During National Reconciliation Week

We currently support 14 Clontarf Academies along the rail corridor in Queensland and New South Wales.

Watch our launch video.

In Moree, Inland Rail is employing Clontarf Foundation alumni and showcasing future employment opportunities for Clontarf Academy students.

See the impact of the Inland Rail Skills Academy - Clontarf Academy, Moree Secondary College partnership.

We also partner with local Indigenous health and community services to support the health and wellbeing of Clontarf Academy students and the wider community in Moree.

Learn about the "Starting The Yarn" mental health initiative we held in November 2022.

In Toowoomba and Goondiwindi we are raising awareness of employment opportunities with Inland Rail for Clontarf Academy students.

Check out the Inland Rail Skills Academy - Clontarf Employment Forum, Toowoomba.

See the impact of Inland Rail Skills Academy - Workforce Development Session, Goondiwindi.

Clontarf Foundation 2022 Achievements

Academy enrolments were up by 5% on December 2021 (9,290).

Year 12 completions were up by 14% on December 2021 (731).

27 new roles were created across the country in 2022.

"A major focus of Inland Rail is building skills in communities right along the project alignment and maximising the potential for local participation in this once-in-a-generation project and others in the future."
- Inland Rail Acting Chief Executive Rebecca Pickering (Nov 2021)

“We are committed to playing our part in upskilling the nation and ensuring that different groups of people are given the opportunity to help build Inland Rail."

"We are setting up these young men for success, we're giving them the tools where they will go from strength to strength and carve out fantastic careers with National qualifications.”
Stephen Jones - Director Health, Safety and Environment

'Working at Heights' and in 'Confined Spaces' TAFE courses are an example of how the Inland Rail Skills Academy helps Clontarf students build their practical work skills and awareness.

Courses like these help students progress with their training and encourage them to future their civil construction studies.

ARTC is supporting the Clontarf Foundation's goals around school retention, development of soft skills, including leadership, and links to employment and training opportunities for those academies along the Inland Rail alignment.

Our Social Performance Team has been busy raising awareness about jobs with our contractors and what training and studying pathways boys can consider to set them up for success.

'Super training’ event a hit in Narromine

Inland Rail staff and representatives from our construction contractor, Martinus Rail, recently participated in one of Clontarf Foundation's much-loved “super training” events in Narromine.

Students from Clontarf Academies in Narromine, Dubbo, Wellington and Orange ran through various rugby league skills and drills stations and had the opportunity to meet and interact with special guests, former NRL superstars Steve Menzies and Nathan Hindmarsh.

See the impact of the March 2022 Narromine super training event.

Students from Clontarf Foundation Moree Academy recently learned from the best during a special football training session with NRL legend Greg Inglis in November last year.

Inglis, who has been open about his battle with depression and Bipolar II disorder, took time to offer students wisdom about cultivating mental wellbeing on and off the playing field.

"My psychiatrist told me 'Greg, your story can help change a life, and help save a life,' which put me on this journey."

Following the training session, students participated in a day full of ‘Starting the Yarn’ mental health promotion initiative activities including weaving, art, song and dance, bush medicine and spiritual healing to showcase Gamilaroi Culture and connect young people to local health support services.

Participants also attended the graduation ceremony of nine local community members who completed their Certificate II in Civil Construction course at TAFE NSW facilitated by Inland Rail Skills Academy.

Funding for these activities is helping young men to stay in school, develop their leadership skills and create pathways to employment through training opportunities.