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On the basis of an across Australia average, and without Meanwhile small towns like Stanhope in Northern Victoria only Other regional towns like Mansfield cannot recruit unemployed Working families throughout Australia will be very interested to Or will this money simply disappear into some new bright idea -reprinted from Australia.to News
disaggregating into different age groups, for example into the high
demand areas of care for babies and toddlers, the Rudd Labor Government
has cancelled its commitment to 260 new childcare centres saying less
than 40 new ones would do.
have access to formal child care two half days a week and the handful of
places are constantly full. Women with young children who want to take
up opportunities for paid work in this drought stressed community are
too often unable to gain child care, or must drive long distances to
find a centre with any vacancies.
nurses to their hospital in town, because these skilled workers cannot
find child care. The Mansfield Shire had spent a lot of money on their
submission for one of Mr Rudd's promised new child care facilities, but
like other applicants their hopes to overcome the problem have now been
dashed.
know where Mr Rudd will now spend his saved $390million that was
originally committed to building the 260 childcare centres.
from Mr Rudd, like the free insulation installation program that has now
caused so much grief, or Deputy Prime Ministers Julia Gillard's new
school halls for schools which actually want new classrooms or toilet
blocks?