Around the Paddock with Tom Strachan

Get behind country Australia – the time is now

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:57:00 GMT

by Tom Strachan, Managing Director
Tuesday 31st January 2012

2012 has been officially recognised as The Australian Year of the Farmer to celebrate our connections between rural and urban Australia.

The Year of the Farmer is timely, considering that our population continues to grow and with that, so does the increasing importance of food security.

We are all connected to farming in one way or another – the food we eat and the clothes we wear are a result from farming.

The resilience of the bush is inspiring – in the recent years, our farmers have battled natural disasters, economic turmoil........

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Get Behind the West

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:33:00 GMT

by Tom Strachan, Managing Director
Monday 6th June 2011

The whole country needs to get behind the West.

Due to the enormous demand of a skilled workforce to service the resources sector in the West, game breaker and AWX Mining Director, Tom Reardon will be returning to his state of origin to support local Director, John Nuttman in delivering tailored recruitment solutions to our clients.

The time is now to capture and grow the opportunity presented by our two-tier economy. Seeing the potential in this, we are willing to part temporarily...

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Distributing the Skilled

Fri, 27 May 2011 02:56:00 GMT

by Tom Strachan, Managing Director
Friday, 27th May 2011

The word around the paddock of late is BUDGET.

With a $3 billion package rolled out over the next six years to address the nation’s skills shortage and a focus on distributing skilled and trained employees where they’re needed, it is said that this year’s federal budget favour job hunters and employers.

There are some great long term initiatives focused on investing in skills and training to ensure apprentices are upskilled to the best of their potential. In his..

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