Brett Dunstone
Engineering change: reducing food waste, driving decarbonisation, creating impact.
Brett Dunstone
Engineering change: reducing food waste, driving decarbonisation, creating impact.
About Brett Dunstone
Engineering change: reducing food waste, driving decarbonisation, creating impact.
I’m Brett Dunstone, a passionate advocate for food security and environmental sustainability, blending my expertise as a mining engineer with my commitment to community impact. As the Founder and Chairperson of Fruit Share Adelaide, I lead a charity that has rescued over 40,000 kg of surplus fruit, transforming it into vital resources for food-insecure communities.
Why Book Brett Dunstone as Your Podcast Guest
Concrete, Replicable Models
I bring detailed, real-world examples of food rescue and decarbonisation systems your audience can adapt, making your episode immediately actionable.
Complex Topics Made Clear
I translate technical mining and logistics concepts into plain-language stories, helping listeners stay engaged while still respecting their intelligence.
Balanced Climate Perspective
I offer a grounded view from inside industry and community projects, avoiding hype while still giving your show a strong climate-action narrative.
Segment-Friendly Storytelling
I structure insights into clear phases and lessons, making it easy for you to build segments, hooks, and follow-up episodes around the conversation.
Episode Angles & Topics
Turning Surplus Fruit into a Food Security Engine
Walk listeners through how a simple idea became a city-wide fruit rescue network supporting food relief organisations.
Decarbonising Mining from the Inside
Demystify how a traditionally heavy-emitting sector can move toward net-zero without hand-waving.
Engineering Community Impact
Show how engineering tools can design better charities, projects, and local initiatives.
From Mine Sites to Microphones
Share stories and lessons from moving between consulting, podcasting, and climate-focused communities.
What You'll Get From This Interview
Audience Takeaways
Listeners learn how to design practical food rescue systems, understand real-world mining decarbonisation strategies, and apply systems-thinking to build impactful, community-driven sustainability projects.
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Podcasts on sustainability, food systems, climate tech, mining and resources, ESG, community innovation, nonprofit leadership, and practical climate action that want grounded, systems-focused conversations.
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Key Achievements
Founded Fruit Share Adelaide and built systems that rescued and redistributed over 40K kg of surplus fruit to food relief organisations.
Established Zero Carbon Mine to facilitate regular webinars and peer learning on mining decarbonisation strategies.
Applied 20+ years of mine planning and engineering experience to support major operations, feasibility studies, and closure designs.
Combined engineering and community engagement skills to design scalable, volunteer-powered logistics for urban food rescue.
Professional Experience
Founder & Chairperson
Fruit Share Adelaide
Leading a volunteer-powered charity that rescues surplus fruit and redirects it to food-insecure communities across Adelaide and surrounding regions.
Founder
Zero Carbon Mine
Facilitating collaboration, webinars, and community-building to accelerate the mining industry's transition to net-zero operations.
Principal Mining Engineer
Worley
Delivered mine planning, pit optimisation, closure design, and due diligence across copper, gold, phosphate, and iron ore projects.
Founder | Managing Director
Elite Virtual Media
Helped businesses create and publish custom 3D/360 virtual tours, showrooms, fitouts, and photography experiences.
Managing Director | Principal Mining Engineer | Podcaster
Inspirit Consulting Pty Ltd
Provided strategic mine planning services and evaluated new technologies, including electric vehicles, for mining operations.
Education
Master of Business
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) Honours
University of South Australia
Norwood High School
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Actionable, story-rich insights on Food waste reduction, Food security innovation, Mining decarbonisation. Studio-quality video & audio. Available Weekdays only. Happy to share with my audience.
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