We believe that the security industry, with its varied skill levels and touch points across the Australian population, is uniquely placed to help bridge this employment gap. SXP will lead the initiative by raising our client’s awareness of Indigenous disadvantage and encouraging them to take practical steps to help alleviate it – namely, by employing Indigenous people and engaging Indigenous-owned businesses.

By working together, we can provide Indigenous people with meaningful and robust employment opportunities across this broadly skilled industry. Greater employment will, in turn, lead to sustainable economic and cultural benefits to Australia’s Indigenous community.

Southern Cross Protection formed a partnership with Six Seasons Resources and I24S in 2019. Both are Supply Nation Certified Indigenous owned Aboriginal security services business based in Perth, Western Australia.

This is one of the first Aboriginal security partnership of its kind in Australia. Both Six Seasons Resources and I24S are committed to bringing about positive, sustainable social and environmental change.

Both Six Seasons Resources’ and I24S have a hands-on management team which is led by Directors, Justin and Angela Kickett, both of whom have combined over 20 years’ experience law enforcement, security, indigenous affairs and training. Justin is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal affairs, who speaks continuously about how business can be used to develop strategies to ignite tangible results and outcomes for Aboriginal people. Our partnership with them both supports the Southern Cross Protections Group objectives for Aboriginal employment, local community engagement, social impact, and offering training and development opportunities for our Indigenous staff.

Southern Cross Protection celebrates gender, cultural and ethnic diversity through our “One Tribe” philosophy. Our shareholder participates in the Indigenous Employment Initiative coordinated by the Federal Government and we must always comply to the following:

• Ensure selection processes are culturally inclusive where those who are recruiting are culturally sensitive
• Demonstrate a full understanding of workplace discrimination laws
• Provide work experience and internship programs for people from culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds
• Establish mentoring arrangements and providing cultural awareness training to support the integration of employees from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds into our workplace

Sponsor Indigenous Community Outreach & Patrol Services

Southern Cross Protection sponsor the Larrakia Nation Outreach service in Darwin, which provide an alternative response to reduce anti-social behaviour in public spaces. They also provide people with options to access to more stable accommodation, AOD assistance, return to country, other NGOs and government services.

The Outreach Program also encourages and supports individuals to maintain social connections with home communities, including liaison with our Return to Country Program.