COMMUNITY
connection
A decade of record investment in Australia’s resource industry has seen projects reach
new levels of sophistication. Just as important for resource companies is the continual
investment in a social licence to operate through initiatives that meet the needs of
local communities. Here,
Resource People
delivers a snapshot of industry-led programs
demonstrating the widespread benefits that flow from a successful resource industry.
ORIGIN SCHOLARSHIPS BOOST COMMUNITY SKILLS
MOBIL GRANT
INSPIRES WHIZ-KIDS
ORIGIN ENERGY HAS
awarded 25 youths
from central and south-west Queensland
an Origin Community Skills Scholarship
worth up to $13,500 each to complete
apprenticeships in their local areas.
Origin manages the Community Skills
Scholarship program, now in its eighth
year, on behalf of the $24 billion Australia
Pacific CSG-LNG project.
The successful 2014 candidates hail
from towns including Biloela, Taroom,
Dalby, Roma and Chinchilla. The
total number of scholarships awarded
under the program has reached 157,
representing a funding commitment of
more than $2.1 million.
16-year-old Dylan Wilson from Taroom
is studying a Certificate III in Automotive
Body Repair while working at Taroom
Motors.
“I live in town during the week to go to
work and then head back out to my family
property on the weekends, so the scholarship
will help with travel as well as tools for work,”
Wilson says.
RP
MOBIL IS HOPING
to inspire a
new generation of engineers and
scientists by injecting more than
$100,000 into local schools and
kindergartens through its 2014 Bright
Future Grants.
25 schools and kindergartens
close to the Mobil Altona Refinery
and Mobil Yarraville Terminal have
received a grant of up to $4000 each
for a variety of maths and science
resources and projects.
“Scientists and engineers are critical
for addressing the challenges of 21
st
century life. That’s why we invest in
education programs that focus on
inspiring kids to pursue careers in
science, technology, engineering and
mathematics,” says Altona Refinery
manager Andrew Warrell.
Kindergartens, primary and
secondary schools are using the
money for a broad range of maths
and science resources and projects,
from purchasing new technology
such as iPads to funding outdoor
programs to teach students about
sustainability.
RP
Scientists and engineers
are critical for addressing
the challenges of 21st
century life.
Origin Scholarship
winner Dylan Wilson is
studying automotive
body repair
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