Community Overview
Kimberley Group have a number of initiatives for the community that are free of charge. A summary of them is:
| Initiatve | What's Provided | For Who? | Funded | Goal |
| Klean Kampsite | A free rubbish bag holder is provided | all Australians whether they own a Kimberley Product or not | Funded by the owner of Kimberley Group Personally | Goal is to collect an extra 100 tonnes of rubbish a year AND make camping cleaner and easier for all Australians |
| Kimberley Kampsite | A free night's accomodation and entertainment for overnight visitors to a Kimberley Kampsite | all Kimberley Product Owners (and Owners direct guests) | Funded by Kimberley Group | Goal is to provide networking of Kimberley owners, donation to the Royal Doctor Flying Service to assist travellers, a copy of the "seriously injured patients mediacl Guide" printed by Kimberley Group authored by the Royal Flying Doctors |
| Southern Cross Art Prize | First Prize in the annual Southern Cross Art Competition in Ballina for the Northern Rivers District of NSW | all artists | Funded by Kimberley Group | Goal is to recognise the importance of art and creative thinking in the community. Creative thinking is a strength of the Australian culture and essential in manufacturing innovation when combined with common sense. |
| Partnership with Ballina High School on Vocational Education | Year 11 and 12 Students at Ballina High School doing the new combined HSC and Aprenticeship course | selected Ballina High School students enrolled in the corse | Funded by Kimberley Group Safety net offered to School in event that other employers fail to keep a similar student |
Goal is to allow students to do BOTH an apprenticeship and attend school to complete a HSC with business studies. This guides students interested in self employment at an earlier stage in their life as they will have more business studies education |
| External Training to achieve Certificate Level 3 or 4 | 20 traineeships are offered annually to employees at Kimberley | employees of the Kimberley Group | Funded by Kimberley Group and Australian Govt | Goal is to increase the training for those people who have left school, have a good attitude but don't have a trade. The courses include the high level certificate 4 course in Competitive Manufacturing with a Lecturer flown in from Sydney. |
| Preferred employment opportunities to local residents | local residents registerred with Kimberley Group are approached for employment opporunities when they arise ahead of any advertised position | local residents | Kimberley Group | give preference to those who register and are pre-qualified as suitable candidates. Staff turnover at Kimberley Group is low, but in the event of a vacancy, preferred candidates are approached first. |
| Support for disadvantaged children in local community | Donor to 3 locally run fund raising initiatives Provide a Kamper at preferred pricing and annual support to St Joesephs Cowper Homes in Grafton who mentor and support young children in need |
local fund raisers and orgaisers | Kimberley Group | Goal is to help the young members in local comunity |
