Ipswich group receives funding for community-led initiative
As part of Inland Rail's Social Performance program, Ipswich-based Boorrumpah Goupong Aboriginal Corporation recently received funding for an important community-led wellbeing initiative.
August 18, 2022
This funding will be used toward mental health first aid training for group leaders, and has helped the corporation to buy tools for making didgeridoos, shields, spears and boomerangs.
The group intends to sell these artefacts to fund their quarterly men’s camp – a safe space for yarning, art, mentoring and youth leadership.
Inland Rail’s Social Performance program focuses on strengthening partnerships and community-led initiatives that contribute positively to community wellbeing and mental health outcomes.
Social performance describes how we maximise the benefits communities experience during the planning, construction and operation of Inland Rail, while ensuring we minimise disruption at every opportunity. It is a program of work that covers the following topics:
- workforce management
- local and indigenous industry participation
- housing and accommodation
- health and community wellbeing
- community and stakeholder engagement.
For more information, please read the Inland Rail Optimising our social performance fact sheet.
