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Bundaberg’s students are on holiday for Easter, and the state government is using the break to complete a range of maintenance projects on the city’s schools.
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Bundaberg’s students are on holiday for Easter, and the state government is using the break to complete a range of maintenance projects on the city’s schools.

Queensland’s resources industry received a significant boost this week, as the state government announced the construction of a $16 million biofuels pilot plant in Gladstone.

The WA government has announced that dozens of new jobs in Western Australia are on the horizon, as work gets underway on two multimillion-dollar projects.

Two new construction contracts in Townsville are set to create opportunities for the city’s tradespeople, including local apprentices and trainees. The projects, worth more than $3 million in total, aim to improve the city’s infrastructure and housing facilities.

BUSY At Work is urging employers with mature workers aged 45 to 54 (in active full time, part time or casual employment) to support an innovative new program called the Skills Checkpoint Pilot Program, before the program ends on Wednesday 25 May 2016.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has described the state’s manufacturing sector as a cornerstone of the economy, but it said more should be done to support the industry.

Vocational education and training (VET) could provide a gateway for organisations to build a talented pipeline of employees with ICT qualifications – skills that are becoming increasingly sought after in Australia.

A new rail duplication project that will support more than 200 jobs in Queensland has begun construction, with the initiative aimed at improving transport links for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The Working Queensland Cabinet Committee has committed to creating new jobs in Mount Isa, as well as building infrastructure to strengthen the region’s economy.

Bundaberg’s students are on holiday for Easter, and the state government is using the break to complete a range of maintenance projects on the city’s schools.

Queensland’s resources industry received a significant boost this week, as the state government announced the construction of a $16 million biofuels pilot plant in Gladstone.

The WA government has announced that dozens of new jobs in Western Australia are on the horizon, as work gets underway on two multimillion-dollar projects.

Two new construction contracts in Townsville are set to create opportunities for the city’s tradespeople, including local apprentices and trainees. The projects, worth more than $3 million in total, aim to improve the city’s infrastructure and housing facilities.

BUSY At Work is urging employers with mature workers aged 45 to 54 (in active full time, part time or casual employment) to support an innovative new program called the Skills Checkpoint Pilot Program, before the program ends on Wednesday 25 May 2016.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has described the state’s manufacturing sector as a cornerstone of the economy, but it said more should be done to support the industry.

Vocational education and training (VET) could provide a gateway for organisations to build a talented pipeline of employees with ICT qualifications – skills that are becoming increasingly sought after in Australia.