June saw the facilitation of our JobsSI program in Goulburn, Queanbeyan and Cooma. We produced multiple industry tours in these targeted regions focussed on construction, trades, aged and disability care services which were both well attended and achieved excellent jobs pathways outcomes for numerous participants.

The government’s next wage subsidy program is expected to support nearly half a million young Aussies gain employment by incentivising businesses to hire with a hiring credit.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced a new $4 billion JobMaker hiring credit to help accelerate growth in employment during the COVID recovery by giving businesses incentives to take on additional employees that are young jobseekers aged 16 to 35 years old.

Businesses in regional Australia could be central to Australia’s economic recovery from coronavirus after a spike in the number of new job listings outside of the capital cities, a new report has shown.

Figures from the Regional Australia Institute have shown a 22 per cent increase in the number of new job postings in June compared to the previous month.

RDA Southern Inland, provides support to time-poor businesses in the region to connect with others and access business support and information.