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17 January 2022
Successful Indigenous Pre-Employment Program to Expand
Employment pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job seekers across Kwinana, Peel and the upper South-West regions are to be boosted thanks to a partnership between the Waalitj Foundation and Alcoa Foundation. Building on the Waalitj Foundation’s existing successful pre-employment program, Plan 2 Day 4 Tomorrow (P242), the program...
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17 January 2022
Alcoa engineering scholarships APPLY NOW
Female engineering students interested in a career in the resources sector are invited to apply for an Alcoa initiative providing financial and practical support for university students.
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09 December 2021
Alcoa and BirdLife continue partnership to help much-loved cockies
BirdLife Project Coordinator Merryn Pryor leads Alcoa volunteers in a Cocky Count citizen science activity. Demonstrating an ongoing joint commitment to WA’s unique biodiversity, BirdLife Australia and the Alcoa Foundation have announced a renewed three-year partnership to continue the Alcoa Community Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project in Western Australia. This critical conservation...
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01 December 2021
Alcoa marks International Volunteer Day
Demonstrating the true spirit of International Volunteer Day on 5 December, employees from Alcoa’s Western Australian Operations have provided more than 4000 volunteering hours this year to help more than 100 community groups and charities. While the COVID pandemic is limiting volunteering in different parts of the world, about 1000...
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30 November 2021
Volunteer roles that make an impact
The life changing impact of EdConnect Australia volunteers on local schools and students was on display last week when volunteers attended an annual celebration hosted in partnership with the Alcoa Foundation. EdConnect Liaison Officer Karen Barden, EdConnect Australia CEO Gerri Clay and Alcoa Senior Community Partnerships Advisor Sally Fairnie. This...
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29 November 2021
Alcoa beams with Pride
Dressed in high-vis, hard hats and glitter, around 100 Alcoa employees marched proudly in Saturday’s Perth Pride Parade in support of Western Australia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.
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14 November 2021
Peel community mussels up 220kg of shellfish to help ecosystem
Shellfish gardener Jerome Gallagher proudly showing off his mussels. The next step in an exciting project aimed at restoring shellfish habitat in the Peel-Harvey Estuary was taken today when locally grown mussels were used to seed the first trial beds in the waterway. Local volunteers, including about 70 Mandurah water-side...
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29 September 2021
Industry Leaders and Aboriginal Businesses connect at the Wirrpanda Foundation Kwinana Regional Pop Up supported by Alcoa
Alcoa’s Adrian Jones (foreground) and Brandon Erceg (background) enjoy the Kwinana Indigenous Business Hub. Indigenous businesses owners and entrepreneurs joined with industry leaders to discuss partnership opportunities at a Kwinana Regional Business Hub hosted by the Wirrpanda Foundation’s Wirra Hub this week (14 September). Guests heard from Wirra Hub business...
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26 August 2021
Over 1,000 access COVID support in Kwinana, Peel & Upper South-West
COVID-19 support services have been delivered over 13 months to more than 1,000 people from Kwinana to Harvey through a partnership between Anglicare WA and resources company Alcoa.
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26 August 2021
Wirrpanda Foundation and Alcoa partner to bring support to Bunbury
The Wirrpanda Foundation’s Wirra Hub recently hosted their regional pop up hub to service Aboriginal businesses and Alcoa presented on local procurement and employment opportunities.
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