2016 Dirt TV competition was also launched in the reporting year.
https://www.facebook.com/
southaustralianchamberminesandenergy
Dirt TV Award Sponsors
http://www.linkedin.com/company/southaustralian-chamber-of-mines-&-energy
https://twitter.com/Mining_EnergySA
https://www.facebook.com/dirttv
www.sacome.org.au
Votes for the Dirt TV Peoples’ Choice Award
increased by over 37%, with thousands
of South Australians viewing students’
depictions of the benefits of the resources
industry and the uses of mined materials.
Leighton Elliott and his team from
St Johns Grammar School were
awarded the BHP Billiton Best Overall
Video at the awards ceremony.
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