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Interactional infrastructure in rural communities: matching training needs and provision

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Kilpatrick, Sue; Loechel, Barton
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: Vol.14, No.1
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Tasmania

This paper reports some of the main lessons learnt from a collaborative project titled Generating jobs in regional Tasmania: a social capital approach investigating how two small rural Tasmanian communities could better match local training needs with training provision. The project was conducted within the context of the wider soc ....

'Green-collar' jobs : employment impacts of climate change policies

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: PEARCE, Alicia; Stilwell, Frank
  • Journal Name: Journal of Australian Political Economy
  • Journal Number: 62
  • Country: Australia

Consequences of the implementation of climate change policies on employment - creation of jobs, types and location of jobs - developments culminating in the commitment to environmental economic policy change - threats and opportunities in the labour market - employment implications of energy technologies - regional impacts - transi ....

'I think it is the best job ... I love it!' Engendering workplace satisfaction in rural and remote Australian mental health nursing

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: Ragusa, Angela T; Crowther, Andrew
  • Journal Name: Rural Society
  • Journal Number: 22.1
  • Publisher: eContent Management
  • Published Location: Australia
  • ISBN: 10371656
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales

Mental health nursing in New South Wales, Australia has experienced considerable change as a profession over the past 20 years. In a climate of reduced funding and heightened service need, rural and remote geographies continue to affect workplace environments and experiences. This article presents qualitative focus group data to identify what wor ....

‘What works’ ... identifying successful strategies for sustainable economies and jobs growth in the ‘second tier’ of Australian regions

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Hefferan, Mike
  • Journal Name: SEGRA 2011 ‘Promoting Regional Australia: regions and their cities’
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria

Based on established theory: to identify, from five comparable 'second-tier' regions, economic initiatives / policy settings / activities that have been fundamental to regional economic success / sustainability and jobs growth ..... are there common themes? Report Locationhttp://www.segra.com.au/segra11ConfProc/presentations/tuesday/concu ....

[In]Sight: Snapshot of Major Findings for 2013

  • Author: Regional Australia Institute
  • Country: Australia

[In]Sight is an online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of Australia’s 560 Local  Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) regions, unlocking  thousands of insights into regional Australia.    [In]Sight consists of 59 measurable indicators of competitiveness w ....

2012 Regional Workforce & Skills Project - SA Far North Region

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: Dahlitz, Tony
  • Publisher: RDA Far North
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

As a part of our Commonwealth funding requirements all Regional Development Australia Boards were required to develop a Regional Roadmap, which describes the selected region, its attributes, industry and employment base and key advantages. The Roadmap sets out the economic, environmental and social vision for the region, articulates the drivers o ....

A half-hearted defence of the CDEP scheme

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Hunter, Boyd
  • Journal Name: Family Matters
  • Journal Number: 81
  • Country: Australia

The Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme was developed as a response to the perceived social threat of 'sit-down money' to Indigenous communities in the 1970s. Ironically, the scheme is now being criticised as being one of the main factors driving the social effects of prolonged welfare dependence. This article u ....

A hand up not a hand out: renewing the fight against poverty: report on poverty and financial hardship

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Community Affairs References Committee
  • Publisher: Parliament of Australia, Community Affairs Committee
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 0642711992
  • Country: Australia

There has been a significant growth in poverty in Australia over the last decade. At the time of this report's release a consensus of estimates puts the number of people living in poverty at between two and three and a half million. In reporting on this inquiry into poverty the Senate Community Affairs References Committee gathered ....

A Just Australia web site

  • Year: 2003
  • Author: Australians for Just Refugee Programs
  • Journal Name: Surry Hills
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

The A Just Australia campaign is managed by the Refugee Council of Australia. The core mission of the campaign is to campaign for positive changes to government policy on refugee and asylum seekers. By working together with prominent Australians and community groups and thousands of concerned individuals, A Just Australia aims ....

A Measure of the Strength of the Relationship between the Indigenity and Desirability of Queensland State Schools

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Michaelson, Matthew Thomas
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, The
  • Journal Number: 35
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Queensland

Education Queensland's Remote Area Incentives Scheme (RAIS) is intended to provide financial and other benefits to teachers who choose to accept employment in undesirable locations in the state. On paper, this scheme claims that remoteness from an urban centre is the foremost measure of a school's undesirability. However, the perce ....

A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Social Capital and Economic Development: An Exploratory Analysis

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Soogwan Doh, Connie L. McNeely
  • Journal Name: Annals of Regional Science
  • Journal Number: Vol. 49
  • Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • ISBN: 1432-0592

While various types of capital have been identified and studied as drivers of economic development, recent arguments surrounding social capital in particular have led to calls for greater attention to its role in economic development within a country. Thus, we examine social capital relative to its impact on economic development at the country le ....

A Profile of Cellar Door Personnel: An Exploratory Case Study Analysis of Two Australian Wine Regions

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Williams, Kim Marianne
  • Journal Name: Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism
  • Journal Number: 12.1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Published Location: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 15332845
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria, South Australia

This exploratory study investigated the profile of cellar door personnel working in two wine districts in Australia, the Yarra Valley, Victoria, and the McLaren Vale, South Australia. The project examined the demographic profile, employment relationships, career mobility, and the perceived skills and knowledge essential for cellar door or tasting ....

A regional analysis of Indigenous participation in the Western Australian labour market

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: N. Biddle; J. Taylor
  • Publisher: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • ISBN: 0731549449
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

Western Australia sits poised to reap huge benefits from a super-cycle of resource exploitation; labour demand is at an all-time high and challenges in securing an adequate labour supply are already evident; it is ironic then, that the very people whose land base is exploited to generate much of this wealth, who are often located i ....

A regional economy: a case study of Tasmania

  • Year: 2008
  • Author: BITRE
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Tasmania

This study provides an analytical investigation of the challenges facing regional Australia. BITRE's study takes a multifaceted and holistic approach. The underlying principle is that economies do not work in isolation and a complex mix of interacting drivers affects a region's economic performance. Tasmania's economic performance has experienced ....

A spatial divide? Trends in the incomes and socioeconomic characteristics of regions between 1996 and 2001

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Lloyd, Rachel; Harding, Ann; Yap, Mandy
  • Publisher: National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra
  • Published Location: Canberra, ACT
  • Country: Australia

This paper examines trends in income for different regions of Australia between 1996 and 2001, using census data. Most regions and states experienced strong income growth during the five years, although incomes in the capital cities remained much higher than in other areas of Australia. Sharp rises in housing costs offset part of t ....

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