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Harvest Labour Services Reforms to encourage Australian job seekers to take up seasonal work Consultation Paper
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Contents
1. Consultation Process 5
2. Introduction 6
3. 2019–20 Federal Budget measure – Harvest Labour Services – Reforms to encourage Australian
job seekers to take up seasonal work 8
3.1. Expansion of HLS 9
Questions for feedback 10
3.2. Incentives to place Australian job seekers into seasonal work 10
3.2.1. Types of eligible HLS placements 11
Question for feedback 11
3.2.2. Outcome Payments 11
Questions for feedback 12
3.3. Role of the National Harvest Labour Information Service (NHLIS) 13
Key facts 13
3.3.1. The Harvest Trail website and jobs board 13
Questions for feedback 14
3.4. Industry Engagement 14
Question for feedback 14
4. Other Government Initiatives 14
4.1. Seasonal Worker Programme 14
4.2. Pacific Labour Scheme 15
4.3. Online Employment Services Trial and New Employment Services Trial 15
Question for feedback 16
Attachment A - Maps of Proposed HLS Regions 17
Harvest Labour Services Regions across Australia 17
Adelaide Barossa, South Australia 18
Far North Queensland 19
Gippsland, Victoria 20
Goulburn Valley, Victoria 21
Hunter/Central West, NSW 22
Mid Murray, Victoria 23
Northern NSW Coast 24
Riverina, New South Wales 25
South Australia - South East 26
Southern Queensland, Queensland and New South Wales 27
South West, Western Australia 28
Sunraysia, Victoria and New South Wales 29
Sunshine Moreton, Queensland 30
Tasmania 31
Top End, Northern Territory and Western Australia 32
Wide Bay, Queensland 33
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1. Consultation Process
This paper forms part of the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (the
department) consultation with stakeholders to inform policy settings and content for the Request
for Tender for Harvest Labour Services and the National Harvest Labour Information Service
(2020—2023).
This consultation process is open to all organisations. Links to the Consultation Paper and an
explanatory webinar are available through AusTender and the Department of Employment, Skills,
Small and Family Business website. Register your interest on AusTender to receive future
information about the Harvest Labour Services and National Harvest Labour Information Service
purchasing activity. All communication with the department should be directed to the Employment
Services Purchasing Hotline (1300 733 514) or the Employment Services Purchasing Mailbox
Questions and requests for clarification about this Consultation Paper can be made by:
Email: Employment Services Purchasing Mailbox ([email protected])
Phone: 1300 733 514, the Employment Services Purchasing Hotline (Monday to Friday,
9.00 am to 5.00 pm Canberra time, excluding ACT and national public holidays).
Submissions to the Consultation Paper can be lodged by completing the SmartForm available on
the Employment Services Purchasing Information (employment.gov.au/employment-services-
purchasing-information) website and emailing it to the department’s Employment Services
Purchasing Mailbox ([email protected]).
Submissions will be published on the department’s website unless you do not agree to its
publication and indicate your preference in the section provided on the SmartForm.
We value your privacy. If you do not want your personal details to be published, please ensure that
the appropriate checkbox on the SmartForm regarding publication approval is ticked.
The timetable for the consultation process is as follows:
Release of Consultation Paper: 31 July 2019
Consultation process open to submissions via SmartForm: 31 July 2019 – Thursday, 22 August 2019
Submissions close: 12pm (AEST), Thursday, 22 August 2019
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2. Introduction
The horticulture industry is a vital sector of the Australian economy and a key source of income for
many communities, families and individuals. Employers in the horticulture industry are reliant on a
diverse range of workers both on an ongoing and/or temporary basis to pick, pack and grade fresh
fruit and vegetables and perform other related seasonal horticultural work. This workforce
comprises working holiday makers, Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP) participants and local
workers.
Seasonal work is a long-standing feature of the horticulture industry. While some employers are
able to meet their workforce needs in some regions and communities, employers can face labour
supply challenges, especially at peak harvest periods.
The Australian Government is committed to helping job seekers find seasonal employment while
also assisting the horticulture industry to meet its labour needs. The Government currently
supports matching seasonal work demand and supply through a number of programs and policies
such as Harvest Labour Services (HLS) and the SWP. These horticulture specific programs are
supported by mainstream employment services which help connect job seekers to employment
opportunities in their community.
HLS was introduced in 1998 to respond to horticulture industry concerns that crops were not being
picked and were going to waste due to labour shortages. The program aims to link workers (i.e.
both working holiday makers and Australian job seekers) with seasonal harvest jobs to meet
seasonal peaks in employer demand in locations across Australia that do not have adequate local
labour supply to meet this demand. Supporting the HLS is the National Harvest Labour Information
Service (NHLIS), which provides comprehensive, up-to-date information about harvest work
opportunities, working conditions, transport and accommodation around Australia through the
Harvest Trail website and Harvest Guide. The NHLIS also provides a telephone service for
employers wanting to lodge vacancies and people looking for harvest work.
The Government in the 2019–20 Budget announced significant reforms to HLS. Existing HLS and
NHLIS contracts are due to conclude on 26 June 2020. This Consultation Paper provides
stakeholders with the opportunity to express their views on the future of HLS and how the
Government can best support Australian job seekers to access seasonal work opportunities and for
growers to find suitable workers.
Table 1. Summary – Current and proposed HLS arrangements
Current HLS arrangements Proposed HLS arrangements
11 HLS regions 16 HLS regions
Around 25,000 HLS placements achieved per year
Expected HLS placements of around 35,000 per year
Placement fee of $49.50 (GST inclusive) for eligible placements
Placement fee of $55 (GST inclusive) for eligible placements
Service fee of $53,900 (GST inclusive) per quarter
Service fee of $53,900 (GST inclusive) per quarter
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Current HLS arrangements Proposed HLS arrangements
No Outcome Payments Outcome Payments – 4-week = $550, 12-week = $1,110 and 26-week = $1,375 (GST inclusive) for Australian job seekers receiving income support
Services delivered by HLS providers include;
liaising with harvest employers to identify and support their labour needs
marketing harvest work opportunities
mobilising job seekers and those with work rights and placing them into harvest jobs
conducting visa checks on workers before referring them to employers
preparing job seekers for harvest work
educating and raising awareness with harvest employers, harvest labour hire firms and harvest employer associations about government regulations (Fair Work pay and conditions, and workplace health and safety).
In addition to existing services, HLS providers will work with providers of mainstream employment services to place more Australian job seekers into seasonal horticulture work
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3. 2019–20 Federal Budget measure – Harvest Labour Services – Reforms to encourage Australian job seekers to take up seasonal work
The ‘Harvest Labour Services – Reforms to encourage Australian job seekers to take up seasonal
work’ measure announced in the 2019–20 Budget is a $24.1 million investment over four years
aimed at encouraging more Australian job seekers to take-up seasonal work.
The following four elements were announced as part of the measure:
Expanding the number of HLS regions
Incentivising HLS providers to place Australian job seekers into seasonal work
Enhancing the NHLIS and the Harvest Trail website
Collaborating with the horticulture industry to develop industry-led proposals to promote
seasonal work opportunities to Australian job seekers and help employers understand
opportunities available to hire Australian workers.
While there will always be a need for a range of labour sources to fill seasonal work vacancies, the
Government’s focus is to ensure that Australians have greater access to local jobs. Currently,
Australian job seekers receiving working age income support only represent around 5 per cent of
all HLS placements. This demonstrates that there is an opportunity to increase the numbers of
Australians undertaking seasonal horticulture work (while also continuing to support farmers and
growers by placing Working Holiday Makers as HLS providers do currently) and help reduce the
pressure on employers in finding suitable workers.
Under these reforms, HLS providers will be incentivised to directly source seasonal work vacancies,
identify and place more Australian job seekers and work with mainstream employment services to
keep job seekers in employment for longer by packaging together successive seasonal work
placements. They will also be encouraged to construct career pathways with local horticulture
employers that provide longer-term employment opportunities for local job seekers.
The objective of this measure is to increase the number of Australian job seekers working in the
horticulture industry and improve employers’ access to seasonal workers at the right time.
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3.1. Expansion of HLS
HLS is currently delivered in the following 11 horticultural regions:
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Goulburn Valley, Victoria
Kununurra, Western Australia
Mid Murray, Victoria
North Burnett, Queensland
Riverina, New South Wales
Riverland, South Australia
Southern Queensland
Sunraysia, Victoria and New South Wales
Tablelands, Queensland
Top End, Northern Territory.
The performance of HLS providers across the existing 11 regions shows that in many regions there
is a strong demand by local employers for HLS services. Nationally, HLS providers have filled
around 85-90 per cent of jobs placed with them annually. Under the current arrangements, there
are harvest regions with significant demand for labour that do not have an HLS presence.
Expanding the number of HLS regions will provide an opportunity for organisations to deliver
harvest specific placement services to horticulture regions that need it most.
From 1 July 2020, it is proposed that HLS be delivered in the following 16 regions:
Adelaide Barossa (previously Adelaide Hills), South Australia - Existing region, new
boundaries
Far North Queensland (previously Tablelands) - Existing region, new boundaries
Gippsland, Victoria - New region
Goulburn Valley, Victoria - Existing region, no change
Hunter/Central West, NSW - New region
Mid Murray, Victoria - Existing region, no change
Northern NSW Coast - New region
Riverina, New South Wales - Existing region, new boundaries
South Australia - South East (previously Riverland) - Existing region, new boundaries
Southern Queensland, Queensland and New South Wales - Existing region, new boundaries
South West, Western Australia - New region
Sunraysia, Victoria and New South Wales - Existing region, no change
Sunshine Moreton, Queensland - New region
Tasmania - New region
Top End (previously Kununurra and Top End), Northern Territory and Western Australia -
Existing region, new boundaries
Wide Bay, (previously North Burnett), Queensland - Existing region, new boundaries
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Maps of each proposed region can be found in Attachment A.
The following information1 was used to develop the list of proposed harvest areas:
past demand for placement services in harvest areas;
the location of the most significant horticulture production (both in monetary value of
turnover and number of businesses, farmers and growers); and
location of areas with the largest number of horticulture jobs.
Questions for feedback
1. Are there any major horticultural regions where employers are experiencing recruitment
difficulties, which are not included in this list? What are these recruitment difficulties? Where
are they?
2. Which of these regions represent an opportunity to get more Australian job seekers into
horticultural work? In which regions might this be difficult to achieve? Why?
3. Do the proposed regions allow providers to deliver a locally tailored service? If not, how could
this be achieved?
4. Should a Harvest Labour Services provider be required to service a region in its entirety or be
able to select specific areas? Why?
3.2. Incentives to place Australian job seekers into seasonal work
For many communities HLS providers play an important role in helping local employers to find
suitable workers during harvest periods. To support HLS providers with this work they are currently
able to claim a quarterly Service Fee of $53,900 (GST inclusive) for the maintenance of sites within
HLS regions and the promotion of HLS services and harvest vacancies. The Service Fee
acknowledges the upfront operational needs of HLS providers and, under the reforms this fee will
be retained at its current rate. This recognises that HLS providers will have other financial
incentives available to encourage them to place more Australian job seekers and potentially
broader regions from which to draw vacancies and in turn Placement Fees.
Currently, HLS Placement Fees ($49.50 per placement, GST inclusive) are paid to HLS providers for
each eligible worker placed into an available harvest vacancy. Under the reforms, a Placement Fee
of $55 (GST inclusive) will apply for each eligible worker placed into a harvest vacancy by HLS
providers (including local job seekers and Working Holiday Makers). Placements that are not within
designated HLS regions will not attract any HLS Placement Fees. HLS providers are required to
ensure that they place those job seekers who are suitable for the individual needs and
circumstances of a farmer/grower and the work to be performed.
1 Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business administrative data, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Agricultural commodities , Australia, 2016-17, Catalogue no. 7121.0, ABS, Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia 2016-17, Catalogue no.7503.0, ABS, Census of Population and Housing 2016, Catalogue no. 1001.0.
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3.2.1. Types of eligible HLS placements
Currently, eligible HLS placements are located in an HLS region, are seasonal and include one or
more of the following activities:
harvesting of harvest crops
pruning and trimming vines and fruit trees
thinning and trimming flowers
chipping and weeding
operating harvesting equipment
planting
irrigating
siloing, and
packing and canning.
Harvest Crops refers to all vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, hops, nuts, fungi, olives, flowers, broad
acre crops, sugar, sandalwood, or other specialised crops as described by the department.
Question for feedback
5. Should the current list of eligible placements be maintained, or should it be broadened to
include other activities or crops? If so why?
3.2.2. Outcome Payments
A key objective of the reforms is to have HLS and providers of mainstream employment services
work together to place more Australian job seekers into seasonal horticulture work. Employment
service providers will play the important role of improving the job seeker’s readiness for a seasonal
work placement and providing any post placement support. HLS providers will use their industry
expertise to source the job opportunities and refer suitable job seekers that meet the needs of
harvest employers.
Although seasonal work placements can often be short-term and unpredictable, they can be a
useful stepping-stone to permanent employment. Research shows that the likelihood of getting
longer-term work increases with increasing numbers of short-term jobs. While for some seasonal
work can be a one-off, for others it can be a pathway to a career in the horticulture industry. Also
for many horticulture regions, harvesting seasons can overlap which can be both a source of
employment opportunity for many job seekers but also limit the capacity of employers to find
suitable seasonal workers. The proposed outcome payment model aims to overcome these
challenges by encouraging HLS and mainstream employment service providers to build sustainable
employment and career pathways with local horticulture employers for Australian job seekers.
HLS providers and employment service providers would both be able to claim an Outcome
Payment for Australian job seekers after they have been working in seasonal work for 4, 12 and 26
weeks. While these payment frequencies are similar to that for jobactive, HLS providers would be
encouraged to package up a suite of horticultural work, including across multiple employers and
still potentially be able to claim an Outcome Payment. From 1 July 2020, 4-week, 12-week and 26-
week Harvest Outcome Payments (of $550, $1,100 and $1,375 respectively, GST inclusive) will be
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introduced for HLS providers who place and keep Australian job seekers (who are receiving income
support) in seasonal work.
Outcome payments from mainstream employment services will be made in accordance with the
program’s relevant Deed. This approach recognises that HLS providers are best placed to source
employment opportunities. They will also be required to promote seasonal work and connect with
those job seekers who are accessing the Online Employment Services Trial or Digital First under the
New Employment Services Trial to access seasonal work opportunities. HLS and mainstream
employment service providers (who are servicing the more disadvantaged) will be expected to
work collaboratively to help place these job seekers into appropriate seasonal harvest work
opportunities.
The way Harvest Outcome Payments are able to be claimed will be a key element for
consideration. For example, under current jobactive arrangements, outcomes for job seekers
receiving income support are based on the earnings or hours declared by job seekers to the
Department of Human Services each fortnight. However, the Horticulture Award (2010) allows for
employees to be paid piecework rates or on an hourly basis. This highlights the importance of the
HLS outcome payment structure being consistent with how workers are paid for work in the
horticulture industry.
It will be important that in the implementation of this measure there is no additional red tape for
providers or additional administrative imposts on farmers and growers. The HLS outcome
payments arrangements will have flexibility to allow for instances where job seekers take a short
break between placements (i.e. moving across different farms in a harvest region) or there is a
break in their employment attendance for reasons outside their control (e.g. poor weather).
While collaboration is vital, unnecessary double funding should be minimised. Where an HLS
provider is also a provider of other Commonwealth funded employment services in the same
region, only one Outcome Payment will be claimable. This approach adopts similar rules to those
that currently apply to jobactive and Vocational Training and Employment Centres (VTEC),
providing safeguards to avoid double funding and drive collaboration across various organisations.
Questions for feedback
6. What would enable HLS providers to effectively package consecutive seasonal work
placements? If breaks between placements are allowed, what should be the maximum break
duration?
7. What should the minimum hourly threshold be for an HLS Outcome Payment? (e.g. 25+
hours/week, average or total hours at the end of the outcome period)?
8. How can HLS providers be encouraged to coordinate and deliver assistance to Australian job
seekers to address barriers to take up a harvest placement?
9. How can collaboration between HLS providers and employment service providers be
maximised?
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3.3. Role of the National Harvest Labour Information Service (NHLIS)
Under the 2015–20 jobactive contract, the National Harvest Labour Information Service (NHLIS)
provides information regarding harvest related work opportunities across Australia, including in
areas not serviced by HLS.
Under the measure announced in the 2019–20 Budget, NHLIS will continue to be funded and
remain a key feature of HLS. However there may be opportunities to change the way the service
operates to better meet the needs of users.
NHLIS services currently include:
providing a national free-call telephone information service for harvest employers and job
seekers (which includes marketing harvest work opportunities that are listed on the
jobactive Harvest Trail website to job seekers).
producing the National Harvest Guide - a comprehensive Harvest Trail information booklet,
provided electronically via the website for stakeholders to download and print if they wish.
maintaining helpful information on towns and crops on the jobactive harvesttrail.gov.au
website (including information about accommodation and travel options and the relevant
industry awards).
marketing and promotion of the NHLIS, HLS and Harvest Trail website.
gathering and sharing intelligence on horticultural industry labour issues.
Key facts
Use of the national free-call telephone information service has declined in recent years as
online use of the Harvest Trail website has grown.
Hard copy publication of the Harvest Guide was formerly a contractual obligation of the
NHLIS but this has not been the case since July 2015.
Information provided in the Harvest Guide is also available on the jobactive website
(harvesttrail.gov.au) on the “Towns and Crops” pages.
3.3.1. The Harvest Trail website and jobs board
The Harvest Trail jobs board (harvesttrail.gov.au) lists all vacancies, advertised on jobactive, that
are flagged as seasonal work in harvest occupations. Both HLS and NHLIS providers advertise
harvest work opportunities to job seekers via the jobactive Harvest Trail jobs board. Employers
across the country can also advertise vacancies and job seekers can search for work on the Harvest
Trail website. The website received an average of 12,000 hits each week in 2018–19.
The Harvest Trail website contains valuable information, however some employers have reported
difficulties in navigating the site and advertising vacancies. Under the 2019–20 HLS Budget
measure, the site will be enhanced to make it easier for employers to navigate the site and
advertise vacancies from 1 July 2020. There will be new content and a “new look and feel”, making
it more intuitive when outlining what services are available for the three main categories of users
(i.e. job seekers, working holiday makers and employers).
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Questions for feedback
10. What should NHLIS look like from July 2020? Are there opportunities to improve the service to
better respond to the needs of users? Does the telephone service continue to play an
important role? How can social media be used to more effectively connect with harvest
workers and employers?
11. Does the Harvest Trail jobs board currently meet the needs of stakeholders? How could the
quality of this vacancy listing service be improved?
12. Could some of the activities currently undertaken by NHLIS be better undertaken by locally
based HLS providers? If yes, what activities?
13. Who uses the Harvest Trail Guide? Is it still needed? Does it need to be provided in hard copy
format for some users? Who are these users?
3.4. Industry Engagement
The Australian Government recognises that developing a local horticulture workforce requires
working in close collaboration and partnership with key stakeholders.
As part of the 2019–20 HLS Budget measure, the horticulture/agricultural industry will be invited
to submit innovative ideas aimed at promoting seasonal work opportunities to local job seekers
and encouraging growers to hire Australian job seekers. This element of the package aims to shift
negative perceptions of seasonal work by providing positive information and experiences to job
seekers, and recognises that the horticulture industry has an important role to play in promoting
seasonal work to Australian job seekers.
There is a role for the horticulture/agricultural industry in partnership with Government to develop
attractive career pathways in horticulture/agriculture. This would help demonstrate to Australian
job seekers where a seasonal work placement could take their career and the opportunities it can
provide.
Proposals will be co-funded; half funded by industry and half by Government, and could include
promotional activities and material to encourage employers to hire Australian job seekers and
highlight the benefits/career opportunities of seasonal work to local job seekers. Government
expenditure will be capped at $1.0 million over two years in total. Funding will be available
nationally from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2022.
A competitive process, separate from the HLS procurement process, will be undertaken to engage
with industry to identify potential proposals. More information on this element of the package will
be available in late 2019.
Question for feedback
14. How can interested parties be engaged to co-design these industry-led projects?
4. Other Government Initiatives
4.1. Seasonal Worker Programme
The Australian Government is committed to supporting Australian farmers and regional
communities, including ensuring that farmers have the workers they need, when they need them.
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SWP is one of the programs that helps to address labour challenges in the agricultural sector. The
program connects employers who cannot source enough local Australia labour with workers from
participating Pacific countries and Timor-Leste.
SWP complements HLS in helping horticulture employers meet their workforce needs.
4.2. Pacific Labour Scheme
The Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) commenced on 1 July 2018 following a successful pilot program in
northern Australia and builds on the success of the SWP. The Scheme aims to help meet business
demand across all sectors in rural and regional Australia with an initial focus on those that
generally match employment projections in Australia.
The Scheme currently enables citizens of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to take up low and semi-skilled work
opportunities in rural and regional Australia for up to three years.
Although not specific to the horticulture industry, the PLS complements HLS as it helps fill labour
gaps in Australia’s towns and farms, boosting economic activity and competitiveness in rural and
regional Australia.
4.3. Online Employment Services Trial and New Employment Services Trial
The Online Employment Services Trial (OEST) commenced on 1 July 2018 to test a self-service
employment services model for job ready job seekers. The trial includes testing a digital platform
that allows job seekers to find work through self-servicing options. It will also explore the
implementation of online compliance/mutual obligation requirements.
New job seekers, not in need of specialised assistance, can participate in the trial. If they haven’t
secured employment within six months of starting the trial, they will be transferred to a jobactive
provider for further assistance. It is estimated around 130,000 job seekers will participate in the
trial over the next four years (to 2022). Job seekers participating in the OEST would be able to
access seasonal work vacancies on the jobsearch (jobsearch.gov.au) website or directly via an HLS
provider.
Government employment services are being transformed to deliver better services to job seekers
and employers and a better system for providers. The new model – New Employment Servivces
Trial (NEST) - is currently being trialled in two Employment Regions (Adelaide South in South
Australia and Mid North Coast in New South Wales) before being rolled out nationally from July
2022.
Under the new model, job seekers who are job ready and digitally literate will enter Digital First
and self-service online. Job seekers who need extra support will be able to access digital services
and receive face-to-face support from an employment services or trainin (eg using acronyms)g
provider as needed under Digital Plus. The most disadvantaged job seekers will receive Enhanced
Services delivered through employment services providers. More information can be found on the
New Employment Services Model (employment.gov.au/new-employment-services-model) page.
HLS providers operating in the trial regions will be required to source horticulture seasonal work
vacancies and match these with job seekers across Digital First, Digital Plus and Enhanced Services.
Job seekers in Digital First and Digital Plus will be able to view seasonal work vacancies online. Job
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seekers participating in Enhanced Services will be registered with an employment service provider
and the provider will be able to claim eligible Outcome Payments (consistent with Section 2.2.
above).
Question for feedback
15. How can we make these programs, trials and initiatives work more effectively together?
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Attachment A - Maps of Proposed HLS Regions
Harvest Labour Services Regions across Australia
16 Regions - Adelaide Barossa, South Australia; Far North Queensland; Gippsland, Victoria; Goulburn Valley, Victoria; Hunter / Central West, NSW; Mid Murray,
Victoria; Northern NSW Coast; Riverina, New South Wales; South Australia - South East; Southern Queensland, Queensland and New South Wales; South West,
Western Australia; Sunraysia, Victoria and New South Wales; Sunshine Moreton, Queensland; Tasmania, Top End, Northern Territory and Western Australia;
Wide Bay, Queensland. To view the Statistical Areas of the proposed regions visit the Statistical geography page found on the Australian Bureau of Statistics
(abs.gov.au) website.
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Adelaide Barossa, South Australia Source: Statistical Area 4 – Adelaide North, Adelaide South, Adelaide Central and Hills
Statistical Area 3 – Barossa, Lower North
Statistical Area 2 – Strathalbyn, Strathalbyn Region, Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge Region, Mannum
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Far North Queensland Source: Statistical Area 4 – Cairns
Statistical Area 2 – Tablelands, Cape York
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Gippsland, Victoria Source: Statistical Area 3 – Gippsland – South West, Baw Baw, Latrobe Valley, Wellington
Statistical Area 2 – Koo Wee Rup, Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Paynesville, Bruthen-Omeo
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Goulburn Valley, Victoria Source: Statistical Area 3 – Shepparton, Moira
Statistical Area 2 – Rochester, Rushworth, Kyabram
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Hunter/Central West, NSW Source: Statistical Area 4 – Central West, Hunter Valley excluding Newcastle
Statistical Area 2 – Young, Young Region
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Mid Murray, Victoria Source: Statistical Area 2 – Gannawarra, Kerang, Swan Hill, Swan Hill Region, Robinvale
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Northern NSW Coast Source: Statistical Area 4 – Richmond Tweed, Coffs Harbour – Grafton, Mid North Coast
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South Australia - South East Source: Statistical Area 3 – Limestone Coast
Statistical Area 2 – Waikerie, Barmera, Berri, Renmark, Renmark Region, Loxton, Loxton Region, Karoonda - Lameroo, The Coorong
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Southern Queensland, Queensland and New South Wales Source: Statistical Area 4 – Ipswich, Toowoomba
Statistical Area 2 – Balonne, Clifton – Greenmount, Goondiwindi, Inglewood – Waggamba, Moree, Moree Region, Southern Downs – East, Southern
Downs – West, Stanthorpe, Stanthorpe Region, Tenterfield, Warwick
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Sunraysia, Victoria and New South Wales Source: Statistical Area 3 – Mildura
Statistical Area 2 – Wentworth-Balranald Region, Wentworth-Buronga
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Top End, Northern Territory and Western Australia Source: Statistical Area 4 – Darwin
Statistical Area 2 – Alligator, Daly, Elsey, Katherine, Kununurra, Victoria River