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Ganbara Facility Services In Barngarla, the language of the Eyre Peninsula and Upper Spencer Gulf people in South Australia, ‘Ganbara’ means fertile soil, supporting its purpose, “To create real opportunities for our people and the communities in which we live, work and play”.
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outh Australia-based Ganbara Facility Services is an Indigenous company, committed to supporting Indigenous economic and workforce participation. In Barngarla, the language of the Eyre Peninsula and Upper Spencer Gulf people in South Australia, ‘Ganbara’ means fertile soil, supporting its purpose, “To create real opportunities for our people and the communities in which we live, work and play”. Formed in 2016, in association with its capacity supplier Academy Services, Ganbara offers a suite of services including commercial cleaning, infection control, hygiene and sanitation solutions, and waste and recycling solutions. The company is headed by newly appointed general manager Marius Liddle. An Arrernte man who grew up in South Australia’s Riverland, Liddle has worked in various governmental roles linked to Indigenous affairs. These include project management and coordination of service delivery for Indigenous communities, managing employment and training programs that support
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Indigenous workforce participation and contributing to Indigenous policy development for the improvement of quality of life for Indigenous communities. Most recently, Liddle has established himself as an Indigenous business consultant specialising in employment and training, business development and promoting Indigenous culture within the workplace. These skills have been brought to the fore at Ganbara where Liddle has grown cultural competency throughout the organisation, including developing: • Indigenous employment policies and procedures, • Cultural leave policies to support employees with their cultural obligations and commitments; and • Working with site managers to support the growth and development of the Indigenous workforce. “Ganbara has an underlying commitment to working with Indigenous people and supporting Indigenous capacity development,” says Liddle. Along with capacity supplier Academy Services, Ganbara has a presence in each of the mainland states and territories.