Statistics show there are more job vacancies now than before COVID hit, but many unemployed refuse to fill the vacancies. I ve walked the talk on this topic when I left family behind and moved from Queensland to remote Western Australia to take up a job in the mines. But many of today s unemployed obviously won t move to get work, even with attractive financial government support on top of JobSeeker. Australia has relied too heavily on backpackers and Pacific Islanders to do seasonal work and with COVID stopping this source of labour, regional Australia is now in trouble. We really have reached a sad place when we need people from other countries to do work some Australians see as too hard or beneath them.
Ron James New Year s Eve Event
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On Thursday, December 31st at 8:00 pm EST, join Ron James, for some New Year s laughs Live From My Living Room. $30.
As I drove down Evans Street toward town headed to the Florence City Center the other day, I came to the Federal Building and was stopped. A blue mini van was stalled in the road.
A Black woman and man were trying to get the van out of the road so traffic could pass. When I came up the two of them were pushing the van backward toward me so that they could maneuver the car into the parking lot next to Evans Street. You know, two people trying to push a vehicle will not be able to get the car to go up a driveway entry, even though it is a flat area. So even though they tried, they got stuck and traffic still could not pass.
Home » News » Thousands more added to Shindig totals for Fuel for Warmth
The 7th annual Highlands Christmas Shindig included Victoria Bingham as Penelope, left, Mike Jaycock as Dame Beatrice and Peter Jaycock as Sir Cedric, who were part of a group of skilled performers for the variety entertainment show on Nov. 28. Due to COVID-19, this year’s show was broadcasted virtually and helped to raise $41,500 for Fuel for Warmth, which helps to alleviate heating challenges during the winter. Photo submitted by Betty Mills.
News16 December 2020
By Darren Lum
Days after the stage lights went out and the performers went home following the Highlands Virtual Shindig 2020, thousands of dollars has since been added to the $41,500 initially raised from the annual fundraiser, bringing the total to $57,000 for Fuel for Warmth.