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​Fremantle Ports supported the building of a new deck at Glyde-In Community Learning Centre, in East Fremantle. Glyde-In volunteers built the deck.

Supporting the community

Fremantle Ports offers many opportunities for the community to enjoy free family entertainment at events such as the arrival and departure of famous cruise liners like Queen Mary 2, visiting naval and research vessels, and the popular Celebrate Maritime Day careers expo (on Saturday 1 September 2012).

Fremantle Ports contributes to a broad range of community and education projects, with monetary and in-kind sponsorship of a wide range of community organisations in the Fremantle, Cockburn and Kwinana-Rockingham areas. The support reflects Fremantle Ports’ priorities and values.

Some examples of recent sponsorships are: 

Fremantle

Fremantle Festival, Heritage Festival, Deckchair Theatre, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, North Fremantle Community Arts Development (String Beans Children’s Orchestra, etc.), Fremantle Ports Swim Thru at South Beach, Fremantle Hospital’s Gage Roads patient lounge, FTI’s Bohemia Film Festival and the Fremantle Medical Research Foundation. 

Kwinana

Kwinana Festival Fair Day and Concert, Heritage Celebration, Kwinana Industries Youth Arts Awards, Gilmore College educational programs. 

Rockingham

Musselfest, Rockingham Senior High School, Rockingham Arts and Crafts Awards, Naragebup Rockingham Regional Environment Centre and Hillman Primary School’s Maritime Education and Community Garden programs. 

Cockburn

Coogee Jetty to Jetty Swim/Run, Cockburn Community and Cultural Council Inc. (Youth Visual and Performing Arts Festival), City of Cockburn Community Development Strategy that engages young people in environmentally-based initiatives.

Environment projects

Coastal and Estuarine Dolphin Project (Murdoch and Curtin universities), Dolphin Watch, Fairy Penguin research, Rockingham Bay Seagrass Monitoring, East Freo Farm Inc (community garden project), North Fremantle Community Garden (Apace) and Naragebup Rockingham Regional Environment Centre. 

In-kind sponsorship

Fremantle Ports offers a range of in-kind sponsorship and support to organisations that are granted permission to conduct an event within the port area. Some events are the Rottnest Channel Swim, The Doctor World Cup ocean paddle, Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton Open Ocean Kite Race and a range of sailing events.

Community partnerships

Fremantle Ports has been the anchor sponsor for the Fremantle Football Club’s Starlight Purple Haze Game for six years. Tin rattling at the game and associated fundraising with schools and businesses has raised more than $279,393 over the past six years for Starlight Children’s Foundation which assists seriously ill and hospitalised children.

Fremantle Ports has a long-standing partnership with the Paraplegic Benefit Fund who have presented the youth road safety program in high schools since 2005 and the Aqua Prevention program since 2009. The aqua program aims to reduce serious aquatic injuries through presentations to primary school children in Fremantle Ports’ catchment area, by a person who has sustained and permanent spinal cord injury due to an aquatic incident. 

Youth education

Fremantle Ports is committed to working with organisations and schools in the Fremantle, Cockburn, Kwinana and Rockingham areas to support education and to increase understanding of the role of the maritime industry and the port. Fremantle Ports sponsors delivery of Life Saving WA's Life Skills for Life first aid course in local schools. Continued support for Aboriginal Bridging Course students at Curtin University is also offered by Fremantle Ports.  

Employees’ community contribution

Fremantle Ports is committed to making a positive, social contribution and provides employees with opportunities to assist in community activities. 

For example, employees and their families and friends have voluntarily tin-rattled at the Fremantle Dockers’ Starlight Purple Haze Game for which Fremantle Ports has been the anchor sponsor for the past six years. 

Employees/employer joint contribution

Employees have the opportunity to donate to a range of appeals each year through payroll contributions and Fremantle Ports matches staff contributions dollar for dollar. For example, staff donated to CARE Australia’s Pakistan Floods Emergency Appeal, the Lord Mayor's Distress Relief Fund (WA) and the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal (Queensland).

Staff Winter Sundowner

The winter sundowner event provides an opportunity for staff to help disadvantaged people in the local community during the winter months. Practical donations of winter clothing or non-perishable food are collected on behalf of Fremantle Wesley Mission’s Winter Appeal and Fremantle Ports present a cheque for extra assistance. 

Fundraising by employees

Employees are regularly involved in initiating fundraising for charity causes. In October each year, a number of employees voluntarily organise a Pink Ribbon morning tea fundraiser for breast cancer research and support. Staff are encouraged to ‘go pink’ for the day and pay for homemade fare by the volunteers and Pink Ribbon merchandise. Fremantle Ports matches every dollar collected. Staff have also been involved with Loud Shirt Day (for deaf children) and Movember (for men's health).