Employment

  • Colac’s jobless rate halves in just a year

    COLAC’S unemployment rate has more than halved in 12 months with the number of jobless residents plummeting to 4.4 per cent.

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  • State could privatise Colanda centre jobs

    THE DISABILITY workers union says it’s disgusted with a State Government decision which could see almost 200 jobs at Colac’s Colanda Centre privatised.

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  • District industries receive $4M boost

    COLAC businesses have received a boost after the Federal Government announced almost $4 million in grants to help create 40 new jobs for Colac and district.

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  • Colac district’s unemployment at five-year low

    COLAC and district’s unemployment rate has dropped to a five-year low and Colac’s mayor says the future is bright, with more jobs growth to come.

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  • Workers retrenched at Colac dairy plant

    BULLA Dairy Foods’ new chief says the retrenchment of 13 employees at its Colac factory was “of vital importance for the company to move forward”.

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  • New initiative aims to create 1000 Colac jobs

    A REGIONAL program to tackle disadvantage aims to create up to 1000 jobs within a decade for Colac people.

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  • Welfare worry as Colac’s jobless rate hits 9.1 per cent

    COLAC’S unemployment rate has hit 9.1 per cent, four points higher than in 2010 and more than three percentage points higher than the national rate.

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  • Colac workers consider action

    Bulla Dairy Foods workers will vote on taking protected industrial action after months of wage negotiations with the Colac-based company and a failure to reach an agreement.

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