Sponsorships
Mineral Council of Australia Victorian Women in Resources Awards
WIM is proud to continue its support for these prestigious awards, which celebrate the achievements of women in the Victorian mining industry. The awards recognise outstanding career accomplishments, advocacy for women, and contributions to social licence and the community. Winners serve as champions for greater diversity in the minerals industry, representing a broad range of roles from traditional trades to community engagement, earth sciences, and digital technology.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 awards and will close on 7 April. Award recipients for each category will be announced in April, with Victorian winners progressing to the national BHP Women in Resources Awards, which will be announced in September.
Click here to read more about the 2025 awards.
Science and Engineering Challenge
The Science and Engineering Challenge is a nationwide program inspiring school students to consider a future in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). WIM has extended its sponsorship for another two years, continuing its partnership with the Horsham and District Service Clubs to support the Wimmera Science and Engineering Challenge.
In 2025, over 375 junior and senior students from across the Wimmera region gathered at the Wimmera Events Centre’s Alan Heard Pavilion on March 18 and 19, taking on a series of hands-on STEM challenges designed to test their problem-solving and teamwork skills.
Teacher Earth Science Education Programme
The Teacher Earth Science Education Programme (TESEP) supports secondary school science teachers assisting them to influence students to engage in science and consider work in the industry. WIM has sponsored the provision of a Rock Kits to a select number of schools throughout the region. Rock Kits are a collection of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary specimens safe for students to handle and study, with information about their source and formation.
Click here to find out more about TESEP
WDA Wimmera Business Awards 2022
WIM is a proud to partner with the Wimmera Development Association as a sponsor and supporter of the 2022 Ace Radio Wimmera Business Awards. The Wimmera Business Awards provide recognition of the efforts, ingenuity, and talents of the regional businesses from the Northern Grampians Shire, Horsham Rural City, Hindmarsh Shire, Yarriambiack Shire, and West Wimmera Shire Councils. WIM is proudly sponsoring the COMMUNITY SERVICE IMPACT AWARD, recognising organisations that make a significant and positive social impact on the community.
Click here for more information on these awards.
Wimmera Machinery Field Days
WIM has been a long-term exhibitor at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days, Australia’s largest broadacre agriculture focussed event. The Field Days draw farmers and landholders from across the Wimmera and Mallee regions, areas that encompass WIM’s current project sites.
In 2023, WIM partnered with Partners in Ag as a major sponsor of the ‘Field Days Ag Ed’ program, which connects local secondary students with agricultural and resources industry professionals to explore career pathways and opportunities.
With the Field Days celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, WIM expanded its showcase and exhibit site, attracting significant interest over three days. Additionally, WIM continued its tradition of hosting a stakeholder partner and industry luncheon, welcoming over 50 special guests this year.
Click here to find out more about the Field Days.
Rotary District 9780
WIM is proud to partner with Rotary District 9780 in a three-year gold sponsorship agreement for the Defying the Drift program. Operating since 2010, the Defying the Drift program is an initiative of Rotary District 9780 and each year targets over 30 senior secondary school students encouraging them to explore career options in regional and rural Australia with a particular focus in the ag and resources industry.
The 2023 program was again held at Longerenong Agricultural College, reinforcing the College’s commitment to developing young professionals in rural and regional Victoria. WIM attended the Defying the Drift dinner in September to acknowledge and congratulate this years participants.
Western Victorian Careers Expo
In April 2022, WIM entered into a two-year partnership as a major financial and industry sponsor of the Western Victorian Careers Expo. The Expo brings together expert exhibitors from industry, local business, training, and higher education to provide rural and regional Western Victorians with quality, comprehensive career information. The Expo is held at the Wimmera Events Centre in Longerenong in June and attracts over 25 individual schools from across 12 local government areas, with approximately 2,000 people attending the event.
The WIM stand for 2024 was busy throughout the day as visitors stopped by to find out more about mineral sand mining and discuss future career opportunities with WIM’s Avonbank Project.
A popular addition at the WIM stand this year was the mini model spiral separator that demonstrates how mineral sands can be efficiently separated using water and gravity, mirroring real-world mining processes. WIM also presented a seminar discussing potential career opportunities with Avonbank and in the broader mining and mineral sands industry.
AXIS WORX & Wimmera Grain Store
Each year WIM sends a small token of appreciation to a group of stakeholders in the form of a Christmas hamper. To create these hampers, we partnered with Horsham-based AXIS WORX and Wimmera Grain Store from Rupanyup who have kindly assisted with these lovely hampers.
WIM is appreciative of the opportunity to partner with AXIS WORX and Wimmera Grain Store, and to provide ongoing support in their assisted employment and local produce programs.
