IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022— 57 56 —IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022 Traditional Owners and Communities Case Study: Norseman District High School – Bicycle Rescue Program During the year, with the help of the Rotary Club of Esperance, IGO donated bikes to Norseman District High School so the school could continue their bike repair mentoring program. The program uses bike mechanics as an instrument to engage students who are at high risk of being disengaged with their schooling. The students who take part in the program take the bicycles (in any condition) and learn how to disassemble them. Once they have been disassembled the frames are painted and the parts are either repaired or replaced. The bicycles are then reassembled to become fully rideable. If a student completes the program, they can keep one of the bicycles for themselves. IGO employees donated 17 bikes some of which were in excellent condition and the school kept these bikes as gifts to students who performed well. The students were very excited to receive the bikes and the teachers were grateful for the support IGO continues to provide to the school and the Norseman community. Janette Hindmarsh, the school’s principal said, “Thank you so much for the ongoing support from IGO – it is so valued and throughout 2021 the impact in so many areas across our school has been felt.” IGO donated a further 18 bikes in November 2021, which were delivered to the school by three of our employees. These employees were instrumental in collecting the bikes from our people, their families, and local communities, and were able to talk to some of the students who had completed the program and saw firsthand the success of the program. IGO will continue to support the program at the school and in FY23 will arrange for further opportunities for IGO employees to visit the high school and assist the students with the bike repair program. exponentially. Today, the service provides emergency medical care to more than 20,000 people each year, with the vast majority of retrievals in 2021 coming from the resourcerich regions of the Kimberley (2,169), Pilbara (1,917), Midwest (1,882) and Goldfields (1,714). The RFDSWA are critical to the continuity of our mining and exploration operations, and act as a primary health care provider for many of our remote and regional host communities. CoRE Learning Foundation Our partnership with the CoRE Learning Foundation brings IGO Graduates together with Norseman District High School CoRE students to provide a unique opportunity to learn through the hands on learning program. As part of IGO’s ongoing support for the Foundation, three visits were undertaken to Norseman District High School to provide mentoring opportunities for our Graduates while encouraging STEAM and mining-related education and participation for CoRE secondary students. During these visits CoRE students are shown how improved literacy, numeracy and digital competencies can be used daily in their everyday working life, giving students an insight into real-world interactive and projectbased learning, which is applicable to future job and career opportunities while also exposing them to the benefits of a career in the mining and resources industry. Nova Work Experience Program For the fourth year IGO hosted students from Esperance Senior High School in December as part of our annual Work Experience Program at our Nova Operation. The five-day program allowed students to experience what it is like to live and work on a mine site and understand what a future in mining could offer them. A key element of the work experience program is being given the opportunity to tackle hands-on projects, and to achieve this, students were mentored and worked alongside IGO employees on projects in the fields of engineering, surveying, metallurgy, geology, and environmental sciences. For the third year, IGO supported the MADALAH Ball with funds raised used to support 22 secondary and 12 tertiary scholarships in 2022. Norseman District High School IGO supports the communities near our operational areas, as such we provide support to Norseman District High School. During the year IGO granted $55,000 to Norseman District High School to support the following: • Community Hub – refurbishment of a meeting room at the school to be utilised for parent/community events and education sessions • Fogarty EDvance – a threeyear leadership development program for schools in challenging communities to improve educational outcomes; and • Music Mentoring – to assist with the school’s involvement in the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program. IGO employees also supported the school’s bike repair program by donating bikes in need of repair. The program uses bike mechanics as a vehicle for outreach, engagement and mentoring the high school students. It is a dynamic youth development program that uses hands-on skillbuilding to engage and mentor young people in need of support. Read more about our support on page 57. Ronald McDonald House Charities WA As part of our three-year agreement with Ronald McDonald House Charities WA, IGO were once again the presenting partner for the Up All Night event. Unfortunately, due to increasing government restrictions around the pandemic and the organisations commitment to keeping people safe, the decision was made to postpone the event from March 2022 to later in the year. Currently $70,508 has been raised from the IGO team and we look forward participating in the rescheduled event planned for November 2022. Royal Flying Doctor Service WA IGO has been a long-term supporter of the Royal Flying Doctor Service WA (RFDSWA), and as part of our three-year agreement, IGO was a matched giving partner for the Flying Doctor Day in May 2022. Flying Doctor Day celebrates the anniversary of the first Royal Flying Doctor Service flight 94 years ago on 17 May 1928, and since its inaugural flight, demand for the service has grown Esperance and Norseman programs and expand delivery of their services to more sites and more children, including Norseman District High School. Dandjoo Darbalung The Dandjoo Darbalung Program at St Catherine’s College, provides a wrap-around pastoral, cultural and academic program to support Aboriginal students with their tertiary studies, whilst encouraging and nurturing their cultural identity. A key pillar of the program is the extensive academic support, carefully structured around personal student empowerment, providing a clear pathway for young Aboriginal people to obtain skilled, professional employment after graduation. IGO have been passionate supporters of the program since 2020, and their results speak for themselves with an incredible 90% retention rate for Aboriginal students and a 78% pass rate. IGO is proud to continue its support in FY22 entering into a new two-year Mining Alliance Agreement with AngloGold Ashanti, Barminco and Sandfire Resources, with each partner providing a funding commitment of $20,000 per year. The Alliance were honoured to have been awarded the Community Partnership Award in the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) Resources Sector Awards in October 2021 for their support of the Dandjoo Darbalung Program. MADALAH MADALAH is a not-for-profit organisation that offers secondary and tertiary education scholarships for Aboriginal students from remote and regional communities to attend Western Australia’s leading boarding schools and Australian universities. In addition to helping Aboriginal students achieve their educational aspirations, MADALAH support the development of a pool of positive role models and future leaders who will inspire others and illustrate the successes that can be achieved through education. During the year, MADALAH has provided 360 scholarships for students, 35 of these students completed secondary school and 12 graduated from university. Many of these secondary school graduates have signed on as mentors and are now being supported by MADALAH to undertake tertiary education. During the year many of our people took advantage of IGO’s volunteer leave which provides employees with up to two days paid leave per annum for employees to donate their time to the many organisations we support while living our purpose of Making a Difference, and having an engaging and memorable experience with their peers. Volunteer days are held throughout the year and this year over 60 of our people volunteered in the community, donating 314 hours of their time. On top of this, 17 days were devoted by our Nova employees to assist with Nova site visits and visits to Norseman District High School. Some of the organisations and programs IGO supported during FY22 include: St John WA IGO were proud to once again support the St John WA “First Aid Focus” training course for Year 11 and 12 students from Norseman District High School and Esperance Senior High School. The program, which we have sponsored since 2019, aims to train and equip students with the skills to assess and respond to first aid situations, whilst developing strategies to seek help for themselves or others, driving St John WA’s overall mission to build community resilience, particularly in regional areas of Western Australia. The First Aid Focus program plays a crucial role in supporting regional communities such as Esperance and Norseman and IGO is proud to be making a contribution to supporting both local communities and truly Making a Difference to the lives of young Australians by empowering them with the tools to save a life. Earbus Foundation WA The Earbus Foundation’s mobile ear health clinics offer a model of continuous care to Aboriginal and atrisk children in schools, day cares and playgroups, providing comprehensive ear screening, surveillance and treatment by deploying doctors, audiologists, nurses and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialists who visit regional communities consistently and regularly. These visits not only aim to reduce the incidence and impact of middle ear disease, but also enable young students to function in their classrooms and achieve their academic potential through improved listening and learning. Next year will be Earbus’ 10th year in operation and IGO have been proud supporters of the Foundation for nearly four years. With this support, Earbus have been able to separate the
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