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Horticulture Award Changes Webinar
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Horticulture Award Changes Webinar

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is running a webinar to answer questions about the new minimum wage guarantee and new record keeping requirements for pieceworkers employed under the Horticulture Award.

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Women in Agriculture Dinner
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Women in Agriculture Dinner

A night out with Frauke Bolten-Boshammer
The first in a series of events featuring inspirational women, there is a dinner in September not to be missed with a special guest who has been many things in her life — a mother, farmer, immigrant, widow, diamond dealer and now author.

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Regional Digital Connectivity
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Regional Digital Connectivity

Digital Connection – we all need it !
Telstra and TPG are working together to find solutions in regional and rural areas for business and personal customers – by way of sharing infrastructure – known as a Multi -Operator Core Network (MOCN). And the ACCC would like the views of regional areas on what it means for them..

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Mental Health First Aid Training
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Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

Facilitated by St John Ambulance Australia, there are a number of days available to attend a Mental Health First Aid Training Course at the Paynesville Neighbourhood Centre and The Hub in Bairnsdale.

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