The Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges the support from the Coal and Allied Aboriginal Community Development Fund, which provides funding to assist in the management of Wonnarua Mine Rehabilitation PTY LTD. WMR is an organisation owned by the WNAC and aims to develop the careers of Aboriginal People in the field of land management and rehabilition.

To find out about Indigenous Scholarships offered by Glencore, open the PDF below

To view the WNAC Donaldson Coal Deed, please open the pdf below.

Donaldson Coal Deed

WNAC has agreements in place with Ashton coal to provide work and support for Wonnarua Mine Rehabilitation. For more information view the Wonnarua Mine Rehabilitation page.

To view the WNAC Ashton Coal Master Deed, open the PDF below.
Ashton Coal Master Deed

Centennial Coal provides support to the WNAC by funding its Health & Education programs. For more information, view the Health and Education page.

To view the WNAC Centennial Coal Master Deed, open the PDF below.

Centennial Coal Master Deed Kip McGrath has begun working with the CEO Laurie Perry and the Wonnarua Board to help create a community literacy and numeracy profile. The report will help to determine whether the members of Wonnarua Nation need additional support to help them succeed at school or to gain basic literacy and numeracy skills to open more opportunities for tertiary studies or employment. The WNAC CEO Laurie Perry is working tirelessly to explore ways to help members of the Wonnarua Nation access educational funds to improve their educational achievements.

To help identify the educational needs of the Wonnarua Nation, Kip McGrath has been endorsed by the Board to assess each school aged member of the Nation. The educational assessment will test reading, spelling, maths and comprehension. The results will then be provided to the parents, carers, the CEO and the Wonnarua Board. The Board will then be able to use these results to determine whether remedial tuition would help to lift the standard of literacy and numeracy in the Nation.

A Letter will be sent out to Nation Members, and Kip McGrath will contact them to discuss if they want to be involved. For more information, open the PDF below:

Wonnarua Nation & KipOnline – 2014

To view BHP Billitons Mt Arthur Coal Aboriginal Employment and Development Strategy, open the PDF below: Mt Arthur Aboriginal Employment & Development Strategy
CSIRO is seeking an experienced science educator to lead the Inquiry for Indigenous Science Students element of the five-year Indigenous STEM Education Project funded by the BHP Billiton Foundation (see www.csiro.au/indigenous-education). The Project aims to improve the participation and achievement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Recognising the fundamental importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and identity in student achievement, a strong cultural, as well as a rigorous academic focus, is guiding the development, implementation and evaluation of the Project. The role will oversee the development and delivery of the Inquiry for Indigenous Science Students element. The leader will be responsible for a team of project officers who will work with teachers and students to implement student-centred inquiry-based STEM projects in primary and secondary schools across Australia.

Location: Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane

Salary: $106k – $124k plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 5 years

Closing date: 7 December 2014

To apply: http://csiro.nga.net.au/?jati=283559b1-ee13-9a6b-3794-8059158eab62

Contact: Marian Heard, E marian.heard@csiro.au or T 02 6276 6589.

The Upper Hunter coal industry recognises that as it has grown, it has brought both benefits and impacts. In response, the region’s coal producers – Anglo American, Ashton Coal Operations, BHP Billiton Mt Arthur Coal, Bloomfield Collieries, Coal & Allied, Muswellbrook Coal, Peabody Energy Australia, Vale Australia, and Xstrata Coal – commenced the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue to get a better understanding of the community‟s concerns and to work together to address the challenges identified in a recent stakeholder survey.

Singleton Westpac is offering the members of Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation a range special discounts on our products and services only available to it’s members. For more information, download the PDF below:

To see Westpacs Reconciliation Action Plan, open the PDF below: