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Giving back to the community

We recognise the importance of giving back to the communities in which we operate. Our people are actively involved in the community on a number of levels: industry, tertiary and locally (in the states in which we are based).

Supporting Australian universities

We support a number universities by:

Providing sponsorship for university events and final year projects
Presenting to final year engineering students
Providing work experience opportunities for engineering students in their penultimate years
Providing sponsorship to the University of Adelaide Motorsport Team, as a founding sponsor

Supporting local communities

We give back to local communities by:

Sponsoring sporting teams
Providing equipment to emergency services
Sponsoring a wide range of staff initiatives in the community
Providing work experience to year 11 students interested in engineering
Operating the GPA Andrew Ursini Charitable Trust through which money is raised for cancer research via staff and company donations, and fundraising events
Supporting disadvantaged children via The Smith Family, sponsoring a Learning Club in Darwin and Learning for Life program in each state where GPA has an office.

Current sponsorship initiatives

Spark Engineering Camps

The Spark Engineering Camp is entirely inclusive and fully funded initiative run by the not-for-profit Youth Without Borders. It provides students with a unique experience, showing them what tertiary education and technology-related fields are like, while they are still studying in high school. This can encourage students to pursue STEM as a career, and to show them this pathway is accessible and achievable.

GPA has been a proud sponsor of the Spark Engineering camps for five years and, through staff who participated in the program, has already seen how the camp can shape the students’ future in STEM. GPA’s engagement with Spark is an important part of our strategy to provide pathways and opportunities as part of our Women in STEM actions, supporting rural communities and advancing education and the engineering profession.

Build IT Up - Tech Time

Build IT Up is a program for children in the NT that aims to introduce them to circuitry and basic tools, nurture interest and build confidence in science and technology, provide solid roots to STEM learning, and enable curiosity withing young people, making technology lest daunting. Participants learn about how to solder and build circuitry projects. The program is suitable for ages 10 and older and includes a wide variety of projects suitable for beginners as well as those more experienced.

Adelaide Youth Football Club

AYFC was founded as a not-for-profit incorporated association in 2022 by a group of passionate people who wanted to change how youth football was delivered in Australia, with the aim to provide top-tier training and opportunities to aspiring young footballers regardless of their economic backgrounds.

Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club

The Cottesloe Rugby Union Football Club (CRUFC) was founded in 1893 and is the oldest club of its kind in WA. CRUFC is committed to fostering excellence for all its members, with teams for Men, Women, of all ages and abilities. Several GPA staff members both play and volunteer for the club.

North Mandurah Football Club

Established in 2019, NMJFC is a family-oriented football club run entirely by volunteers. The Club is perhaps best known as the team where Richmond star Shai Bolton played his junior football. GPA staff volunteer as coaches at the club, and children of GPA staff participate in NMJFC's junior teams. The sponsorship provided by GPA to the club supports the procurement of uniforms and equipment, and maintenance of facilities.

UWA UFC Women

GPA's sponsorship of the University Football Club has seen the development of a strong connection with a large community organisation that supports young women and men from a large variety of backgrounds and regions around the state. Beginning in 2021, the sponsorship was initiated to support women's sports in the local communities that our WA staff call home and has grown to now encompass support for the whole club. GPA’s sponsorship supports the provision of resources for players across 9 teams, including mental health initiatives, physiotherapy, club-based engagement projects and the supply of uniforms and equipment.

QUT GEMS

Gender Equity in Engineering Makes Sense (GEMS) is a student-run club based at the Queensland University of Technology which aims to foster gender diversity in engineering. It aims to provide professional, educational and social support to its student members through events and activities focused under three pillars of industry, charity and mentoring.

Adelaide University Solar Racing Team

The Adelaide University Solar Racing Team (AUSRT) is a student-led team that designs and builds solar powered vehicles for the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. The team provides students with the opportunity to lead and run the team, from business management to design and operations.

Adelaide University Motorsport Team

The Adelaide University Motorsport Team (AUMT) is a fully student-run team founded in 2001 that brings together students from Adelaide University with an interest in motorsport, engineering, and hands-on learning. Today, AUMT is one of the University’s largest and most active student projects. GPA is a founding sponsor of the team, and many GPA staff participated in the team during their time at university.

Corporate Cup

Corporate Cup is a running & walking program in Adelaide (River Torrens), Mawson Lakes, Semaphore & online via virtual KM Tracker. Established 1981 and running every year since, the Corporate Cup is a great incentive for Adelaide businesses to build health, well-being and camaraderie in their workforce. GPA staff have been participants of the Cup for than 10 years and, with the introduction of the KM tracker, has expanded its participation nationally. The enthusiasm for the event amongst staff has led to GPA sponsoring it for several years.