Tagged: diversity and inclusion

Wamarra continues expanding Aboriginal employment opportunities

Wamarra has secured a major contract to undertake infrastructure improvements as part of the ‘Roads to Home’ program for the New South Wales Government and the Griffith Local Aboriginal Land Council, providing further Indigenous employment opportunities . The project, centered around the revitalisation of …

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RA puts spotlight on social procurement

Roads Australia has brought together senior transport leaders from across Victoria for our Spotlight on Social Procurement event. RA has a strong focus on social procurement initiatives, continually building on our Procurement Reform Report and subsequent update late last year. Hayden …

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RA launches D&I committee

Roads Australia has held its inaugural Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee meeting, supporting RA’s role in championing a more diverse and representative transport sector. The committee is comprised of representatives from both government and industry across the nation including RA …

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Ventia welcomes Indigenous Affairs Manager

Ventia has announced that Nathan Ross, formerly WHS Manager for Sydney Harbour Tunnel, has joined their People, Safety & Culture team as Indigenous Affairs Manager.  Nathan is a proud Wakka Wakka and Wulgurukaba man with strong Aboriginal community connections across the …

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RA members Embrace Equity

It’s been inspiring to see so many RA members coming along to our series of networking lunches around Australia this week in support of International Women’s Day 2023 and its theme Embrace Equity. Based on the quality of the contributions …

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Planning for WorldPride

It was fantastic to have so many RA members come along to support RA’s Planning for WorldPride event in Sydney last Thursday, where together with our event partner Arcadis, we hosted an engaging conversation around the significant transport planning involved …

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IA highlights urgency of procurement reform

Roads Australia (RA) says the second Infrastructure Market Capacity Report released by Infrastructure Australia (IA) today underscores the urgent need for further procurement reform to put the transport infrastructure sector on a more sustainable footing. “It is evident that our …

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Pause on Procurement campaign

As we are all aware, the end-of-year holiday period is important for everyone irrespective of the industry we work in. Ensuring a well-deserved break for our members and their teams through this period is critical for the mental-health and wellbeing …

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