Regional Jobs Committees

[Brett Hall, Executive Director, Department of Employment, Small Business and Training]

The Queensland Workforce Strategy is the Queensland Government’s comprehensive whole-of-government workforce strategy.

The strategy includes a focus on local solutions. We know that Queensland is a decentralised state and workforce challenges and workforce opportunities vary across each of our regions.

Regional Jobs Committees are around government enabling local communities to put together collaborative workforce solutions that are aligned to their local priorities and local context.

[Andy Eves-Brown, Chair, Sunshine Coast Regional Jobs Committee]

It’s fantastic that the Queensland Government have really identified that, yes, we've got these workforce strategies, but they really need to be localised to the individual areas.

Each of the regions around Queensland have their different challenges and have their different solutions to those challenges. And so to be able to bring it into a local focus, has been really important.

[Michelle Hay, Chair, Jobs Fraser Coast Regional Jobs Committee]

The Regional Jobs Committee has been really successful in bringing stakeholders together in working with industry and also educating industry about perhaps thinking a little bit differently about, you know, their unicorn employee.

So thinking differently about the hours of work, the nature of work, the type of employee that they're looking to recruit. We're trying to make sure people stay in the region and grow within the region.

[Jodie Duignan-George, Chair, Cairns Regional Jobs Committee]

The committee is currently focused on the pillars in the Queensland Workforce Strategy that includes transition to work, skilling our local workforce into the future, workforce participation and also the underrepresented populations.

[Brett Hall]

Regional Jobs Committees are taking forward a range of workforce solutions in communities right across Queensland. To find out more, you can contact your local Regional Jobs Committee. There's also a range of information on support available under the Queensland Workforce Strategy available on our website.

Host organisation: Regional Development Australia, Wide Bay Burnett

Project Manager: Tim Sayre
Email: projects@jobsbundaberg.com.au

Chair: Jason Searle, Master Plumbers Association

Find out more about the Bundaberg RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Cairns Chamber of Commerce

Project manager: Janelle Yarwood
Email: rjc@cairnschamber.com.au

Chair: Jodie Duignan-George, CQ University

Find out more about the Cairns RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Central Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils

Project manager: Cassie Brophy
Email: pmrjc@cqroc.org.au

Chair: Mick Allen, NBN Co.

Find out more about the Central Queensland RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Regional Development Australia, Wide Bay Burnett

Project manager: Kirsty Hill
Email: projects@jobsfrasercoast.com.au

Chair: Michelle Hay, University of the Sunshine Coast

Find out more about the Fraser Coast RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Gold Coast City Council

Project manager: Millo Hosseini

Chair: Nick McGuire, Gold Coast City Council (interim chair)

Host organisation: Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3)

Project manager: Georgia Lavers
Email: georgia@gw3.com.au

Chair: Carissa Mansfield, North Queensland Bulk Ports

Find out more about the Greater Whitsunday RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Mount Isa City Council

Project manager: Natasha Storey
Email: natasha.storey@mountisa.qld.gov.au

Chair: Chris Ruyg, 54 Reasons

Host organisation: Redlands Coast Chamber of Commerce

Project manager: Kate Adams
Email: jobs@redlandscoastchamber.org.au

Chair: Des Kerr, People and Culture Consulting

Find out more about the Redlands RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Regional Development Australia, Ipswich and West Moreton

Project manager: Liz Conroy
Email: project@springfieldrjc.org.au

Chair: Rees Banks, Regional Development Australia, Ipswich and West Moreton

Find out more about the Springfield RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Caloundra Chamber of Commerce

Project manager: Tracey Coobula
Email: projects@scrjc.com.au

Chair: Andrew Eves-Brown, Turbine

Host organisation: Regional Development Australia, Darling Downs and Southwest

Project manager: Michelle Hillman
Email: projects@rda-ddsw.org.au

Chair: Robyn Haig, Regional Development Australia, Darling Downs and Southwest

Find out more about the Toowoomba RJC's membership and action plan.

Host organisation: Regional Development Australia, Townsville and Northwest Queensland

Project manager: Lisa McDonald
Email: jtnq@rdanwq.org.au

Chair: Dean Deighton, Ai Group