THE HON BILL SHORTEN
MP
Minister for Employment and Workplace
Relations
THE HON KATE ELLIS
MP
Minister for Employment Participation
Minister for Early Childhood and Child
Care
MEDIA
RELEASE
The first
Jobs and Skills Expo to support Queensland public sector workers facing
redundancy through state government cuts will be held in Brisbane later this
month.
Minister for
Employment and Workplace Relations Bill Shorten and Minister for Employment
Participation Kate Ellis today announced details of the three upcoming Jobs and
Skills Expos being delivered by the Australian Government as part of an $850,000
support package for the Queensland workers facing
redundancy.
“The first of
these expos will be held at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26
October,” Mr Shorten said.
“It will be
delivered by the Former Origin Greats (FOGS) who have a long history of
supporting Australian Government employment initiatives and have successfully
run seven Indigenous Employment and Careers Expos in Queensland this
year.
“This expo – and the two to follow in
Logan and Townsville – will provide information about a broad range of
employment and training options for the thousands of workers facing the axe from
state government cuts to the public service.”
Ms Ellis said the other two expos will
be held in Logan on 15 November and Townsville on 12 December, and will be
delivered by the Department of Human Services (DHS).
“We have proven success with these
expos, bringing together employers, job seekers and training providers in a
single location to create a one-stop-shop for jobs and training,” she
said.
“The Australian Government has
delivered 60 expos across Australia, with more than 22,000 people connected with
employment and training opportunities.
“The expos will be of great benefit to
the 14,000 Queensland public sector workers who will lose their jobs through the
Newman Government’s cuts.”
The Jobs and Skills Expos will be
supported by up to 30 jobs and information workshops in mainly regional
locations, offering advice including accessing financial and mental health
counselling.
The three-hour sessions are being
delivered by experienced private sector employment experts, together with the
Australian Government’s Local Employment Coordinators and officials from the
Departments of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Human Services
and Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary
Education.
Spaces for
the workshops are limited. To register and for more information go to www.deewr.gov.au.
Further
information is also available on the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/QldWorkersAssistancePackage
A
list of the jobs and information workshops confirmed so far is
attached.
Queensland Jobs and Information
Workshops
Date
|
Location
|
Venue
|
Workshop time
|
Monday 15 October
2012
|
Cairns (workshop
1)
|
Cairns Cruising Yacht
Squadron, 42-48 Tingara St, Portsmith
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Tuesday 16 October
2012
|
Bundaberg
|
Bundaberg Civic
Centre
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Wednesday 17 October
2012
|
Maryborough
|
Brolga Theatre, cnr
Walker and Lennox Sts
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Monday 22 October
2012
|
Caboolture
|
Caboolture Hub, 4
Hasking St, Caboolture
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Wednesday 24 October
2012
|
Ipswich
|
Ipswich Metro
International Hotel, 43 South St
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Friday 26 October
2012
|
Brisbane
|
Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre, cnr Merivale and Glenelg Sts
|
10.30am – 12.30pm and
1.00pm –
3.00pm
|
Tuesday 30 October
2012
|
South Brisbane
|
The Glen Hotel, cnr
Logan Rd and Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains
|
1.00pm -4.00pm
|
Thursday 1 November
2012
|
Longreach
|
Albert Park Motor
Inn, 84 Galah St, Longreach
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Friday 2 November
2012
|
Sunshine
Coast
|
Lake Kawana Community
Centre, Sportsmans Pde, Bokarina
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Monday 5 November
2012
|
Cairns (workshop
2)
|
The Boathouse, James
Cook University (Cairns Campus), McGregor Rd,
Smithfield
|
4.30pm - 7.30pm
|
Tuesday 13 November
2012
|
Gympie
|
Gympie RSL Club, 217
Mary St, Gympie
|
2.00pm –
5.00pm
|
Thursday 15 November
2012
|
Logan
|
Logan Metro Indoor
Sports Centre, Brown Plains Rd, Crestmead
|
11.30am -2.30pm
|
Friday 16 November
2012
|
Gold
Coast
|
Radisson Resort Gold
Coast, Nielsens Room, Palm Meadows Club House, Palm Meadows Dve,
Carrara
|
9.30am – 12.30pm
|
Monday 19 November
2012
|
Rockhampton
|
Leichhardt Hotel, cnr
Denham and Bolsover Sts, Rockhampton
|
1.30pm –
4.30pm
|
Wednesday 21 November
2012
|
Mackay
|
Mackay Grande Suites,
Flinders Room, 9 Gregory St, Mackay
|
9.30am –
12.30pm
|
Wednesday 28 November
2012
|
Toowoomba
|
Picnic Point,
Toowoomba, 164 Tourist Rd, Toowoomba
|
9.00am –
12.00pm
|
Thursday 29 November
2012
|
Dalby
|
Dalby RSL, 69 Drayton
St, Dalby
|
2.00pm –
5.00pm
|
Wednesday 12 December
2012
|
Townsville
|
Townsville RSL
Stadium, 40-48 Murray Lyons Cres, Annandale
|
11.30am –
2.30pm
|
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