I’m delighted to announce that GJK Facility Services recently became an Associate Sponsor - in partnership with the Property Council of Australia - for the Young Indigenous Professionals Program at The Property Congress in Tasmania in October this year.

The Program offers five Indigenous property students or interns with the opportunity to attend The Property Congress as guests. They will be invited to meet and greet with the keynote speakers (who this year include The Hon John Howard OM AC, Former Australian Prime Minister; Jessica Christiansen-Franks, Co-Founder & CEO, Neighbourlytics; Richard Florida, Professor, Author and Urbanist; and Holly Ransom, Founder and CEO of Emergent), as well as industry leaders throughout the conference.

We look forward to meeting with the five young professionals in the program, and the team at GJK will support them throughout The Property Congress.

I have long believed that business can - and arguably should - be a vehicle that can affect lasting positive change not only in the lives of individuals, but in society as a whole. This is why GJK Facility Services has actively and deliberately sought to recruit and develop people from a diverse range of nationalities and cultures. And in particular, it is the driving force behind our ongoing work alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, and our partnership with GJK Indigenous Services.

In addition to sponsoring the Young Indigenous Professionals Program, GJK Facility Services is also the Congress WiFi sponsor for The Property Congress. The discussion will be around “post-Covid,” and I look forward to bringing you news from this event in the future.