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Schooled In Country Hospitality

23 June 2007

VICTORIA'S North-East and Goulburn Valley region is rich in recreation opportunities - and just the place to be for getting the right training for jobs in the local hospitality industry... read full story

Taking It To The Coalface

17 March 2007

The climate change debate is going local as politicians battle for votes in mining towns, where jobs and businesses are at stake. Mark Davis reports... read full story

Volunteers Park In Environment Jobs

27 January 2007

THE early start to the bushfire season prompted Parks Victoria to expand its summer ranger program. Environment Minister John Thwaites announced 30 positions in October but, by the end of last year, the number had grown to 40... read full story

Advocate Queries Call Centre Offers

9 August 2006

WORKPLACE contracts - including pay rises partly based on sick leave - offered to workers at a Lufthansa call centre could breach state discrimination laws, the jobs watchdog says... read full story

Curtain Call, But Spacey's Show Goes On

28 May 2006

Kevin Spacey's much-publicised tenure as artistic director of London's beloved Old Vic theatre has been fraught with drama, Annabel Crabb writes... read full story

Danger! Holiday Workplace Ahead

14 November 2005

Holiday jobs can be hazardous for the young, writes Caroline Milburn... read full story

Vic Inc Under Fire Over Revamped Levy

18 July 2005

A plan to overhaul insurance levies will increase costs for companies and may prompt them to move interstate... read full story

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12 March 2005

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Divided By War, United By New Life

20 February 2005

THEY once sat, hostile, at two ends of the table. On one side were the Ethiopian women. On the other were the Eritreans. After 32 years of war between their countries, there were many reasons dividing them. But yesterday the women came together to celebrate their cultures as part of the second Horn of Africa Live Night. Funded by Vic Health, the event invites Australians and all the Horn of African communities - Eritreans, Ethiopians, Somalians and Sudanese - to bond and celebrate their cultures... read full story

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