About Austal

Austal in the Community

Austal fosters positive and interactive involvement in the local communities where our Australian and USA shipyards operate.

Providing a friendly and community-focused workplace is part of Austal’s on-going commitment to training and employee development.

Austal workers are encouraged to support the community through participating in local events and supporting worthwhile local projects.
 
Austal's people are its greatest asset and the company encourages its staff and their families to take every opportunity to be active in the local community. As a company Austal sponsors many of the local events and projects in which its staff are involved.
 
There is a lot more to Austal than just winning big contracts and building big boats. The company is focused on supporting community initiatives wherever and whenever it can.




Austal Opens Doors To Community
 The chance to inspect the world’s largest aluminium shipyard saw more than 3000 people visit the Austal Ships facility in Henderson on Saturday for the company’s Community Open Day.
2008 Fishing Competition
 Held on Saturday 3rd May, the annual Austal Fishing Competition was once again enjoyed by all in attendance.
Austal.com Racing Wins In Esperance
 Austal.com Racing breaks through with maiden victory in the 07/08 West Coast Series.
Fremantle Hospital Visit
 A select group of Austal staff had the rare opportunity of touring the Fremantle Hospital Medical Research Foundation's facilities during a special visit on August 23.
Free Check-Up For Iron Overload
 As reward for raising more than $30,000 for the Fremantle Hospital Medical Research Foundation, Austal Staff received a free blood test for iron overload, during a visit by Foundation researchers on August 16.
Austal USA Celebrates 1,000 Employee Goal
 On July 3 2007, Austal USA celebrated the breaking of the 1,000 employee mark with an onsite cookout for all of its employees.
Austal Staff Joyride
 Almost 300 Austal employees enjoyed a congratulatory Staff Joyride aboard "Orhan Gazi-1", with management putting on a sausage sizzle afterwards.
Hawaii Superferry Charity Day
 Austal raised $136,000 for the Ronald Mcdonald House of Mobile.
AUSTAL.COM RACE CAR
 After dominating this season, Mark House and the Austal.com Race Car recently won the Perth Motorplex Track Championship.
2007 Fishing Competition
 Held on Saturday 17 March, the annual Austal Fishing Competition was enjoyed by all in attendance.
"Osman Gazi-1" Opens For The Austal Family
 With a fitting cultural theme in place for this years Staff Open Day, "Osman Gazi-1" received a lot of attention from Austal's extended family.
Austal Staff Christmas Party
 Austal's Annual Staff Christmas party, held at Adventure World, was a huge success with the night being enjoyed by everyone that attended.
Austal Staff Participate in Recreational Skippers Ticket Course
 Austal teamed with Challenger TAFE to provide a quick, easy and economical solution for Austal employees requiring their Recreational Skippers Ticket.
2006 Austal Golf Day
 The Austal Golf Day was held on the 17 September 2006 at the Kwinana Golf Club.
Health Matters At Austal
 At Austal ‘our people are our greatest asset’ and when it comes to the health and well-being of workers, this company value holds particularly true.
2006 Austal Fishing Competition
 The 2006 Austal fishing competition was a tremendous success with 20 boats and 60 keen fisherman involved.
FreoDoctorLottery
 Austal Employees have been supporting the Fremantle Hospital and winning at the same time.