Mitchell Weatherill

Introducing Mitchell Weatherill

CCA CEO Daryl Connelly (left) and Mitchell Weatherill.

Cradle Coast Authority are pleased to announce a new addition to the team.

Young Waratah resident, Mitchell Weatherill, is employed as part of our Aboriginal Traineeship Program, securing a position as a school-based apprentice. Mitchell is currently in Year 12 at Hellyer College and will assist the NRM team in a range of conservation and land management activities while completing a Certificate III in Conservation and Land Management. The initiative is part of our commitment to the Aboriginal community to offer an opportunity to local Aboriginal community members to have access to and gain valuable work experience and knowledge in natural resource management, and to better understand cultural landscapes, places and materials in the Cradle Coast region.

Securing a recognised qualification and gaining practical, hands-on experience in areas such as wildlife habitat and natural area restoration, weed and pest control and Aboriginal land management practices, will hopefully provide Mitchell with the foundations for a future career in the conservation and land management sector.

This initiative is supported by the Cradle Coast Authority with funding from Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

I’m so excited to work with the NRM team here at Cradle Coast Authority and will enjoy every second of it.

- Mitchell Weatherill