7 Apr 2021
Joint media release: NSW Treasurer and Minister for Agriculture and Western NSW
With the State’s primary industries sector hard-hit by COVID-induced workforce shortages, the NSW Government has today announced a significant boost for farmers by subsidising half the quarantine costs for overseas agricultural workers.
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall announced the subsidy at the iconic Sydney Royal Easter Show today, saying labour shortages in the agricultural sector remained at critical levels.
“We know that our primary producers rely on seasonal and foreign workers, but we have heard loud and clear that the cost of mandatory quarantine is a significant barrier for farming businesses wanting to employ overseas workers,” Mr Marshall said.
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Sydney News: Artarmon man dies after falling from ladder and landing on hedge trimmer
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NSW Police said the man fell off his ladder and landed on the power tool.
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Fatal gardening accident
A man in Sydney s lower north shore has died after falling off a ladder and landing on a hedge trimmer.
Emergency services were called to Smith Road, Artarmon about 5:30pm yesterday after receiving reports a 52-year-old man required medical assistance.
NSW Police said the man was gardening at the time when he fell and landed on the power tool.
He was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where he died a short time later.
Employment by James O’Doherty
Premium Content Overseas agricultural workers will get half price hotel quarantine in a bid to address a shortage of 15,000 workers across the horticulture and meat sectors in NSW. The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Berejiklian government will today announce a policy to subsidise half the cost of hotel quarantine for workers entering NSW under Pacific Labor Scheme or the Seasonal Worker Program - at a cost of $1,500 per person. It follows pleas from farmers for more workers, with the industry arguing international border closures have gutted their workforce. Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall with Young farmer David Davidson, who has welcomed cut price quarantine costs for seasonal agriculture workers. Picture: Tim Hunter
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