Ampcontrol Launches Inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan

Meryl Swanson MP, Federal Member for Paterson and Chair of Standing Committee on Agriculture was joined by Gillean Shaw, Art Curator of University Galleries at the University of Newcastle to unveil the artwork of Renae Lamb. Focusing on the cultural significance of the Hunter River, Ngumbaaydyil illustrates how the waterways of the Hunter River flow and connect from the landscape to the sea, connecting communities and honouring ancestors.

At the unveiling, Ampcontrol launched their inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), joining a network of more than 2200 corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations that have made a formal commitment to reconciliation through the Reconciliation Australia program. Informed by the Aboriginal community coordinating the YAKKA program at Career Links, Training Services NSW, Wahroonga Aboriginal Corporation, the University of Newcastle and the Worimi Land Council, the RAP focuses on meaningful ways to strengthen relationships, demonstrate respect and create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Through a recent workplace survey, Ampcontrol found that at least 4% of their workforce identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ampcontrol is committed to developing and maintaining an inclusive workplace environment that embraces and celebrates all cultures, inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, cultural protocols, values, histories, lands, and community bodies.

The RAP is a key feature of the Ampcontrol approach to sustainability which goes beyond net zero targets and involves a collaborative approach with communities, finding a balance between People, Planet, and Profit. It supports one of the Ampcontrol key-identified United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.