Push continues for Berri Hospital staffing data
The South Australian branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says it still wants to see figures on staffing levels at the Berri Hospital.
View ArticleNew system to monitor regional hospitals' staffing
A new system to record data on staffing in South Australia's regional hospitals is expected to make understaffing easier to identify.
View ArticleNew penalty rates squeeze SA restaurants
Restaurant and Catering SA expected 70 per cent of the state's restaurants to close at times when new penalty rates applied.
View ArticleWorkers embrace mallee mining prospects
Since leaving school Brandon Fiebig has tried everything from apricot cutting and bar tending to a winery vintage but a job at the Mindarie mine promises to provide a long-term career path.
View ArticleUnion delays Fair Work stoush over axed WIN jobs
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has decided to hold off on taking WIN Television to Fair Work Australia.
View ArticleCallum's coffee breaks up daily grind
If the daily grind of your job is getting you down then this might perk you up.
View ArticleRemembering Renmark's first publican
It's a grand old building perched on the banks of the Murray River and it seems to grab your attention as you drive down the main street of Renmark.
View ArticleOmbudsman puts spotlight on Riverland traders
Inspectors from the office of the Fair Work Ombudsman are investigating a number of workplaces in South Australia's Riverland.
View ArticleRiverland Weekly placed into administration
The Riverland Weekly newspaper has been placed into administration.
View ArticleNurses' union works on new staffing strategy
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation says it is negotiating a new agreement with SA Health to provide more consistent staffing levels at regional hospitals.
View ArticleRiverland fruit pickers back-paid after Fair Work investigation
A Riverland business has back-paid 35 overseas fruit pickers around $8,000.
View ArticleRegions share in RDA funds
More than 200 construction jobs are expected to be created in regional South Australia after a Federal Government funding boost for several projects.
View ArticleJob agency faces affordable accommodation challenge
A regional employment agency says a lack of backpacker accommodation in the Riverland is forcing it to turn away potential workers.
View ArticlePotato industry plans workers' skills boost
The peak body Potatoes South Australia plans to upskill workers to ensure the growth of the industry.
View ArticleCouncils urged to boost backpacker housing efforts
The training agency MADEC says councils should be doing more to boost accommodation for backpackers in South Australia's Riverland.
View ArticleSAROC cites benefits in regional jobseekers plan
The South Australian Regional Organisation of Councils (SAROC) is welcoming a Liberal Party pledge to fund jobseekers who move to regional areas, saying it would stimulate growth.
View ArticleVolunteer firefighters keep up push for cancer compensation rights
The CFS Volunteers Association is gathering signatures on a petition as it fights for better health protection.
View ArticleCycling across the country for some 'headspace'
Looking along the straight stretch of highway, heat is creating mirages and under the clear skies in North Western Victoria pedalling his way to Perth from Sydney is Patrick Jones.
View ArticleCommunity divided over potential Bunnings development
A number of business owners have banded together to oppose the potential of large hardware retailer, Bunnings, entering the region.
View ArticlePolitical deadlock threatens to sink cancer compensation scheme for firefighters
A compensation scheme for South Australian firefighters suffering work-related cancers could be dumped because of parliamentary deadlock. The South Australian Government says it will block amendments...
View ArticleCFS volunteers consider challenge to 'disgraceful' compensation legislation
CFS volunteers with work-related cancers will only be eligible for compensation if they are exposed to 175 hazardous fires over a five-year period. The amendment was included in legislation to...
View ArticleWorkshops to help migrants boost job prospects
A new program will aim to help migrants in South Australia's Riverland secure training and employment.
View ArticleMaking ice not such a cool job
There would be few better places to work on a 44 degree day than an ice factory - or so you'd think.
View ArticleCFS renews calls for cancer compensation as documents shows cost of scheme...
The cost of extending cancer compensation in full to SA's volunteers firefighters could be less than a third of the $90 million worst-case scenario, a report obtained by the ABC shows. Devastating...
View ArticleBarmera Bakery apprentice wins top gong
More than 220 people were on hand to celebrate the 2013 Riverland and Mallee Vocational Awards which were held at the Renmark Hotel on the weekend.
View ArticleVolunteer firefighters' group says employer compo worth considering
South Australia's Country Fire Service (CFS) Volunteers Association says compensation should be considered for employers of firefighters in some circumstances.
View ArticleCouncil says reopened Mindarie mine boosting wider economy
The Karoonda East Murray Council says the reopening of the Mindarie mine has been positive for the broader economy.
View ArticleFast-track teaching program scrapped
The teachers' union is pleased a controversial program has been scrapped to get university graduates into secondary teaching in SA with just six weeks of training.
View ArticleRiverland seasonal workers shortage unexpected
The harvest labour service MADEC says there is a lack of seasonal workers in South Australia's Riverland, for the first time in years.
View ArticleRDASA says pay deal unfair for regional hospital doctors
The Rural Doctors' Association of South Australia (RDASA) is unhappy with a new pay deal offered to doctors working in regional hospitals.
View ArticleFair Work audit reveals short-changed SA regional workers
The Fair Work Ombudsman recently inspected 113 businesses across South Australia and found 12 regional employers had underpaid workers.
View ArticleEnglish family finds outback adventure living in Riverland
Matt and Jenny Finch made an overnight decision to leave their English village and live abroad in rural Australia with their two young children for two years.
View ArticleRural doctors unhappy with latest Country Health SA contract negotiations
The Rural Doctors Association of South Australia says it is disappointed about the outcome of contract negotiations with Country Health SA.
View ArticleRegional doctors learn stress coping strategies to manage own mental health
South Australian regional doctors attended a conference at the weekend aimed at giving them strategies for dealing with stress and looking after their mental health.
View ArticleRiverland 'confidence returning' as retailers invest in Renmark, Berri jobs
Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland says confidence in the region is returning, with a number of major retailers investing in the area.
View ArticleNew $2m Regional Youth Traineeship Program to be offered through SA councils
The South Australian Government has established a $2 million program to encourage young people living in the regions to enter the workforce through a two-year traineeship in local government.
View ArticleNational Broadband Network recruitment drive sparks hope for Barker jobs
The Member for Barker, Tony Pasin, says he hopes the region will benefit from additional National Broadband Network jobs.
View ArticleForeign backpackers tax turning workers away from South Australian Riverland,...
Changes to foreign backpacker tax rates are sparking concerns about a labour drought during regional harvests in South Australia as travellers look to other countries instead.
View ArticleThieves target teen's roadside horse poo and oranges stall
Shovelling horse poo is not glamorous but for Loxton High Year 12 student Johanna Otto it pays for the upkeep of her horses. She sells bags of horse poo and oranges from a roadside stall between Loxton...
View ArticleAll spots filled in SA Government $2m Regional Youth Traineeship program
All positions in the South Australian Government's Regional Youth Traineeship program have been filled.
View Article'Country girl' gets big break as Australian Make Up Artist of the Year finalist
It is a long road to the fashion catwalks of Sydney when you work in a beauty salon in country South Australia but one regional make-up artist is making a name for herself.
View ArticleSouth Australian consumer and business confidence rising, State Monitor reveals
Consumer and business confidence are on the rise in South Australia, the latest State Monitor survey finds.
View ArticleJobseeker takes to Riverland roadside with signs to find trucking work
Riverland jobseeker Garry Wilson hits the road in his quest for truck driving work, putting up signs and waiting in truck stops in the hope someone will give him a chance.
View ArticleFamily and figs lure Riverland local back from 'big smoke'
Twenty-eight years after first leaving South Australia's Riverland, Sue Heward has traded in her city office job to help her parents grow figs.
View ArticleChinese restaurant's struggle to find chef prompts push for 457 visa reform
A restaurant was a chance for Chinese migrant Zhongcui Fan to improve his family's future in Australia but the constant search for a chef has left him struggling to stay open.
View ArticleBackpacker tax-driven worker slump on SA farms avoided as visa numbers remain...
In the wake of the 2016 backpacker tax saga, fruit producers in South Australia remain confident it has not impacted local industry.
View ArticleExploitation still a reality for backpackers in Australia but progress is...
Backpackers are still being exploited on farms and in warehouses across the country, but progress is being made as farmers become more vigilant regarding labour practices.
View ArticleThese workers pick worms from pig poo for fishing bait will this job remain...
The workers are methodical as they pick the plumpest worms from manure to be sold as bait, but the National Disability Insurance Scheme threatens their jobs as it reforms employment options.
View ArticleTrucking industry blasts underspending on rest stops, fears it will take...
South Australia's peak road transport body fears a "horrendous crash" may be the only way to spark a long-awaited funding increase for regional rest stops needed by truck drivers.
View ArticleMigrant support groups say proposed visa changes binding migrants to regional...
Migrant support groups hit back at Federal Government's proposed visa changes that bind them to regional and rural area, calling them "unfair".
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