Essendon Football Club and Veolia Australia today unveiled a new landmark partnership designed to promote employment and training opportunities among Indigenous communities in Melbourne’s north western district.
The three-year partnership, which is part of Veolia’s continuing association with the football club through the Bright Futures program, will result in the company providing a range of employment and training opportunities for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander jobseekers in the area.
Officially announcing the partnership, Simon Tori, Group General Manager for Victoria, said this exciting new partnership will deliver indigenous employment and training opportunities in Victoria.
“This program gives us a great opportunity to support young Indigenous Australians in our local community,” Mr Tori said.
“With opportunities for training and employment in the growing environmental solutions business, we look forward to building a successful partnership with ongoing benefits to our community.
“The Bright Futures program is a great initiative and ties in with practical ways to build relationships between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous areas of our community.”
Veolia is also an Official Support Partner of The Long Walk and Dreamtime at the G as well as an Official Community Partner of the Essendon Football Club.
Essendon Head of Community Cameron Britt welcomed Veolia to the Essendon Football Club.
“The club is excited to welcome Veolia, a leader within its industry, on board with the club as a Community Partner,” he said.
“We are very appreciative of the partnership we have with Veolia and look forward to working closely with them to deliver meaningful and tangible social outcomes for our affiliated indigenous communities.”
The Bright Futures program aims to facilitate ongoing training, development and employment opportunities between jobseekers and local industry, club partners and associated networks.
Veolia currently employs 547 people in Victoria across its water, waste and energy businesses, including the Bulla Organics Recovery Facility at Tullamarine.
