New Strategy to Identifiy Jobs in the Ballarat Region
Source: Victoria. Minister for Regional and Rural Development. Media Release
"A new $250,000 Brumby Government initiative will identify new job opportunities for unemployed workers in the Ballarat region. Launching the initiative at the Government’s Ballarat Economy and Jobs Roundtable in Ballarat, Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation Jacinta Allan said boosting the economy and creating new job opportunities is a Government priority. “In these tougher global times, the Brumby Government is taking action to create jobs and stimulate investment to lock in regional Victoria’s future,” Ms Allan said.“Our new Ballarat Industry Workforce Development Strategy will focus on identifying and finding potential employment areas for recently retrenched manufacturing workers.“The Strategy will take stock of existing job opportunities and those that will flow from infrastructure projects that arise from the Federal Government’s $42 billion Nation Building and Jobs Plan."