Border region needs help to bring in workers to speed recovery

22 May 2022

“A shortage of skilled workers is significantly hampering flood recovery efforts on the NSW North Coast, according to a submission to the inquiry into the disaster. The submission, jointly prepared by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals and the Northern Rivers Co-operatives Alliance, called for housing to accommodate those workers to help communities get back on their feet.”

The full article, Border region needs help to bring in workers to speed recovery, was published in the Sunday Mail Brisbane on 22 May 2022.

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