BHP Billiton Limited
(ASX:BHP) will invest $30 million to construct a new retail facility in the town of Newman in Western Australia from the middle of this year.
The diversified mining giant says the facility will provide residents with a range of retail and dining options which may include a supermarket, discount department store and cafe.
Newman is located north of Perth and is home to a community of about 7,000 people and BHP Billiton’s biggest iron ore mine, Mt Whaleback.
The facility will be developed in the new Town Centre as part of a community partnership with not-for-profit organisation St Bartholomew’s House (St Bart’s).
BHP Billiton reported a net profit of $5.84 billion in the first half of the 2015 financial year.
