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Minara Community Foundation
Murrin Murrin is a world-class hydrometallurgical project, utilising high-pressure acid leach technology to recover nickel and cobtalt from laterite ores. Minara's vision is to deliver high-quality products within budget and with the highest regard for its people, their safety and the environment.
Working with Communities
Minara's operations impact on a range of communities, both in the regions where its operations are located, and in the areas within which their employees live. Consultation with stakeholders, including local community groups and government authorities, is an integral part of the way in which the company does business. Minara aims to ensure that communities are engaged and informed, particularly during the planning and development phases at its Murrin Murrin operations. Minara's commitment to local communities encompasses sourcing local employees, services and suppliers. Minara provides training opportunities for current and new employees to attract and retain the highest quality workforce. Minara also provides in-kind and financial support for a range of community initiatives.
What is the Minara Community Foundation?
In an effort to enhance its community support, Minara has set up a community foundation - in partnership with Western Australian Community Foundation - for the long-term benefit of people in the northern goldfields. Launched in September 2007, the foundation will exist in perpetuity for local communities and future generations to benefit beyond the life of the mine.
The foundation will support projects that provide:
Funding Opportunities
Minara has made an initial contribution of $1 million to the foundation. In addition the company will commit an annual contribution of $250,000 per financial year over the next five years. The initial contribution to the foundation will be invested. The annual contribution plus a portion of the return on investment will be available as grants to the community. The Minara Community Foundation aim to support projects that provide:
In 2008, around $250,000 was distributed to support grass roots initiatives across the Northern Goldfields. A grant of $68,000 was provided to the Menzies Aboriginal Corporation to support the purchase of a new vehicle enabling the group to complete contract work for the local Shire and other stakeholders. Other recipients of the Minara Community Foundation’s inaugural grant round included:
A total of 19 applications for funding were received in 2009 as part of the initial grant round. Five community projects in the Northern Goldfields will be supported as follows:
The volunteer local advisory committee hope to increase funds distributed from the Minara Community Foundation to close to $150,000 by the end of the year. For further information on future funding opportunities please call ph (08) 9224 6000.
Further Information
For more information on the Minara Community Foundation, please contact:
For information on the grant-making process, please contact:
 091201 Minara Funding Guidelines 2010 (76.38 kb)Applications now open! 091201 Media Release (111.68 kb)Northern Goldfields funding opportunities for 2010 28/05/2009 - Media Release (75.63 kb)$88,000 in funding to support communities of the Northern Goldfields.
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