Xstrata Copper North Queensland.pdf - Mount Isa Mines

Sustainable communities
Mount Isa Mines copper operations
Xstrata Community Partnership Program
North Queensland projects
Enterprise and job creation
Project Partner Description Timeframe 2010 outcomes
North West
Queensland
Indigenous Catholic
Social Services
traineeships
Dugalungi Civil
Construction
and Mining Skills
Prevocational Program
Education
North West
Queensland
Indigenous Catholic
Social Services
(NWQICSS)
Myuma Pty Ltd
Traineeships for disadvantaged
Indigenous students
Fund places for Indigenous
participants in two separate
13-week live-in programs,
and funds to support the
expansion of training and
mentoring services delivered
during and between programs
Project Partner Description Timeframe 2010 outcomes
Junior Future
Classroom
Spinifex State College
Social and community development
Develop a media classroom for
students to gain exposure to
multimedia technology
Project Partner Description Timeframe 2010 outcomes
Mount Isa Safe
Community Project
Brilla Brilla Breakfast
Program and
community centre
upgrade project
Riverbed Action
Group Burke Street
Interventions Centre
Mount Isa Safe
Community Action
Team (MISCAT)
NWQICSS
NWQICSS
Assist MISCAT’s application to
the World Health Organisation
to gain endorsement of Mount
Isa as an international Safe
Community
Fund a daily breakfast program
at the Brilla Brilla Community
Centre at Yallambee Reserve,
and assist with improvements
to the Community Centre’s
kitchen and laundry
Provide ongoing diversionary
initiatives to combat issues
associated with alcohol and
substance abuse
2008–10 Two new Indigenous trainees commenced
traineeships in Community Services and have been
placed across the NWQICSS network to work and
develop skills needed to complete competencies.
Both trainees completed their Certificate IV in
Workplace Trainer and Assessor to become trainers
for other NWQICSS staff.
2008–10 Myuma conducted two 13-week training
programs at the Dugalungi camp in Camooweal
in 2010, each of which attracted 30 Indigenous
participants.
Of the 60 participants who commenced the course
57 successfully graduated, with most securing
full-time employment. In total, 33 competencies
were delivered to each participant over the course
of the program.
2008–10 Spinifex Future Classroom has been fully functional
since early 2009. 2010 funding enabled the school
to update and improve the technology resources
and continue subscription to important educational
software.
2007-09 Due to a delayed commencement to the program
in 2007, the partnership continued in 2010.
During the year MISCAT and the St George
Institute facilitated the first community-based short
course in Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
and held an Abstract Writing Workshop. MISCAT
worked closely with a number of action partner
groups and participated in community events to
promote the safety programs implemented under
the safe community banner.
2008–10 Healthy breakfasts were supplied to an average
of 15–20 children five days a week, and around
20 lunches were prepared daily. Please refer to
the case study on page 67 for an update on this
partnership.
2008–10 During 2010 the Interventions Centre ran a
16 week Alcohol and Other Dependencies (AOD)
program with eight clients graduating from
the program.
All graduate clients are participating in follow up
aftercare programs or have an open offer to enter
this aftercare program.
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