Social investment

Co-funded by MinRes, Foodbank WA’s nom! School program provides hands-on nutrition education and cooking classes to help build students’ knowledge, confidence and skills to support healthy eating.

Delivered across WA, schools are eligible to participate in this program if they receive support through Foodbank WA’s School Breakfast Program, indicating higher levels of disadvantage among the school’s cohort of students, and a greater need for support around healthy eating.

MinRes is the naming rights sponsor of the Perkins Plunge, a 12-hour overnight team relay swim event raising vital funds to help combat cardiovascular disease, rare genetic diseases and cancer.

As a long-time supporter of the Perkins, MinRes has contributed more than $2 million to help local researchers tackle some of the world’s greatest health challenges.

Our commitment goes beyond our corporate sponsorship with our employees also dedicating their time and energy to the Perkins. Since 2019, a passionate team has taken part in the MACA Cancer 200 Ride for the Perkins each year, fundraising more than $3.2 million to-date.

Since 2020, MinRes has proudly partnered with Lifeline WA to support the mental health of all Western Australians.

Building on this longstanding commitment in 2023, we renewed our partnership with a focus on providing funding to train 300 volunteer Digital Crisis Supporters over three years.

With demand for online and text-based support services continuing to rise, our support helps ensure Lifeline WA can reach more people in need, anytime and anywhere.

Since 2015, MinRes has employed two chefs who cook dinner for families with an ill or injured child requiring medical treatment in Perth.

With MinRes’ support, Ronald McDonald House Charities WA is the only House in Australia that provides a home-cooked meal every night of the year, helping to alleviate the burden of cooking so families can focus on spending time together.

MinRes chefs Tommy and Zi, also support Ronald McDonald House Charities WA’s Home for Dinner volunteering program which invites the community to prepare, cook and serve the evening meal to families.

MinRes is proud to partner with Telethon to support the health and wellbeing of WA children.

From state-if-the-art hospital equipment and critical services for children with disabilities to life changing opportunities for disadvantaged youth, together MinRes and Telethon are delivering brighter futures for young people in our state. In 2025, we are supporting the following beneficiaries:

• Hannah’s House
• Murdoch University
• Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre
• Wheels for Hope
• Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation
• Child and Adolescent Health Services

MinRes has partnered with Youth Focus for the past 12 years to support the delivery of free, face-to-face and web-based professional counselling for young people aged 12 to 25 who are experiencing mental health challenges, including suicidal thoughts.

Esperance Care Services has been supporting communities in and around Esperance for nearly 30 years, delivering a range of support including emergency relief, counselling and individual advocacy sessions to help people connect to government support and services.

The Kwinana Districts Football Club prides itself on being a family inclusive club, bringing together the local community of Kwinana, including employees based at our CSI workshop.

Thanks to our partnership, participation remains accessible at all levels of the sport through subsidised playing fees and new pathway programs, including a re-launched Colts Program in 2025.

Operating across Karratha, Wickham, Dampier, Port Hedland and South Hedland, the NPFL brings together the communities of the Pilbara and promotes access and participation at all levels.

With support from MinRes as the League’s Principal Partner, the NPFL has been able to subsidise participation fees, ensuring the sport remains accessible for all.

MinRes has supported Ruah since 2023, backing its vital work helping women and children escaping family and domestic violence. In October 2024, Ruah opened the Angela Wright Bennett Centre, a safe and welcoming place that provides crisis accommodation and wide range of services under one roof.

A key part of the centre is the Karlup Service, which provides healing and recovery support to women and children rebuilding their lives. As part of this, MinRes funds five Koorta Guides – meaning “trusted one” in Noongar language. These guides walk alongside victim-survivors and help them access a range of services, without the need to repeatedly share their story.

Since 2021, MinRes has supported the Swan Districts Football Club’s Swans Onslow program to deliver a range of support for young people including Friday night football, an afternoon club and the running of the Swans Youth Shed.

Funding a full-time, local Youth Coordinator, MinRes has supported Swans to deliver targeted programs for early years, primary school and youth ages, including afterschool sports and activities.

The Lucy Saw Association provides outreach support and emergency accommodation for women and children escaping family and domestic violence. The organisation manages three refuges in Rockingham, Medina and Fremantle – together assisting more than 600 women and children each year.

MinRes is a long-term supporter of Lucy Saw since 2013, contributing more than $500,000 to-date.

Through its partnership with MinRes, the Waalitj Foundation delivers the Onslow Family Support program which delivers a range of family support including school supplies, transport to and from school and family counselling.

MinRes is a proud partner of the Youth Involvement Council’s Deadly Hearts program which engages children aged five to 11-years old in after school activities, providing nourishing meals and positivity three days per week.

The popular South Hedland based program employs local youth mentors to run the after-school sessions who play a pivotal role in guiding the development of essential social and life skills of participants.

As a valued partner of Curtin University’s Moorditj Yorga Scholarship Program since 2023, MinRes now supports four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander yorgas (meaning “strong woman” in Noongar language) on their higher education journeys.

With a shared commitment to breaking down barriers to access and success in higher education, MinRes is helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander yorgas pursue university study, thrive academically and receive vital mentoring as they transition into meaningful careers.

As the founding Principal Partner, MinRes has partnered with GABC over the last three years to build the capacity and capability of Aboriginal entrepreneurs across the Goldfields region.

With the support of MinRes, GABC host the annual Yuwa Aboriginal Business Conference, providing Aboriginal businesses with the opportunity to network, promote their brand and connect with industry leaders and peers.

Backed by MinRes since inception, the McGovern Foundation’s Wanderer Program addresses the inequity and barriers people may face when obtaining their provisional driver’s licence, such as not having access to a vehicle, a supervising driver or the financial means to complete the 50 required hours.

Since launching in June 2021, the McGovern Foundation has supported more than 700 people to obtain their driver’s licence

Since 2017, MinRes has proudly supported the continued growth and development of Shooting Stars, now operating across 22 school-based sites.

Shooting Stars is an educational engagement program empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women to make informed choices about their education and employement journey.

The Bruce Goulds Memorial Commerce Scholarship was established at UWA in memory of our former Chief Financial Officer, Bruce Goulds. For five years, the scholarship has helped remove barriers for student from regional and remote areas and create opportunities for those pursuing a Commerce degree.

In 2025, Jude Mazzuchelli from Dunsborough was awarded the scholarship and received $10,000 to support his education and career goals.