September 24, 2025 - Webuild announces the renewal of its community partnership with Stars Foundation, empowering their mission to support improved education, health and employment outcomes for First Nations young women. 

Since 2021, the organisation has actively supported Star Foundation, engaging students with work experience opportunities, hosting Open Days to encourage their interest in STEM careers, and attending Stars’ careers forum and events.  

We’re currently delivering our third Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and this partnership aligns with our reconciliation vision, to enable equal participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples across the nation-building projects we deliver.  

Having recently marked the completion of the first year of this RAP, our 2024-2025 RAP Annual Report highlights our Stars partnership, which has been a truly impactful collaboration, creating many positive outcomes in our community. 

Marco Assorati, Senior Executive Vice President ‌Operations Oceania Webuild, said: “Extending our long-standing partnership with Stars for another three years underscores our support for the programs they offer and the important work they do to enable a more equitable future for First Nations women.” 

Stars Founder and CEO, Andrea Goddard said at the heart of the Stars Foundation is a commitment to ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls and young women have the same opportunities as boys, with direct access to school-based Mentors and education programs that are built around supporting student wellbeing and cultural pride”. 

“Funding through partnerships with Webuild and Clough allows Stars Foundation to continue offering holistic, wrap-around support that equip our First Nations girls and young women with the tools to succeed at school and make active choices about their future,” said Andrea Goddard.  

“We understand that education breeds resilience and it gives us great satisfaction knowing our support is helping First Nations girls and young women take charge of their futures, not only for themselves, but also for their families and their communities.” 

Stars began their journey 10 years ago in September 2015, operating the first programs in the Northern Territory, and since, they have seen incredible improvements in education and health outcomes for their students. 

The holistic program Stars has developed is based on strong, trusting relationships, providing culturally safe environments where the girls and young women in the program feel nurtured and inspired. 

Full-time Mentors provide a diverse range of activities to support Stars’ students to develop the self-esteem, confidence and life skills they need to successfully participate in school and transition into a positive and independent future.