b'RRA ROCKHAMPTON rockhampton Creating employment opportunities, supporting local charities, and hosting education and community events hashelped the RRA site at Rockhampton earn the admiration of their community. This year, Reviva Ibis Rockhampton has been hard at work, rehoming record numbers of donations. Thanks to the incredible local support, both resource recovery and sales in the Reviva Reuse Shop have grown beyond previous years records. While the team has been super busy, there have been plenty of rewarding moments. One of the things were most proud of this year is how much weve been able to connect with our community. We teamed up with 25 local charities, showing just how strong our community ties are. These partnerships are a big part of what we do, helping us make a real impact beyond just our daily work shares Kahli Pearson, RRA Site Manager for Rockhampton.The focus on #WASTE2WAGES has been hugely rewarding, helping us make a real difference to the people in our community. 90% of our team members came to us after facing barriers to finding employment. Through training, weve helped them grow in confidence and skills, so they are ready to take on the challenges of their roles, says Kahli. Jeff Prater, QLD RRA Manager, credits this success 04 to the strong partnership with the Rockhampton Regional Waste & Recycling (RRWR) team. By working closely together, weve improved education around Its been amazingrecycling and the circular economy, which has helped to see how muchus optimise the amount of waste diverted from landfill. weve achieved byThis means a cleaner environment for everyone and working together,more jobs for locals. RRA More customers than ever have visited Reviva Ibis from growing ourRockhampton this year, and the site was pleased to team to runninghost a unique Fast Fashion waste reduction event events that inspirewith RRWR and the Emmaus College Earth Care Club. Students were challenged to put together a complete people to thinkoutfit of second-hand clothes from Reviva with just differently about$30. Their creativity and resourcefulness shone waste. through, and they rose to the challenge, learning how sustainable fashion can play a role in reducing waste.KAHLI PEARSON Kahli says: "This year has shown us what can SITE MANAGER happen when a community comes together. Its been amazing to see how much weve achieved by working together, from growing our team to running events that inspire people to think differently about waste. The positive impact were making on the environment and peoples lives is something were really proud of."RRA operates the Reviva Ibis Reuse Shop, Community Recycling Centre, waste transfer station and mattress recycling for Rockhampton Regional Council. 34'