Community
The Torch
Amtek proudly supports the Torch. The Torch is an organization that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.
Their aim is to reduce the rate of reoffending by encouraging the exploration of identity and culture through art.
Tiddalick, 2023
Jaffel, Kalkadoon people
Tiddalick was the largest frog in the world. One warm morning he woke up very thirsty so he drank and drank until all the water in the billabong was gone. When the other animals arrived, there was no water left for them.
They decided they needed to make Tiddalick laugh so that all the water would come spilling back out of him. The echidna, the wombat and the kookaburra tried to make him laugh but Tiddalick didn't laugh. He just sat there with his belly full of water.
Then the snake had a try, dancing and wriggling so much that she tied herself into a knot and got stuck! Tiddalick started to chuckle and then he let out a huge belly laugh. The water gushed out of his mouth and filled up the billabong. The other animals jumped for joy and drank their fill.
Three Tribes, One Way, 2024
Mukjarawaint, Yorta Yorta people
When one journey ends, another begins. This is the circle of life within the Gunditjmara, the GunaiKurnai and the Yorta Yorta peoples, surrounded by our Ancestral spirits and our Elders
Guiding Our Food, 2023
Jay, Gunditjmara people
Bunjil the creator is guiding the eels to our Gunditjmara traps for food and farming as has been the way for thousands of years
A Brighter Future, 2024
Kathleen, Kamilaroi/Barkindji people
The circles in the painting represent the revolving circles I get caught up in. The bright colours represent my hope to create a brighter future. Like a brolga, I hope to change my journey, to fly proud and free.
Kinaway
We are a proud partner of Kinaway, whos focus is on changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s lives through a strength-based model of business ownership and participation in the Victorian economy.
Kinaway Chamber of Commerce is an established charity with the purpose of advancing Victorian Aboriginal businesses to actively participate and excel in both national and international economies.
Jakobs Day
The Jakob’s Day Charity Golf Day is all about having fun and a few laughs for a good cause. The genesis of the day was Lou and Anna’s family’s desire to honour their son Jakob’s memory, who tragically passed away in 2000 at the age of nine months after a short illness.
It’s goal is to do so by supporting the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, and is now in its 16th year.