We're committed to making a difference in our communities

We firmly believe the local community should be the main beneficiary of our presence, and we are focused on building local prosperity, improving quality of life, and ensuring our regional towns thrive.

Following community feedback, we’ve developed an approach to community investment that is structured and open and involves community representatives in the funding allocation process.

We continue to provide support to initiatives across:

• Economic prosperity and resilience – town liveability, community services, facilities and infrastructure
• Environment – climate, environment and water (supply, drought and water treatment)
• Education, training and employment, – jobs for locals, upskilling, future of work, career pathways for local youth
• Community health and wellbeing – through services, availability of staff and liveability
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement – support and promote initiatives that collaborate with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, managed via our WHC Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)

Annual funding rounds – NSW

Applications for Whitehaven sponsorships in NSW will be advertised four times a year, with $50,000 made available per round.

In NSW, a community-based Committee has been established to administer the application rounds. The Committee Members include an Indigenous representative, as well as one community representative and one Council representative each from the Narrabri, Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains LGAs.

The Committee will review requests for sponsorships, donations and gifts in kind against the criteria outlined in our guidelines and a statement of our contributions will be published each year.

Unfortunately, due to the high level of interest, we are unable to support all requests. Funding may be approved for the total requested, a partial amount requested or declined in full. Any decision made by Whitehaven Coal concerning funding or gifts in kind is final.

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