Jobs must match the growth on the Coast
EDITORIAL The Central Coast is growing; that’s not news. Over the next 15 years, the population is expected to swell by over 65,000 people, the equivalent of adding a city…
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Unemployment on the Coast falls to 2 per cent
Business NSW Central Coast says the region’s economy is on its way to recovery following the COVID-19 lockdowns, with unemployment levels dropping. “The Central Coast is definitely experiencing record lows…
Try out being a bus driver at Busways open day
Residents looking for a reliable job which leaves time for life interests in the middle of the day can try out bus driving at a Busways Wyong Depot Open Day…
Workshops encourage businesses to employ people with disability
Not-for-profit organisation Social Futures is offering support to Central Coast employers looking to fill job vacancies by showing them how to access a skilled but untapped workforce – people with…
Pilot careers and training program extended to four local high schools
A State program that focuses on post-school training and employment pathways is to be rolled out at four high schools at the top end of the Coast.
Focus on existing employment land, says Council staff
Central Coast Council wants the State Government’s Regional Plan 2041 to focus on resolving issues for an existing 1,103Ha of undeveloped employment zoned land rather than include additional employment land…
ING moves offices to new Wyong hub ahead of staff recruitment
ING is moving its Coast offices out of Tuggerah to a new purpose-built hub in Wyong, while it seeks to recruit a further 50 people to its 400-strong workforce.
Where have all the workers gone?
One local business has asked, ‘where have all the workers gone’, after job adverts have been left unanswered for weeks. The latest figures available from the Institute of Public Affairs…
School leaver support delivers dream jobs
Nineteen-year-old Alex Hart would love to be a truck driver, but he knows he’s got to work his way up, so for the time being he’s happy to have a…
Jobs will take years to bounce back
Analysis by the Institute of Public Affairs, based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) weekly payroll and wages, has found that in the first three weeks of…
Bara Barang receives over $300,000 to support training and employment
The Bara Barang Corporation, based in Gosford, is one of several Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups to benefit from almost $3.4M in State Government grants announced on July 7….
ET Australia offers free short courses for entry-level employment
ET Australia Training College is offering fee-free short training courses thanks to the State Government’s Skilling for Recovery initiative. The courses are targeted at industries where there are skills shortages…
Better Days café opens in Tumbi Umbi
Coffee lovers rejoice, a new café opened in Tumbi Umbi on May 1. The café is called Better Days, and is a social enterprise run by Coast Community Care in…
Call for more in-home care workers
Trusted Home Care is putting a call out for more qualified staff as it starts to take on more complex clients. From humble beginnings, the in-home aged and disability care…
Chris notches up five years as a disability worker and loves it
For the past five years, Chris Crocker has been working at McDonald’s, which for him is an amazing feat. Crocker has Asperger’s syndrome, and was hired in 2016 as a…
Number of job seekers falling on Coast
The number of job seekers on the Central Coast decreased in October by 1,017. This leaves 18,868 people receiving the JobSeeker supplement, with those receiving Youth Allowance taking the figure…
Crouch says that the budget will kick the local economy into high gear
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, says the 2020 NSW Budget, handed down on November 17, reflects millions of dollars to be spent on the Central Coast targeted at…
Mixed reactions to State Budget
The 2020 State Budget, handed down on November 17, has met a mixed reaction on the Central Coast. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, says it includes millions…
Albanese promises a childcare boost for working families
The cost of childcare on the Central Coast was in the spotlight when NSW Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, visited an Ourimbah children’s centre on November 13. Albanese was accompanied by…
Booming disability sector beckons for TAFE graduates
Umina resident Tanya Bennett is just one of the graduates from Gosford TAFE tapping into the booming disability care sector by landing jobs with the disability and aged care provider,…