• CEO of Marra Worra Worra Dickie Bedford with NACP Projects operations manager Marcus Benny. Credit: NACPP
    CEO of Marra Worra Worra Dickie Bedford with NACP Projects operations manager Marcus Benny. Credit: NACPP
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Indigenous commercial building partnership NACP Projects has won a key national contract with the Department of Defence, with work expected to begin shortly on an infrastructure project located at Woomera, SA.

As part of the Woomera Range Remediation Project, NACP Projects has been engaged to deliver new and upgraded infrastructure and facilities to support the range safety and control systems selected as part of Project Air 3024 Phase 1. NACP Projects is a joint venture between privately owned construction company BADGE and National Aboriginal Construction Partners, which is comprised of indigenous entities Marra Worra Worra (the oldest and largest Aboriginal resource agency in WA’s Kimberley region), Waanyi Aboriginal Corporation (a Queensland based Aboriginal community-owned corporation) and Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation (based in Broome, WA).

NACP Projects operations manager Marcus Benny said the project win was testament to the group’s growing reputation within the Defence industry.

“NACP Projects have successfully undertaken a range of projects for Defence to date including the design and construction of new facilities at seven sites across Queensland, NSW and the NT to support a new fleet of fire fighting vehicles and more recently we completed a new Battlespace testing facility in Victoria," Benny said.

With the business expanding, employment opportunities for indigenous Australians have also improved and a key corporate social objective is to support and develop indigenous communities by providing opportunities to upskill and develop the local workforce.

The group is currently seeking indigenous Australians who are interested in joining its apprenticeship program and building a career in the construction industry.

“This is an exciting opportunity for Indigenous workers to be involved in key infrastructure projects across Australia,” Benny said.

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