Noosa News
Victorian farmers learn cost to quarantine overseas workers for harvest
Victorian farmers battling workforce shortages will need to pay $2,000 towards the quarantine costs of each worker they bring in from the Pacific Islands.
Key points:
- Victorian farmers will pay $2,000 towards quarantine costs for each Pacific Island worker
- The State Government will fund the remaining $5,200 towards a $7,200 total
- Minister says workforce shortages have exposed an over-reliance on foreign workers
The Victorian and Tasmanian governments had previously announced a deal whereby Victoria would quarantine 330 Tasmanians returning from overseas in return for up to 1,500 Pacific Island workers completing quarantine in Tasmanian hotels.
The deal was announced after a number of fruit and vegetable growers in Gippsland and Victoria’s
-
Noosa News9 hours agoWoman dead and man rushed to hospital with gunshot wound following crash near Aussie World on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
-
General15 hours agoBoy dies after being trapped between rocks off NSW beach
-
Noosa News16 hours agoFarmer Fred Perry’s 30-year conservation project creates bird haven after years of ‘bashing and burning’
-
Noosa News16 hours agoDetectives continue to search for answers on Crystal Beale’s death