We know the importance of supporting the communities local to where we operate and in 2017 established the ‘Austal Giving’ committee - a platform for the company and its employees to invest in our local communities.
Austal Giving leverages our people and business' capabilities to improve opportunities for employment, learning, wellbeing and the environment. We have a dedicated committee to lead and manage support activities as well as ensure that we make a real difference in our local communities.
Austal Giving in action
The Hospital Research Foundation Group
The Austal Staff Lottery workplace giving program supports life-changing medical research here in WA. Since 2006, more than $260,000 has been donated to The Hospital Research Foundation Group (formally known as Spinnaker Health Research Foundation) by our company and employees, which has contributed to numerous important research projects including for Crohn’s Disease, Liver Disease, Blood Cancer, Prostate Cancer and Diabetes.
Anglicare WA – Young Hearts Programme
Anglicare's Young Hearts program provides vital counselling support services to women and children who have suffered domestic violence in Rockingham, Western Australia. After a decade of supporting the programme, in 2025 Austal Giving renewed support for this important cause for the next three years.
Telethon Kids Institute - Djaalinj Waakinj Ear Portal Program
The Djaalinj Waakinj (listening and hearing) Ear Portal Program was established to address an identified need in the community to test and treat Aboriginal children suffering with recurrent or chronic middle ear infections called otitis media (OM).
Djaalinj Waakinj is a telehealth-based clinical research program that uses technology to remotely diagnose and prioritise treatment of children with otitis media, to prevent hearing loss.
Djaalinj Waakinj Ear Portal Program
Veterans Transition Centre
The Veterans Transition Centre is a not-of-profit registered charity, nestled in the Darling Ranges near Jarrahdale, WA. The centre offers short-term accommodation for veterans and their families, helping with transition to civilian employment and provision of confidential counselling services including mental health, lifestyle and financial. Austal Giving has been supporting VTC since 2020 through in-kind donations of materials and transportation, as well as employee volunteer time for facility renovations.
Austal Giving is a key element of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) arrangements, with objectives that align and support the company's environmental, social and governance strategy.
