Karratha and The Pilbara

Community

Our community investment program is designed to provide services and support that ensure direct engagement with business and the Karratha community.

The annual program review invites all scales of NFPs and social enterprise markets to seek support.

A snapshot of the broad participation in community activities:

• Provided Cherratta Lodge Scholarship to two outstanding local students, supporting them with payment of tuition fees and a bursary to assist with a laptop, uniform and book charges right through until Year 12.
• Sponsorship for the Karratha Kats Football and Sporting Club, Karratha Kart Club, Dampier Bowling Club and Stardeck (Karratha Oktoberfest)
• Assistance and stall at the Careers Expo, educating students on the hospitality industry
• Sponsor WA Police Legacy Karratha by providing meals for the Broome Bike Ride
• Provided meals for the Annual Christmas Lunch which celebrates the seniors from Karratha, Dampier, and Roebourne
• Support local indigenous employment groups to train job starters in hospitality
• Adjusting induction processes and contract conditions to be more accommodating to Indigenous candidates.
• Partnered with St. Luke’s College and Karratha Senior High School for school-based trainees

Culture & Diversity

OUR PEOPLE

Cherratta Lodge are an equal opportunity employer supporting and creating local employment and experience. We encourage upskilling through our own online training and our RTO partner traineeship programs.

Our culture includes regular team get-togethers and social outings, staff incentive schemes, staff retention schemes, special occasion celebrations, gym membership, staff discounts and a very personal level of care for all of our staff.

INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT

Cherratta Lodge is committed to the local Australian Indigenous community. Through our Host Employment participation, we support the community’s aspiration of a sustainable future with our employment engagement for indigenous staff.

Cherratta Lodge initiatives;

• Providing breakfast and lunch for 20 Indigenous trainees of the FMG VTEC Program since 2019
• Regular meetings with NYFL to discuss Indigenous Engagement Initiatives and Work Placements
• Offering 26 week work placements for Indigenous candidates through REFAP or the WY program
• Requesting Indigenous Engagement Policies/Plans for all Suppliers
• All employment positions advertised to NYFL, KMAC, REFAP and SMYL before advertising externally
• Lore and Cultural leave included as part of employment agreements

Health & Safety

You and your people are our guests at Cherratta Lodge. Ensuring their wellbeing as well as their comfort, is given highest priority.

Behind the smiles and positive attitudes of our brilliant team at Cherratta Lodge sits a safety culture, policy and procedures that ensure any hazards and safety-related issues are identified, reported and resolved in a timely manner.
Safety is everyone’s business at Cherratta and so we regularly recognize the efforts of our team members that demonstrate a proactive attitude to safety.

We are proud to promote elements of our safety culture including:

• Comprehensively reviewed OHS Management System
• Detailed up to date OHS Management Plans
• Safe Operating Procedures including employee competency assessment
• Independently assessed online induction and training system
• Robust systems for reporting, logging and close out of hazards and issues
• Emergency Response Manual including Cyclone Management Plan
• Regular emergency response drills and safety auditing systems
• Pre-shift safety briefings for all staff and daily focus areas
• Preventative maintenance, electrical safety and fault reporting software system
• Lifestyle Plans and Wellbeing programs for guests and staff
• Injury and Welfare management procedures
• 24-hour security surveillance

Our facilities are designed to meet or exceed all legislative requirements to ensure the safety of our guests. We believe strongly in the value of continuous improvement and strive to achieve best practice not only in safety, but in all areas of our operations.