Regional Australia Institute launches campaign to attract workers to fill 91k regional jobs
ABCMoving from the leafy Melbourne suburb of Kew to live in the Latrobe Valley town of Moe is hardly a well-worn path. Key points: The Regional Australia Institute has launched a recruitment drive to encourage city workers to consider moving to the regions Jobseekers are encouraged to negotiate higher salaries and flexible working conditions Regional Australia's population has grown by 70,000 since the pandemic Sophie Brunton made that move in 2021 in search of a job and does not regret a thing. The Regional Australia Institute has found regional job "It's really lovely to walk down the street and say hello to anyone and just have a conversation. "Also, that mass exodus from the capital cities saw regional Australia's population grow by 70,000." "A lot of people moving out of the cities to the regional areas has put extra pressure on councils and governments and tradies," Mr Stein said.