This paper presents key findings of an industry survey undertaken in 2004 of community relations practitioners in the Australian and New Zealand minerals industries. It aims to build a profile of this occupational group and stimulate discussion about the nature of corporate community relations from a worker perspective. It also aims to document some of the practical challenges that workers face day-to-day, both personally and professionally. The survey represents Phase 1 of a two-phase study of site-based community relations practitioners.