The ARA Group is committed to creating a culturally safe work environment for Indigenous employees and building a partnership with Indigenous communities and businesses.
The overriding goal of the ARA Group is to ensure Indigenous employment reflects the percentage of Indigenous people in the Australian community.
Given the uniqueness of the ARA Group businesses we are in a position to offer various employment, training and career opportunities for First Nation’s Peoples. To ensure the success of employment and training ARA has committed to have Senior Indigenous Engagement Managers drive the internal Wiimali initiative.
Given the breadth of the ARA Group businesses, ARA is in a position to enhance procurement from Indigenous Suppliers.
ARA is also committed to continuous cultural awareness training of all its staff to ensure ARA is a culturally safe workplace and is committed to contributing financially to Indigenous organisations that support education, literacy and well-being.
At ARA, Indigenous engagement is a company culture. Through a passion and committment for reconcilation, our Reconciliation Action Plan details our objectives and has taken Indigenous engagement from an action to a culture.
The ARA Group acknowledges the connection of people, land and communities within the areas that we work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
We seek to maintain meaningful partnerships by undertaking the appropriate engagement practices within our business and for our communities. We know the importance of respecting, understanding and sharing the oldest living cultures in the world.