Yurra’s commitments to deliver local opportunities recognised at WA Community Achievement Awards

The commitment of a Pilbara-based contracting company to provide employment and training opportunities for the people of Roebourne and the wider community has been recognised at the 2021 WA Community Achievement Awards. Presented by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Yurra was announced as the recipient of the economic development award. Yurra was established in collaboration between the Yindjibarndi People and ALM Landscaping and has about 130 employees, 50 per cent of which identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. In 2019, it was awarded a five-year $20 million contract to provide maintenance services to Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Pilbara rail network. DPIRD sustainability and biosecurity deputy director general Heather Brayford congratulated Yurra on its achievements to deliver projects which provide local employment opportunities for Aboriginal people. “They are contributing to the broader community and are working towards a unified and sustainable future,” she said. “It gives me great pleasure to highlight the ground-breaking inroads Yurra is making in Indigenous jobs and training in our north.”