Employment

  • Macca’s job blitz

    McDonald’s will host a one-day hiring blitz tomorrow in an attempt to fill 5000 jobs across the state.

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  • Barwon Water employment program applauded

    Barwon Water has won a national award for its Aboriginal Employment and Retention Strategy.

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  • Jobs agency loses its contract

    A major employment agency in Colac, Apollo Bay and Lorne has lost a Federal Government contract for the region and says it will look at redeploying staff – but it is unclear how many.

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  • Career opportunities at AKD

    Major Colac employer AKD is recruiting for its 2022 intake of apprentices, graduates and gap-year employees.

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  • Colac workers help build jail

    Colac residents are among people to find work building a new prison near Geelong.

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  • Pickers’ pay under debate

    A labour union is pushing for a guaranteed minimum wage for farm workers. Otway Blueberries’ Wayne Knight said the proposed change wouldn’t affect his business, but warned of impacts on low-value crop producers.

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  • Samoan solution for ALC: Colac lamb processor tackles staff shortage

    Forty new workers from Samoa will arrive in Colac next month to help replenish the workforce of one of the city’s biggest manufacturers.

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  • District welcomes visa plans

    Colac district farmers are set to benefit from a dedicated agricultural visa aimed to deliver workers to the agricultural sector, Colac district employers say.

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