engage the local community providing both short and
long-term benefits.
Under its ‘local content policy’, of the 1,594
businesses engaged in the construction and
development of the Karara project, 98% are Australian
and nearly 20% of these businesses have been from
the mid-west itself. This amounts to over $220 million
being spent within the mid-west region.
Other community initiatives developed by
Gindalbie and Karara have included:
▴ Karara Community Farm: Developed on
600
acres of KML-owned land, the Farm is a
sustainable resource for community groups
to utilise to generate their own profits as an
alternative means of fundraising. Groups from
within the region are welcome to submit an
application, and permission is awarded to a group
based on merit. In 2011, the Morawa Winter
Sports Group raised $90,000 by harvesting a
wheat crop on the Farm and will use the money
to improve their sporting facilities.
▴ Educational scholarships: Funding has been
provided for 13 apprenticeships, eight tertiary
scholarships and up to eight traineeships.
▴ Karara Community Health Fund: Underpinned
by an initial $300,000 investment, the fund
will be available to provide a co-funding
source for the surrounding communities to
secure government funding for health-related
infrastructure in the local shires of Mingenew,
Morawa and Perenjori. The initial investment
has come from a range of sources including
employee fundraising activities, key contractor
partners and innovative revenue generators
such as selling scrap metal to metal recycling
facilities, and sales of sandalwood collected on
farming properties owned by KML.
▴ Partnershipwith the Royal Flying Doctor Service:
A long-term community health initiative for
the mid-west region was announced involving
a partnership with the RFDS to launch a new
Of the businesses engaged in the development of the Karara project, 98% are
Australian businesses and nearly 20% have been from WA’s mid-west region