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Welcome to Bundaberg

Business & Industry Partners Attraction and Retention Strategy

Welcome to Bundaberg is a community-based approach address workforce shortages; a resource for businesses with new resident hires to the region. The Welcome to Bundaberg strategy tie’s the free community resources with community connectors for our business and industry partners. 

This strategy is formulated from years of combined primary and secondary research to develop an evidence-informed framework to ensure skilled workers stay working in the Bundaberg region. These resources aim to help businesses and industry to support new resident hires to make connections across neighbourhoods, investigate Bundaberg’s diverse business and industry landscape and connect people with shared interests, skills and passions. Read more – The evidence is clear.

The Welcome to Bundaberg Community Connector program provides tailored support for the new resident hire and their direct family members to assist in settling into the community quickly and to help them make local social connections. The Community Connector role provides support on aspects of regional living that impact on life satisfaction, these commonly include; advice in finding a home to live and suitable neighbourhoods, advice in finding local jobs & education opportunities for partners/ dependents, provide information and linkages to help choose school or childcare, linkages to local business, services and healthcare needs, make introductions (in-line with individuals’ interests) to help make social connections in the community; sporting clubs, church, events and finally support social networking.

Community Connectors

Fee for Service or Free for eligible pilot partner

- Supporting basic social process when adjusting to change

- Supporting change process when starting a job

- Personal satisfaction v's Professional satisfaction

- Connecting new people and their families

- Face to face, online or over the phone

- 60 minute session per month

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Education & Training

Under Development

- Creates a belonging community culture

- Fosters a whole family approach to attraction & retention

- Promotes social connection

- Operationalises organisational values

- Face to Face or Online

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