The Sedgman team recently attended the Gunya Meta “Closing the Gap” Careers Day, our third year connecting Indigenous high-school, TAFE, and university students with knowledge about career options including in our minerals processing and resource industry.
The employment gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians is significant, with Indigenous people experiencing lower employment rates. The goal of the careers day is to highlight employment opportunities and pathways by engaging with schools and education providers, aiming to connect young Indigenous people with opportunities and help close the employment gap.
On the day, members of the Sedgman team wore PPE shirts designed in collaboration with local Indigenous artists to create artwork that honours the cultural significance of the land in which we work.
Our PPE supplied by Indigenous-owned business, Gawun Supplies, for the Bowen Basin in Queensland, where a majority of our operations are located, was created by artist Wakanu Sinak, from the Barada, Widdi and Birri Gubba Nation Tribes. Representative of standing together as one and being united, the Munda (snake) symbolises the totem of the Birrigubba people.
Additionally, we have worked alongside Dan Ellis from the Gomeroi, Ngemba and Wanaruah Tribes, to design PPE specific for the Muswellbrook region in New South Wales where one of our key operations is located.
At Sedgman we are proud to continue our commitment to key initiatives that recognise and celebrate the communities on the country where we operate. To find out more about our Innovative RAP click here.
Thank you to Gunya Meta for actioning this initiative and supporting the progress of our reconciliation journey.