worker shortage

  • Worker opportunity

    Colac and district health, aged care and childcare could benefit from a migration workforce boost.

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  • Surf Coast nod over seasonal worker scheme

    Seasonal workers have the green light to camp in Surf Coast back yards for up to 120 days, in a move that aims to alleviate an accommodation crisis.

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  • Camping plan to address worker shortage

    Surf Coast Shire residents have had their say on a proposed local law change that would allow seasonal workers to camp in back yards during summer.

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  • More workers heading for Vic

    An additional 1500 Pacific workers are heading for Victoria for seasonal work, with Victoria and Tasmania extending a deal for the workers to quarantine in Tasmania.

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  • Rental firm urges caution

    A holiday rental provider has rebuked a community suggestion to offer discounted rates for landlords who offer their homes up as long-term rentals, as Colac Otway Shire Council considers long-term fixes to a key worker housing crisis.

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  • New land plan to tackle housing shortage

    Corangamite Shire Council has adopted a new strategy to address a critical housing supply shortage for its largest towns.

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  • Worker shortage hits deli

    Lorne’s worker crisis has forced the town’s supermarket to close a department ahead of summer.

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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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