ADUNGADOO PATHWAY PAVES WAY FOR ROMA JOBS FUTURE
Published Monday, 24 September, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Twelve Indigenous Roma residents will upgrade features of the historically significant Adungadoo Pathway as part of a $350,000 jobs project.
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said participants in the Roma Town Council’s Adungadoo Pathway to Employment project would get paid work experience while gaining trade and other job-related skills.
The project will also act as a model for training more residents for an expected surge in local job opportunities.
“Roma is one of the regional hubs of Surat’s Energy Resource Province which is expected to create an additional 16,000 fulltime jobs in the region’s coal and gas industries by 2030,” Mr Mickel said.
“The region is already suffering a severe skills shortage, so if the local community is to capitalise on opportunities, its vital there is a strong labour market in place - this project sets a foundation for the community to build on.
“Unemployment is at a 30-year low of 3.5 percent in Queensland but there are still people who lack the necessary skills to participate effectively in the workforce.
“The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative is helping give people the skills employers and industry need.”
Mayor Bruce Garvie said participants in the 13-week project would set themselves up to get sustainable jobs, bringing about social and economic benefits to their families and communities while promoting the pathway’s significance.
“They’ll receive paid work experience, skills and qualifications in horticulture and construction, while working on the Adungadoo Pathway making seating, barbecues, shelters, garden beds and planting trees,” Mr Garvie said.
“The pathway follows part of the Bungil Creek, which holds great significance for many local Indigenous families.
“The Roma Town Council has been working with the community to ensure the natural beauty of the area is preserved, while still interpreting its significance.
“It will also mean a lot to the participants, many of whom will be breaking a cycle of welfare dependency.
“When they are successful in joining the workforce it will pave the way for their families and others in their community to follow.”
Funding for the project is made up of:
• $135,580 from the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
• $50,000 from the Roma Town Council
• $100,000 from the Australian Government Department of Transport Regional Services
• $94,800 from the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative have helped create more than
124,000 jobs for Queenslanders since 1998.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work is part of the State Government’s $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which aims to provide individuals and industry with the skills and workforce for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Roma Town Council town development officer Justine Miller
4622 9231 or justinem@roma.qld.gov.au
Minister Mickel contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion 3237 1125
September 24, 2007
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations John Mickel said participants in the Roma Town Council’s Adungadoo Pathway to Employment project would get paid work experience while gaining trade and other job-related skills.
The project will also act as a model for training more residents for an expected surge in local job opportunities.
“Roma is one of the regional hubs of Surat’s Energy Resource Province which is expected to create an additional 16,000 fulltime jobs in the region’s coal and gas industries by 2030,” Mr Mickel said.
“The region is already suffering a severe skills shortage, so if the local community is to capitalise on opportunities, its vital there is a strong labour market in place - this project sets a foundation for the community to build on.
“Unemployment is at a 30-year low of 3.5 percent in Queensland but there are still people who lack the necessary skills to participate effectively in the workforce.
“The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative is helping give people the skills employers and industry need.”
Mayor Bruce Garvie said participants in the 13-week project would set themselves up to get sustainable jobs, bringing about social and economic benefits to their families and communities while promoting the pathway’s significance.
“They’ll receive paid work experience, skills and qualifications in horticulture and construction, while working on the Adungadoo Pathway making seating, barbecues, shelters, garden beds and planting trees,” Mr Garvie said.
“The pathway follows part of the Bungil Creek, which holds great significance for many local Indigenous families.
“The Roma Town Council has been working with the community to ensure the natural beauty of the area is preserved, while still interpreting its significance.
“It will also mean a lot to the participants, many of whom will be breaking a cycle of welfare dependency.
“When they are successful in joining the workforce it will pave the way for their families and others in their community to follow.”
Funding for the project is made up of:
• $135,580 from the Queensland Government Department of Employment and Industrial Relations
• $50,000 from the Roma Town Council
• $100,000 from the Australian Government Department of Transport Regional Services
• $94,800 from the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative together with its predecessor the Breaking the Unemployment Cycle initiative have helped create more than
124,000 jobs for Queenslanders since 1998.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work is part of the State Government’s $1 billion Queensland Skills Plan which aims to provide individuals and industry with the skills and workforce for the 21st Century.
For more information on the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative visit www.employment.qld.gov.au or call 1300 369 925
Contact: Roma Town Council town development officer Justine Miller
4622 9231 or justinem@roma.qld.gov.au
Minister Mickel contact: Chris Brown 3237 1944 or Elouise Campion 3237 1125
September 24, 2007