Community leaders from throughout the South West gathered at Vat2 on Thursday night to hear a presentation from lithium manufacturer Edwin Berends from Albemarle Lithium.
Mr Berends spoke about his plan to establish a lithium manufacturing plant in the South West.
Pictures from the event:
Camera Icon Dardanup shire president Mick Bennett and Donnybrook-Balingup shire president Brian Piesse. Camera Icon Dardanup shire president Mick Bennett and Donnybrook-Balingup shire president Brian Piesse. Camera Icon Ashley Clements, assistant director of infrastructure at the South West Development Commission and Robyn Fenech, from the Bunbury Geographe Growth Plan Partnership. Camera Icon Harvey shire councillor Anita Shortland and Danny Griffin, general manager of ANSAC. Camera Icon Alice Soeting, of the Netherlands, and Harvey shire president Tania Jackson. Camera Icon Capel shire executive manager of engineering and development services Jason Gick and City of Bunbury chief executive officer Malcolm Osborne. Camera Icon Larry Guise, from Calibre, and Fionnuala Hannon, from GHD. Camera Icon Iluka South West operations manager Garry Green, and Dean Philp, of Bunbury. Camera Icon Iluka maintenance manager Geoff Upstan and ANSAC business manager Tim O'Byrne. Camera Icon Business South West chief executive officer Fiona Fitzgerald and Business South West chairwoman Robyn Morris. Camera Icon Dardanup shire president Mick Bennett and Donnybrook-Balingup shire president Brian Piesse.