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Future job seekers in the agricultural sector will need to know their way around a computer rather than a tractor if they want a long career in the industry.
Thatâs the message from Greater Whitsunday Alliance chief executive Kylie Porter, who said the pandemic had refocused attention on the critical need for places such as Mackay to produce and manufacture onshore.
The federal government will deliver a $10m funding injection in these new projects under the Regional Recovery Partnerships program to drive the regionâs recovery from COVID-19.
The projects include an upgrade of the Biocommodities Pilot Plant in Mackay, a new Aquaculture and Agriculture Tech Skills Hub for the Whitsunday region and delivery of stage 2 of the Clermont Saleyards and Showgrounds Revitalisation.
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Three new major projects in the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday set to boost jobs and the economy have been revealed.
The federal government will announce on Wednesday a $10m funding injection in three new projects under the Regional Recovery Partnerships program to drive the region’s recovery from COVID-19.
These projects include an upgrade of the Biocommodities Pilot Plant in Mackay, a new Aquaculture and Agriculture Tech Skills Hub for the Whitsunday region and delivery of stage 2 of the Clermont Saleyards and Showgrounds Revitalisation.
The federal and Queensland governments have identified these projects as high priority.
Dawson MP George Christensen said the Whitsunday-based Tech Skills Hub would deliver ag-tech programs and training to boost the sugar cane, beef, aquaculture and horticulture industries.