Congratulations to Phil Cooper, a proud Gunditjmara man, on his promotion to Leading Hand at Wamarra! Starting as a labourer with Wamarra just 2 years ago, Phil completed the Bulabul Leadership Program earlier in the year, climbing up the ranks to Team Leader and now Leading Hand, showing incredible leadership and adaptability. The Bulabul program […]

May is the month we celebrated the graduation of our first cohort from the Bulabul Development Program.  Bulabul is a Wiradjuri word meaning ‘Together’. We strongly believe it takes a community to nurture learning and development. We will achieve so much more by working together and leaning on each other.  As a core part of […]

For NAIDOC Week, Wamarra held a Kup Murri with Symal on the lands of the Wadawurrung people.​ This annual event is a symbolic way for us to celebrate and share Aboriginal culture with non-Indigenous people. ​Our dedicated team showed incredible comradery to get up before dawn to prepare the ground oven-cooked feast for over 150 people. ‘For our Elders’ was the theme of this year’s […]

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all of us to reflect on the past, embrace diversity and move towards a more united future under this year’s theme “Be a Voice for Generations.”  The Wamarra team embarked on captivating cultural tours throughout the week, immersing themselves not only in the rich history held by our […]

We’re pleased to announce that Operations Manager, Adam Salamone has been elevated to the role of General Manager for Wamarra leading the growth and expansion strategy while continuing to strengthen Aboriginal participation and engagement.   With over 14 years in the Construction industry, Adam brings a wealth of experience to the GM role, having worked on […]

Wamarra is proud to partner with Skillsy to empower industry professionals with an immersive Intro to Infrastructure course.   Learning and development of our people is a top priority at Wamarra, so when the opportunity arose to have Area Manager, Stuart Burnett attend the Skillsy course in Melbourne we jumped at it!    Skillsy Head of Partnerships, […]

We are thrilled to announce that Wamarra has been recognised with the Private Sector Employer Award and our valued team member Allan Norris received the nominated award for Private Sector Employee at the Wurreka Awards 2022.   The Wurreker Awards, presented by VAEAI (Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc) and the Victoria Government, recognise excellence in Aboriginal […]

We are thrilled to announce that this year, our undergraduate engineer, Taryn Bitzas, took home the Outstanding Student, Apprentice or Trainee award! The beginning of the night was filled with anticipation – hundreds of nominees were buzzing with excitement to see who would take home the awards for the night (and also to be amongst […]

The Kinaway Business Awards offers a unique opportunity for businesses to have their hard work, commitment, and, of course, success, recognised by their peers and the wider community. We are so proud to announce that Wamarra has been shortlisted for two awards! The Excellence Award recognises a business that is achieving outstanding outcomes in its […]

Congratulations to Iningai man Stuart Burnett on his promotion to Area Manager. “When I heard about Wamarra, I immediately wanted to be part of what we’re building today. I was blown away by the amount of work the team can produce while upskilling on the job. It took me by surprise to see the size […]