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Talking jobs and skills The Cardinia Jobs and Skills Showcase equipped locals with skills and contacts throughout the South East, seeing hundreds meet with 30 local businesses. The showcase kicked off with a breakfast presentation where representatives from Cardinia Shire, Chisholm, Star News Group and various other organisations heard from two unique employers and how they’re making a difference in the community. Story page 2
Amanda and Nicky from Fruit2Work. Picture: CARDINIA SHIRE COUNCIL
Roadmap to work Cardinia Shire Council has joined the Greater South East Melbourne (GSEM) delegation in Canberra, proposing a path forward for local jobs and industry in the South East. On Wednesday 26 June, mayor Cr Jack Kowarzik was in the national capital to support the launch of GSEM’s Jobs and Skills Roadmap, a comprehensive plan for the region’s development that puts local employment and education first. The roadmap is an ambitious agenda of “big ideas” to create well-paid, secure jobs and provide the necessary skills closer to home for
East. “Of course the extension of Thompsons Road is on the list and also the South East Airport,” Cr Kowarzik said. “But we will also raise matters like how migrants and refugees in the South East have existing skills but have difficultly getting the qualifications, we are really advocating for change on this issue. “The main purpose is to see more employment as a whole, we are going to ask for the Federal Government to fund an implementation plan to keep up the momentum.”
The roadmap was handed over to Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor and presented to senior members of the Federal Government and Opposition. The delegation is led by GSEM and included among the councils were representatives of industry, business, education and the community as a “unified voice” for the region. “Greater South East Melbourne is a nationally significant region,” GSEM chair Simon McKeon said. Continued page 3
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the fast-growing region’s 1.5 million residents. “We think that greater collaboration is needed in the region to produce better advocacy results,” Cr Kowarzik said. “In just Casey and Cardinia, 70 per cent leave the region for their jobs. “This is a joint effort of the South East and hopefully, with this roadmap, it will start a process to change that and bring more jobs local.” Developed from GSEM’s Jobs and Skills Summit in May, the roadmap regards a range of matters tackling the key issues for the South
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