Supporting local charities

Tomago Aluminium’s workforce is continuing its vital fundraising program supporting Hunter-based charities. An employee iniative that has been active for more than 30 years, the Tomago Workplace Giving Fund has raised more than two million dollars for local charities. The Fund’s most recent recipients are Soul Cafe, Got Your Back Sista, Carrie’s Place and Headspace Newcastle, each receiving $10,500, a quarter share of a total of $42,000 raised by Tomago Aluminium’s workforce and matched dollar-for-dollar by its management. Past recipients include Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, and local Rural Fire Service brigades. “Here at Tomago we have a great culture of giving back to our community and it is something we will continue to foster,” says Tomago Aluminium’s Communication Advisor Katie Burns.

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