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OUR COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANSInvesting in current and future generations

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Strategic platform for Indigenous engagement

Our Strategic Plan for Indigenous Participation and Engagement is the blueprint for ensuring Leighton Contractors delivers on its commitment to support Indigenous people and communities.

This strategic approach is strengthened by an organisation-wide focus on strong leadership in championing and advocating for Indigenous people and communities, supported by clear performance measures and the drive to create an inclusive and supportive culture.

Our plan champions three key pillars for our organisation.

1. Advancing Indigenous employment and workforce development

Our long-term goal is to be recognised by Indigenous Australians as an employer of choice.

We are committed to attracting, retaining, training and developing Indigenous people, not only to enhance our engagement with Indigenous communities but also to create greater diversity and talent within Leighton Contractors.

We understand that a diverse workforce enhances our productivity and performance, and underpins the sustainability of our business.

2. Contributing to developing Indigenous businesses

We recognise the mutual economic benefits that can be realised through commercial investments, partnerships and participation with Indigenous businesses.

Our focus is on building the capacity of Indigenous people to create sustainable businesses, and identifying opportunities to joint venture with Indigenous businesses for mutual competitive advantage.

3. Enhancing relationships and improving outcomes for Indigenous people and communities

Our people are driven by our core purpose of enhancing people’s lives. By actively engaging Indigenous communities, understanding their culture and heritage, and investing in initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for Indigenous people, we hope to contribute long-term benefits for Indigenous Australians.

To effectively embed this plan and, more importantly, the ethos it engenders into everyday practice, the plan’s implementation and progress is driven by Leighton Contractors’ dedicated team headed by former Chair of the Indigenous Land Corporation, Shirley McPherson.

Leighton Contractors has significant opportunities to help ‘close the gap’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. We strive to achieve this by providing safe, culturally inclusive workplaces, meaningful employment and commercial partnerships, and support for local communities.

Craig Laslett, Managing Director, Leighton Contractors

OUR COMMITMENT TO INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS

COMMITMENT & UNITy = COMMUNITyFostering strong and meaningful relationships with communities is a high priority at Leighton Contractors.

We strive to achieve long-lasting benefits for communities in which we operate, underpinned by delivering on our promises with integrity, honesty and sensitivity.

A cornerstone of this principle is our company-wide commitment to Indigenous Australians.

We demonstrate this as individuals and as a company, and we work hard to create economic and social benefits so Indigenous individuals and their communities can realise their potential.

As part of our core purpose, we are committed to enhancing people’s lives through the diverse capabilities and opportunities a company such as ours can offer people facing disadvantage.

We believe we have both a responsibility and opportunity to contribute to the growth and advancement of Indigenous people and communities by:

¡ improving the representation, participation and retention of Indigenous people in our own workforce

¡ developing inspiring and effective Indigenous leaders within our workforce and the business community who will make a positive difference to the lives of Indigenous Australians

¡ being an active partner in building the social and economic prosperity of Indigenous communities through capacity building and business partnerships.

We are proud to be on our way to fulfilling these aspirations.

As our business diversifies into international markets, our overarching ethos to create positive and lasting impacts for local communities will underline our approach to recognising and empowering Indigenous people and cultures wherever we operate.

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To ensure this philosophy embraces Indigenous people we have implemented a range of initiatives.

Apprenticeship and Traineeship Program

Through our Apprenticeship and Traineeship Program, we are actively changing the face of our industry by ensuring our people are highly trained and skilled regardless of gender, ethnic background and age. The unique program offers individualised, ongoing skills development to support Indigenous students through their career journey with a view to them becoming qualified, employed tradespeople and role models within their communities.

Indigenous Employment Program

In 2012, we set and achieved a target to have 750 Indigenous people participating in our workforce. We’ve achieved it by:

¡ delivering a strong program of apprenticeships, traineeships, cadetships, internships and scholarships

¡ dovetailing Indigenous-specific recruitment strategies into our Graduate Program

¡ creating an effective school based traineeship program in Western Australia

¡ creating a partnership with the CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program to engage talented Indigenous university students into the business.

Indigenous Internship Program

Since 2011, we have worked closely with the CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program, for which we were awarded the 2012 Trailblazer Award. We currently have 15 Indigenous interns working within Leighton Contractors in diverse areas including engineering, finance, communications, health and safety, IT and human resources.

Our three year partnership agreement with CareerTrackers will see 50 interns placed with Leighton Contractors. Interns who complete their studies are offered the opportunity to transition into Leighton Contractors’ Graduate Program.

Indigenous Scholarship Program

In 2012 we launched the Leighton Contractors John Jones Scholarship, which provides financial support for Indigenous students from Curtin University in Western Australia, and offers mentoring and practical experience that will build future careers within Leighton Contractors.

The scholarship honours the late John Jones who was an inspiring leader within Leighton Contractors for more than 30 years. He was instrumental in establishing Leighton Contractors’ commitments to Indigenous communities.

Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School

Leighton Contractors has hosted the Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School in partnership with Engineering Aid for students at Sydney and Curtin Universities.

In Perth, one of our Indigenous surveying cadets from our Mining Division took part in a panel discussion with students to talk about the Fly-In Fly-Out lifestyle and what it is like to work on-site. In Sydney one of our Indigenous engineering cadets hosted the students on a tour of the M2 Highway Upgrade Project.

At Leighton Contractors we aim to maximise the potential of all of our people. We achieve this by creating safe, inclusive workplaces with meaningful career paths and opportunities to succeed.

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At Leighton Contractors, we believe we have a social obligation to support and foster the growth of Indigenous businesses in our, and related, industries. We do this through a range of partnering and investment models.

Jawun

Since 2010, Leighton Contractors has been an active participant with Jawun, a not-for-profit organisation which links corporate expertise and Indigenous organisations through a staff secondment model.

Leighton Contractors provides eight secondments to the East Kimberley region each year.

In 2013 we will expand on this commitment, providing 12 employees to the Kimberley region, North East Arnhem Land and the New South Wales Central Coast regions.

These secondments have resulted in more than just skills sharing.

We have developed close alliances with local Indigenous organisations and in some cases created joint ventures with Indigenous owned and operated businesses, such as Wanna Work, an Indigenous labour hire service.

Supply Nation (previously AIMSC)

We are proud to be a member of the council which provides a direct business-to-business purchasing link between companies, government and Indigenous-owned businesses.

In 2012 we doubled our spend rate with Supply Nation businesses and we aim to double that again in 2013.

We have included Indigenous participation clauses in our standard sub-contract agreements to encourage others to play their part in employing Indigenous people and awarding contracts to Indigenous businesses.

An example of this is the Gorgon Project for Chevron where we have purchased work wear worth over $100,000 from a Supply Nation certified business.

Business joint ventures

Our aim is to develop partnerships with establishing or existing Indigenous corporations and provide practical guidance and support to:

¡ better their understanding of the business environment, corporate governance, and managing and operating a business

¡ help them become commercially viable businesses

¡ create employment opportunities for Indigenous people.

First Nations Construction in Queensland, Pacific Services Group in New South Wales, Wajarri Holdings in Western Australia, and Walga Mining Services in South Australia are examples of where we have partnered with Indigenous businesses for a mutual benefit.

IMpROvING OUTCOMES fOR INDIGENOUS bUSINESSES

“Leighton Contractors has worked in partnership with Jawun since 2010, developing strong ties with Indigenous organisations and communities in the East Kimberley. By exchanging skills, experience and understanding with Indigenous leaders and organisations, Leighton Contractors has shown the commitment and capacity to make a real difference.”

Karyn Baylis, Chief Executive, Jawun - Indigenous Corporate Partnerships

NGARDA CIvIL AND MININGCreating real opportunities for Indigenous Australians

Leighton Contractors is extremely proud to be part of the success story that is Ngarda Civil and Mining – Australia’s largest Aboriginal contracting company.

As a 50 percent shareholder in Ngarda, our relationship creates significant synergies for both companies with the purpose of enhancing lives of Indigenous Australians.

Our partnership focuses on providing sustainable growth opportunities for Indigenous people through employment and engagement with the infrastructure and resources sectors.

Ngarda began in 2001 as a small mining contractor in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Since this time, it has grown into a multi-disciplined service provider remaining true to its core purpose: to create real opportunities for local Aboriginal participation through employment, training and other prospects for wealth creation.

The other major shareholders in Ngarda, the Ngarda Ngarli Yarndu Foundation and Indigenous Business Australia, guide the business through their local knowledge and invaluable networks that help create opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

Over the past 10 years, Ngarda has trained and employed more than 3,000 Indigenous people.

We have partnered with Ngarda on several projects including:

¡ Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program, Northern Territory

¡ Ichthys LNG Project Temporary Site Facilities, Northern Territory

¡ Marandoo Mine, Western Australia.

Mentorship

Leighton Contractors is always pleased to be able to provide knowledge, experience and expertise to assist Indigenous businesses to further improve their operations.

These mentorship programs have long lasting benefits by providing Indigenous companies with both business and technical skills to create sustainable employment and commercial opportunities.

¡ In the Northern Territory the New Future Alliance team assisted the Indigenous-owned pre-cast concrete factory in Wadeye and the ready mixed concrete plant in Ngukurr by developing safety, quality and plant maintenance management programs.

¡ In Western Australia, through the Pilbara Ripple Effect project, we developed a model for increasing Indigenous enterprise capacity and creating sustainable Pilbara communities.

This ‘reinvestment’ model mirrors Western Australia’s Royalties for Regions funding model and ensures that a portion of the profit from new businesses is returned to the Pilbara and reinvested in other new projects and businesses.

¡ Leighton Contractors has a government approved Indigenous Australian Training, Employment and Supplier Plan that responds to the Australian Government’s Indigenous Opportunities Policy.

This plan outlines our commitment to actively employing and training Indigenous people, providing business opportunities to Indigenous enterprises, and encouraging our subcontractors and suppliers to employ Indigenous Australians. The National Broadband Network projects being delivered by our subsidiary Visionstream provide an example of this plan in action, with set targets against each of these commitments.

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At Leighton Contractors, it is important to us to develop strong and meaningful relationships with the wider community. We strive to help deliver long-lasting benefits for communities in which we operate.

In our support of Indigenous people and communities, we don’t just invest in business outcomes, we also champion initiatives that enrich, inspire, unite and improve lives.

Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan Group

Leighton Contractors has a partnership arrangement with Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan (Garnduwa) through two key initiatives: Garnduwa’s Football Development Program which is delivered throughout the Kimberley region and their Kimberley Klub Program which provides support to Kimberley youth who have relocated to Perth to pursue further education and sporting opportunities. Through these partnerships, young Indigenous people learn more about, and have access to, employment and training opportunities across our business, including Aboriginal School Based Traineeship Programs (ASBT), Traineeships and Apprenticeships, and the Indigenous Cadetship Program.

Australian Indigenous Education Foundation

Our financial support of the foundation provides sponsorships for regional and remote Indigenous secondary students to complete further education in order to help gain meaningful employment.

Clontarf Foundation

We support Clontarf’s football academies throughout Australia and assist young Indigenous men make the transition from school to work. Our participation and financial support helps to increase attendance at school and provides pathways to employment using Australian Rules Football and Rugby League as a tool for building skills and motivation.

Queensland Rugby

We sponsor the Education and Employment pillar of Queensland Rugby’s Indigenous Program which will see 64 students mentored through their final six months of education and then at least five of these students mentored through their first six months of employment with Leighton Contractors.

David Wirrpanda Foundation

We support the Solid Futures Program, a pre-employment initiative to improve the life outcomes of Indigenous children by encouraging the importance of education and meaningful employment.

Beacon Foundation

We support secondary schools to help encourage disadvantaged and Indigenous students to complete their studies and pursue meaningful employment.

Youth Drive Safe

This highly successful Leighton Contractors Youth Drive Safe Initiative has been expanded into the Northern Territory to complement programs in Brisbane, Townsville and Gladstone in Queensland. The program focuses on assisting Indigenous students to obtain their driver’s licence and become confident, responsible and safe drivers.

West Australian Film and Television Institute

Leighton Contractors sponsors the Film and Television Institute’s Indigenous Communities Stories project – a major initiative to preserve the culture of Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. The aim is to produce 100 Indigenous stories by 2016 to provide a vital resource and information bank for future generations.

“Leighton Contractors is a vital partner in our Queensland Reds Learn, Earn, Legend! Program. Both organisations are committed to returning positive outcomes for young Indigenous Queenslanders and our partnership in this important program delivers real and lasting opportunity to its participants.”

David Hanham, General Manager Game Development, Queensland Rugby.

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Leighton Contractors is a key partner in the New Future Alliance (NFA) engaged to deliver part of the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH), the largest Indigenous housing and infrastructure program ever undertaken in the Northern Territory.

NFA’s objective has been to develop skilled Indigenous people with the capacity to refurbish and maintain public housing post NPARIH.

The model has evolved to provide practical solutions to challenges in training and employing Indigenous people in remote areas with limited or no employment history, and who may have social or cultural issues that represent barriers to employment and career pathways.

The challenge

A key objective of the program is to create employment and training opportunities for Indigenous people.

One of the significant challenges identified was that some of these people and their communities had never experienced construction activity on such a large scale and therefore had no concept or limited understanding of basic Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) principles.

The approach

Our approach was to consult with local Indigenous people and invite them to be part of the solution, implement a user-friendly OHS system and deliver a communication strategy that catered for a broad mix of audiences from children and community elders to our employees on the project.

This approach involved more consultation in the early stages to gain a better understanding of the issues before working with our Indigenous employees and the community to develop solutions.

This approach was also aimed at making our OHS system more user-friendly and relevant to the scope of work being delivered in each Indigenous community.

We implemented cross-cultural awareness programs, modified the use of language in documents, made risk assessment matrix more user-friendly, and engaged with children and elders on health and safety matters.

The result

Since NFA commenced in May 2009, the alliance has:

¡ employed 746 Indigenous people, which represents 33 percent of the total workforce

¡ completed 1.8 million man hours of work, of which 20 percent was completed by Indigenous employees

¡ delivered 3,656 modules of training

¡ built 240 new houses, rebuilt 124 and refurbished 1,455 across 55 remote communities.

STORIES Of SUCCESS

New Future Alliance – 1,800 houses across 55 remote communities, excellent safety

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Leighton Contractors is a key partner of the Kempsey Bypass Alliance which is constructing the first stage of the approved 40.5km Kempsey to Eungai Pacific Highway upgrade.

The project includes a four lane dual lane carriageway to the east of Kempsey, interchanges at the south of Kempsey and north of Frederickton, and minor bridges. It is due for completion in 2014.

The bypass has been anticipated by the community for the past 20 years. Key concerns are the economic impact on local businesses and employment opportunities for local people, specifically the Indigenous population.

The challenge

Kempsey has been identified as one of the most disadvantaged areas in Australia with very high levels of long-term unemployment and low income families, and an over-representation of Indigenous Australians in this group.

The Dunghutti people are the Traditional Owners of Kempsey and since European settlement have survived extraordinary disruption and pressure, including being moved from 250,000 hectares of land to reserves totalling 40 hectares, the establishment of a local boys home which acted as the nexus for the removal of Indigenous children from their homes, and high levels of segregation continuing well into the late 1960s.

Despite land rights victories in recent decades and extensive community consultation by all levels of government during the past 10 years, the area has well-entrenched cultural sensitivities and ongoing community issues.

Two of the major social goals for the Kempsey Bypass Alliance are to increase long-term employment opportunities and support local business growth for the Indigenous community.

The approach

The Alliance developed a multifaceted approach to ensuring a positive contribution to the Kempsey community. and specifically the local Indigenous population.

This approach was underpinned by its membership of the local Aboriginal Focus Group which brings together all key local representatives.

The Alliance’s key focus is to leave a legacy where the local community is better skilled for future employment and business opportunities.

Key strategies included:

¡ the development and promotion of a Statement of Commitment to reinforce the Alliance’s sense of responsibility for and genuine commitment to the local community and specifically the Dunghutti people

¡ the development of a specific Aboriginal Participation Plan in consultation with the Aboriginal Focus Group to provide opportunities for Aboriginal employment

¡ working closely with local representatives to ensure the local Indigenous population was engaged in the recruitment process for the project

¡ the active employment of Indigenous people through labour hire under a traineeship agreement, with successful applicants signed up to a relevant Certificate II or III course

¡ a package of training opportunities for the community including apprenticeships and traineeships, competency based training and in-house training

¡ actively promoting opportunities to local Indigenous businesses to tender on the project’s work packages.

The Result

¡ 100 percent success rate – all the local Dunghutti people employed on the project have been successful and remain employed

¡ 70 Indigenous people are directly employed on this project, 16 by Leighton Contractors and 54 by subcontractors across a broad range of disciplines.

¡ 44 Indigenous people are employed under traineeships and one is employed under an apprenticeship.

Kempsey Bypass Alliance – providing life-long skills

The Ord Irrigation Expansion Project is an initiative of the Western Australian Government to increase the size of the Ord irrigation area to about 22,000ha of agricultural land, which will provide major opportunities for growth and sustainability for the region’s economic and social development.

In 2010, Leighton Contractors was awarded the first phase of a four-year project aimed at expanding agricultural irrigation to 7,400 hectares of land in the Goomig area, 35km north-east of Kununurra.

The challenge

Indigenous people make up 57 percent of the population of the East Kimberley region. However 80 percent of the Indigenous population is dependent on welfare in comparison with 20 percent of the non-indigenous population.

The high level of welfare dependency in the East Kimberley is a concern with the young age profile for the region suggesting a substantially greater issue in coming years if something is not done to improve Indigenous outcomes.

In October 2005, the Ord Final Agreement was signed between the native title holders – the Miriuwung and Gajerrong people – and the Western

Australian Government. In addition to recognising the Miriuwung and Gajerrong (MG) people as the Traditional Owners of the land, it promised that the Ord Irrigation Expansion Project would deliver significant outcomes to the native title holders in the areas of employment, training and business development.

In reaching agreement with the State Government, the MG people wished to provide an improved future for further generations to overcome social issues such as crowded housing, poor health, and limited education and opportunity.

The approach

Leighton Contractors embraced the commitment made by the State Government, developing and implementing an innovative approach known as the Indigenous and Community Development Program.

The program recognised the unique challenges that local Indigenous people faced in benefiting from the project. These challenges included housing, literacy, nutrition, skill, cultural and domestic issues. The program identified and addressed these challenges by doing ‘whatever it took’ to remove these barriers.

To ensure the benefits delivered to the community were sustainable, the program looked beyond the scope of the project to the broader East Kimberley community. A town-based employment program also placed and supported individuals with local businesses outside of the project environment.

The result

Throughout the project the direct workforce has averaged 21 percent local Indigenous participation. Of this, more than 60 percent of these individuals have moved from welfare dependency to employment.

Importantly, local workers have accepted Fly In/Fly Out positions on other Leighton Contractors sites during the wet season to break the welfare cycle common to the region due to the Kimberley’s long wet season. Positions have also been made available locally for project employees during the wet season, thanks to strategic relationships formed with the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley and Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine.

More than $4 million has been invested into local Indigenous businesses including providing assistance in the creation of four new businesses.

All investment and upskilling has been undertaken to ensure there is sustainability for these businesses beyond the life of the project.

Importantly, after consultation with key stakeholders including LandCorp, Department of Regional Development and Lands, and the Miriuwung and Gajerrong people, the Indigenous and Community Development Program was handed back to the Traditional Owners at the end of phase one of the project. A new division of MG Corporation was subsequently created and named ‘MG Services’, offering a ‘one-stop-shop’ to employers in Kununurra.

The creation of MG Services offers opportunities for sustainable employment, business and training opportunities for the Traditional Owners.

The project’s Indigenous and Community Development Program has been monitored closely by state and federal governments as a contracting model for future projects. It has resulted in requests to educate other employers on how best to implement their own Indigenous and community development programs.

Ord Irrigation Expansion Project – from limited employment experience to company owners

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pEOpLE ARE THE fOUNDATION Of SUCCESS

From the Mangarryi tribe, 22-year-old Mathew Conway joined the New Future Alliance housing program in 2011 as a trainee to work on refurbishments in his community of Jilkminggan located 130km south-east of Katherine.

Once the work in his community finished, Mathew continued to follow the project to work in several other communities and now has been offered an apprentice carpenter role.

“I wanted to continue developing my skills and was grateful for the opportunity to continue learning more in the construction industry,” Mathew said.

Mathew took on a lead role with the trainees in Minyerri and, with his previous experience from Jilkminggan, they looked to him for advice and leadership. He then assisted the trainees in Ngukurr and in October 2011, Mathew transferred to Lajamanu to assist in the setup required for the new contractors’ camp before the construction program could start.

To continue with the trainee refurbishment program, Mathew then moved to Daguragu and Kalkarindji.

In recognition of Mathew’s dedication and motivation he has now been offered a carpentry apprenticeship. Mathew believes his learning has only just begun, and is looking forward to the future prospects of moving to more communities to continue his good work.

“I will gain real qualifications as a carpenter and perhaps start my own business in the future,” Mathew said. “My dream is to act as a role model for my people and family when I return to Jilkminggan and show that you can advance in this world.”

Description of artwork:

The brochure artwork, Indigenous Connections, has been created for Leighton Contractors by Gilimbaa, an Indigenous creative agency.

The Indigenous Connections identity represents the importance of the Indigenous workforce within Leighton Contractors and the contribution they make to the company.

Indigenous Connections is made up of various symbols and colours that represent both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These markings reflect markings found on traditional ground paintings as well as carvings found on traditional tools, weaponry and transportation. It also incorporates the values of Leighton Contractors.

These elements in combination represent working together toward for a brighter future.

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