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The Western Australian Planning Commission has published Version 1.4 of the Guidelines for Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas. The updated guidelines are part of the State Government’s ongoing Bushfire Framework Review and new versions of the guidelines will be released on a periodic basis. The changes within this version are effective immediately and all planning...

Thank you to the Public Sector Commission who met with us recently and updated us on the public sector traineeship and a number of publications that they have been working on. Their report The State of the WA Government Sector Workforce 2020-21 which was published in November is an assessment of the performance, notable achievements,...

The 2021 State Priority Occupation List is now available through the Department of Training and Workforce Development WA. The new interactive format allows you to search over 350 occupations and see the current priority status as well as an outline of what evidence is driving each occupation’s current rating.

It’s been a busy few weeks for the team who have been meeting with stakeholders from a number of different industries. Thank you to the following organisations who we have enjoyed meeting with. The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects – AILA who updated us on what’s currently happening in WA with landscape architects in terms...

The State Government is calling for nominations for the 2022 Volunteer Service Awards. The program acknowledges the significant efforts of Western Australia’s volunteers and raises awareness among the wider community of the importance of volunteering. Nominations are now open and will close on 28 February 2022. The Awards will be presented during National Volunteer Week...

The federal government has announced a range of measures aimed at building workforce capability, supporting job mobility and ensuring challenges such as workforce shortages, the accelerated pace of change with increased use of digital technology, and more flexible ways of working are addressed. Measures announced include: – increase the number of Job Fairs – expand...

New disclosure requirements began this week with listed entities’ JobKeeper payment details made publicly available to the market. From Tuesday 7 December, Jobkeeper information required to be disclosed by listed entities will be publicly available on Australian Securities & Investment Commission’s (ASIC) website. Read more.

The latest report by the National Skills Commission looks at the country’s workforce and key factors currently affecting it and highlights some of the most important and rapidly growing skills needs over the coming years. The report finds the shape of Australia’s workforce is changing as our labour market responds to big forces. These forces...

An industry poll has been launched by Momentum Intelligence to understand the key issues impacting the financial services industry leading up to the 2022 federal election. The anonymous survey is open to all financial services professionals, including advisers, financial planners, mortgage brokers, fund managers and lenders, the results of which will be aggregated and reported...

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report, Financial Services Legislation: Interim Report A, was submitted to Parliament earlier this week. The report contains recommendations, proposals, and questions in relation to the reform of corporations and financial services legislation. The ALRC is seeking written submissions from stakeholders relating to the proposals and questions outlined in the...