-----Original Message- >Media Release >for: Monday 21 August 2000 > >New CDEP to go ahead in jobs boost for Mackay, Ayr, Bowen and Sarina. > >In a major boost to indigenous employment and the regional economies of the >Burdekin, Whitsunday and Pioneer shires, ATSIC today announced it is setting >up a "regional" Community Employment Development Project (CDEP) that will >operate in Mackay, Ayr, Sarina and Bowen. > >Chairman of ATSIC's Townsville Regional Council, Mr Eddie Smallwood, said >the new Heartland CDEP Ltd, will open its doors in all four towns on October >1. > >Mr Smallwood says the presence of CDEP in the region for the first time >will boost the local economy as well as opening up new job opportunities >and skills training for local indigenous people. > >"The Heartland CDEP will provide job opportunities and training for 100 >people. There will be 45 places available in Mackay, 20 each for Sarina and >Ayr and 15 places in Bowen > >"Local businesses and suppliers in these centres will benefit from the >injection of about $400,000 in new money going into the economy and from the >$800,000 in wages the workers will be paid each year." > >Mr Smallwood said this was "an opportunity as well as an incentive" for >local business and employers to be become involved. > >ATSIC is inviting employers and local business to find out more about what >CDEP means for them at a series of meetings to be held this week. Starting >in Ayr on Tuesday, Bowen on Wednesday, Mckay on Thursday, and in Sarina on >Friday. > >ATSIC, State and commonwealth agencies such as DEWRSB, DATSIP, State >Development and Centrelink, Job Network providers, local government and >TAFE will be in town outlining the opportunities and assistance available >through the introduction of the CDEP. > >"CDEP can offer attractive subsidies to employers willing to enter short or >long term employment contracts to take on job ready, trained indigenous >workers.It is also an opportunity for local councils to forge stronger links >to the CDEP and their local indigenous communities," Mr Smallwood said. > >He said the new CDEP will become an important new avenue to open up more job >opportunities and expand the pool of skills available for local labour >markets. > >ATSIC's CDEP program is recognised as one of the most successful work >programs in Australia, with a proven record built up over more than 20 >years. It employs and trains more that 32,000 indigenous people each year. > >Also ATSIC's biggest program, Mr Smallwood said CDEP is a 'practical' >example of ATSIC's commitment to tackling the 51 percent national >Indigenous unemployment rate, at the regional level. > >Employers wanting to go to this week's information meetings about Heartland >CDEP can call John Collyer on 0419 365 731. > >Media Contact: Mr Eddie Smallwood, Chair, Townsville Regional Council of >ATSIC on 0417 605 397 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
