THE QUEENSLAND Green Army under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, is providing jobs that benefit both the environment and local people. In the Sunshine Coast Hinterland area, eight jobs have been created in a partnership between the Queensland Government and the Hinterland Business Centre in Maleny, putting workers into jobs in the local area.
Co-operation with Barung Landcare, National Parks & Wildlife Service, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Queensland Government, has seen the Green Army make a great contribution to improving local parks and gardens as well as enhancing the Great Walks on the Blackall Range and in the Conondales.
“Our Green Army people have achieved various competencies such as Level 1 Chainsaw operation, a Construction Industry White Card and/or First Aid” said project coordinator Edith-Ann Murray, “and they are ready for work. So we are asking employers to give them a go.”
Jennifer Checker and Ann Turner have been working with Barung Landcare; Allen Henrick and Scott Hebberd with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Inga Green with the Hinterland Business Centre. Pictured are Luke Symons, Ian Krosch and Ethan Thomson who have been working with the National Parks & Wildlife Service.
Their work experience placements of 15 and 16 weeks are completed in early June, when all of these Green Army participants will be looking for work. So, if your business could benefit from trained workers skilled in many aspects of landscape repair, please contact the Hinterland Business Centre on 5499 9911 or info@hinterland.biz
It is anticipated that a new Green Army project will be starting in September and interested persons should contact the Hinterland Business Centre on 5499 9911.
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