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03 Nov 2022

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Cape York Gully Remediation and Creation of Indigenous Employment Pathways

Project summary

Normanby Station, approximately 70 kilometres from Cooktown, hosted seven Indigenous participants who took part in theory and practical training and skill building in mobile plant operation, while managing gully erosion in Cape York’s Normanby Catchment.

The students were provided with intensive training in mobile plant machine operation and earthmoving techniques, through practical works in remediation of gully features, and track and road development and maintenance. The experience also fosters social and emotional confidence building and wellbeing through interactions within a work team setting and taking part in story telling, as well as gaining helpful tips and tricks about industry work placement, and resume skills.

Following successful training, the students will receive the following tickets:

RIIMPO320F Conduct civil construction excavator operations

RIIMPO318F Conduct civil construction skid steer loader operations

RIIMPO317F Conduct roller operations

  • Background

    The project builds on three previous rounds of machinery operator certification in 2021 and 2022, through a Department of Resources gully remediation project. While organising the previous training rounds, Cape York NRM staff received significant interest from Indigenous people and support services.

    The new Reef Assist 2.0 Project has extended opportunities to continue this training, which also combines completing important environmental works to reduce sediment loss from the landscape to the Reef, supporting the capacity building of First Nations people, and supporting employment pathways.

  • Accomplishments and challenges

    This Project aims to deliver project work from gully and erosion bank protection, as well as road building and road and track maintenance, to stabilise core pathways from erosion, causing sediment wash off down water streams into the Great Barrier Reef.

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