General Manager of Anglo American’s Moranbah North Mine, Mr Murray Wood, today outlined the company’s commitment to Moranbah including offering employees the opportunity to choose the accommodation option that best suits their individual or family circumstances and an $11 million upgrade to its 414 room village facility.
“We are working with our employees to identify the accommodation option that suits them and their families,” Mr Wood said.
“Anglo American is putting in place incentives to enable employees with families to live in Moranbah and be part of the community.
“Employees can also choose to live in a village and fly in fly out,” Mr Wood said.
Incentives include:
- $50,000 grants for employees who wish to build or buy housing in Moranbah;
- $25,000 for people whose circumstances have changed and are looking to move, as well as covering their removalist expenses; and
- A $20,000 incentive is available to single persons who do not reside in Moranbah, but currently only stay in houses or units during their rostered period, if they elect to move out and make room for couples or families.
“Anglo American owns 240 houses and units in Moranbah offering a range of accommodation options to employees, from duplexes and town houses to village accommodation,” Mr Wood said.
Accommodation options currently offered include:
- 25 duplex units;
- 28 – three bedroom town houses;
- 187 – four bedroom houses;
- A 414 room village facility currently undergoing an $11 million upgrade; and
- Paid fly in fly out for people on the waiting list for housing.
“In the past two months alone, seven non management employees and their families have been offered housing in Moranbah,” Mr Wood said.
Anglo American has established an internal committee to advise on housing matters comprising staff and unionised employees.
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