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Relevant parties were consulted for Grantham quarantine project

Premium Content Subscriber only Just days before quarantine workers are due to be released into the fields, the agricultural department says it consulted with local regional council, agencies and organisations prior to overseas workers starting their coronavirus quarantining at Grantham. When 160 overseas workers, predominantly from the Solomon Islands, arrived in Grantham on June 7, the Grantham community was confused and frustrated with the lack of consultation. But the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries says it conducted consultation with the relevant parties prior to the labour hire workers arriving at the Grantham Farmworkers Lodge. It s important to note the site poses no risk to the community, however immediate neighbours of a quarantine site are advised that incoming workers will be quarantining there, a department spokesperson said.

Community isn t dumb : Mayor reacts to Grantham quarantine site

Premium Content Subscriber only A request from Lockyer Valley mayor Tanya Milligan to inform and consult residents before the arrival and quarantine of 160 international workers in Grantham was ignored by the Queensland government’s Department of Agriculture, she has claimed. Cr Milligan has slammed the non-existent community consultation as “disappointing” and said council’s request to the agriculture department for the Grantham community to be informed ahead of the seasonal workers’ arrival on Friday, May 7. Cr Milligan said the Lockyer Valley Regional Council was contacted via the local disaster management group to establish their opinion on the workers from Vanuatu and Pacific Islands quarantining at a hub in Grantham.

The Fiji Times » 177 Fijians depart for new jobs in Australia

Talebula Kate 27 April, 2021, 12:12 pm An airport worker waves to the Fiji Airways aircraft carrying the workers bound for Australia. Picture: AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION A total of 177 Fijians departed this morning for New South Wales, Australia, to start new jobs in the meatworks sector under the Pacific Labour Scheme. According to the Australian High Commission in Fiji, those Fijians will be able to support their families and communities in Fiji, learn new skills and experience life in Australia. The Commission also clarified that their cost of quarantine in Australia is the responsibility of the approved employers and/or State/territory governments.

Face-to-face registration for Pacific Labour and Seasonal Workers Scheme suspended from next Monday

Face-to-face registration for Pacific Labour and Seasonal Workers Scheme suspended from next Monday
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