{"id":9073,"date":"2012-08-22T22:30:41","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T12:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=9073"},"modified":"2021-01-29T14:53:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T04:53:09","slug":"working-together-for-a-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/08\/22\/working-together-for-a-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Together For A Bright Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back row, Carl Fewquandie (KSHS), Mikira Fisher (MSHS), Lehman Brunjes (MSHS), Stevie Stimpson (School of Distance Education); front row, Frances Ross (MRAEL), Thomas Cowburn (MSHS), Dareece Douglas (MSHS) and John Carey (Stanwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 22, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Murgon State High School this evening hosted the official launch of MRAEL’s new Indigenous Employment and Training Project.<\/p>\n

The project, which is enabling 10 young Indigenous trainees to combine work with school for two years, has been organised by the Kingaroy-based apprenticeships company with the backing of Stanwell Corporation and the local Wakka Wakka people.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg elder Patricia Bond did a “welcome to country” and young Wakka Wakka dancers from Cherbourg State School performed several traditional dances before each of the trainees was officially welcomed into the program.<\/p>\n

Murgon High School hospitality students served finger food and dessert.<\/p>\n

The employment project has been made possible through the Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) drawn up between Stanwell Corporation and the Wakka Wakka people.<\/p>\n

Stanwell Community Relations Manager John Carey said the ILUA implementation group had identified as a priority the development of training and employment opportunities to help Wakka Wakka people and the South Burnett Aboriginal community.<\/p>\n

“It is great to have so many businesses and employers come on board with this project,” he said.<\/p>\n

The project has provided 10 fully-funded school-based traineeship opportunities for Year 10 or Year 11 students.<\/p>\n

MRAEL Apprenticeships Specialist Frances Ross thanked the employers who had offered positions: Rendezvous Designs, Ken Mills Toyota, ARL Development, Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory, CKD Electrical, Busted Knuckle Services, South Burnett CTC and Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council.<\/p>\n

Each student must agree to complete Year 12 as a condition of being accepted into the program.<\/p>\n