Regional producers providing incentives to unemployed Australians
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is appealing to young Australians and visitors to venture into regional areas for employment opportunities to support themselves and the agriculture sector. He told Sky News the Regional Australia Institute last week identified 45600 jobs in regional and rural areas. The government will also change the rules surrounding fruit and veggie pickers to allow visa holders to extend their visas ahead of the harvest season. “We want to get those people off the coast, into the Hinterland, into the regional areas and taking those jobs. Those fruit growers need it, those farmers need it and it’s so important to be able to enable them to have that work so we don’t see fruit rotting on the trees,” Mr McCormack said. “Even despite everything that hit regional Australia and agriculture, the industry, the sector grew by a billion over the last 12 months to a $61 billion enterprise. “We want to make it a $100 billion by 2030, but we can’t do it if the fruit stays on the vine, we can’t do it if it stays on the trees, we need those workers, there’s good pay and incentive for them to do so. “So I say if you’re on your surfboard, you’re unemployed, you’re on the coast and you really want to improve yourself and help your nation, besides, have a look what’s available for you, there’s a lot of jobs available. “There are plenty of people who are collecting a welfare check who could better themselves … give them new skills, meet new friends and, as I say, get those adventures for life.”
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack is appealing to young Australians and visitors to venture into regional areas for employment opportunities to support themselves and the agriculture sector. He told Sky News the Regional Australia Institute last week identified 45600 jobs in regional and rural areas. The government will also change the rules surrounding fruit and veggie pickers to allow visa holders to extend their visas ahead of the harvest season. “We want to get those people off the coast, into the Hinterland, into the regional areas and taking those jobs. Those fruit growers need it, those farmers need it and it’s so important to be able to enable them to have that work so we don’t see fruit rotting on the trees,” Mr McCormack said. “Even despite everything that hit regional Australia and agriculture, the industry, the sector grew by a billion over the last 12 months to a $61 billion enterprise. “We want to make it a $100 billion by 2030, but we can’t do it if the fruit stays on the vine, we can’t do it if it stays on the trees, we need those workers, there’s good pay and incentive for them to do so. “So I say if you’re on your surfboard, you’re unemployed, you’re on the coast and you really want to improve yourself and help your nation, besides, have a look what’s available for you, there’s a lot of jobs available. “There are plenty of people who are collecting a welfare check who could better themselves … give them new skills, meet new friends and, as I say, get those adventures for life.”
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