Sustainable farms, homes and communities
We know a farm is not just another place of business. It's a home, and it's part of a community.
At Altora Ag, we have a commitment to supporting the communities that support us, localy, regionaly and nationaly.
Local & Regional Communities
Altora Ag supports a number of local sports clubs, schools and community events, including youth mental health awareness, red shield appeal, Movember, fundraisers, food bank and many local events.
Our business supports local contractors on a regular, long term basis to assist with activities on farm and with the movement of grain through contractor logistics operators. The work that Altora Ag provides to these contractors allows a stable income to ensure local companies can continue to grow and employee staff, upgrade machinery locally having a multiplier effect within the local economy.
Our commitment to locally source tradespersons, office supplies, vehicle dealerships and agricultural products timely and economically provides stability for the farming businesses within our community. With the exposure to seasonal variabilities, the ability to ensure product availability for our clients is important for the sustainability of our region.
National Communities
PSP Investments and Australian partnerships within its Natural Resources group, which include some of the nation’s leading farming companies, have entered into a three-year agreement to support the Clontarf Foundation and the Stars Foundation, as part of a commitment to help young Indigenous Australians succeed.
The seven partners are best-in-class farmers covering nearly every major Australian agricultural commodity and operating across every state, including large parts of regional and remote Australia.
Under the agreement, the Group will contribute a total of A$500,000 in funding to the foundations, and will open up mentoring, work experience and employment opportunities in order to ultimately provide career pathways for Indigenous boys and girls participating in Clontarf and Stars programs.
The Clontarf Foundation started in Western Australia in 2000 and now operates 139 academies within 149 schools across Australia, supporting more than 10,000 participants. The program leverages football to attract Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to the academies and encourages them to embrace a healthy lifestyle, study and self-discipline practices through sport. To date, Clontarf has helped more than 5,500 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men complete Year 12 and find employment.
The Stars Foundation was established in 2015 to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls attend school, complete Year 12 and transition to tertiary study or the workforce. The program provides a culturally safe and nurturing environment for girls and young women aged 10-25 years to give them the skills and confidence needed to successfully participate in school and transition toward an independent future. In 2020, an outstanding 97 per cent of Stars students completed Year 12 and 87 per cent found employment.