AWB has a long and proud tradition of supporting rural Australia for more than 150 years. We recognise the importance of supporting and actively contributing to the communities in which we live and work.
Fostering our future leaders
Landmark has proudly supported the Nuffield Agricultural Scholarship Program for the past six years. The scholarship program aims to increase practical farming knowledge and management skills. The scholarship is open to primary producers, aged between 28-40 and gives primary producers the opportunity to study farming practices in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Latin America and those countries best suited to the scholar’s area of interest.
For more information about the Nuffield Farming Scholarship program, go to http://www.nuffield.com.au/.
Giving back to rural communities
The business continued to play an active role in supporting the rural and regional communities in which it operates through a variety of local sponsorship programs and community grants.
AWB has donated the proceeds from the dividend rounding program towards the valuable work undertaken by beyondblue in rural and regional Australia to raise community awareness of depression and support prevention and early intervention.
Landmark has been the major sponsor of the Western Australian Country Football Championships for the past 36 years, and in 2009 extended its support of country football to include sponsorship of the Landmark Australian Country Football Championships.
Industry groups
AWB and its businesses sponsored a range of local grains industry groups and associations including Birchip Cropping Group, Yorke Peninsula Alkaline Soils Group, Hart Field Site Group, Southern Farming Systems, Partners in Grain, South East Premium Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Western Australian No Till Farming Association, Liebe Group and Facey Group.
Sustainability and the environment
Landmark, along with CSIRO and four universities, is one of the major agricultural R&D investors in the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FFI CRC). The FFI CRC develops new farming systems and plant varieties for Australia to make agriculture more productive, better adapted to drought and more sustainable in natural resource use.
Landmark plays a strategic role as the FFI CRC’s only agribusiness participant, supporting the FFI CRC’s adoption and commercialisation activities. Landmark’s investment in the FFI CRC is central to its Farm Services strategy, building the capacity of its team of professional service providers and establishing a point of difference from its competitors.
For more information about FFI CRC, go to Future Farm Online.
Sponsorship and donations
AWB reviews sponsorship opportunities during July-August each year and funding is then allocated for the next financial year, 1 October - 30 September.
If you have questions, please contact AWB Corporate Affairs on +61 (0)3 9209 2000.
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