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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 426 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 May 2022 by Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

SUMMER JOBS CAMPAIGN — BUSSELTON–MARGARET RIVER

426. Hon Dr STEVE THOMAS to the Minister for Regional Development:

I assume Hon Darren West is picking up regional development. I refer to the minister's media statement of 10 November 2021 entitled ''New campaign to address hospitality worker shortage in Busselton–Margaret River region'' by encouraging 14 to 17-year-olds to take up summer jobs.

(1) Has the campaign concluded; and, if so, when did it conclude?

(2) How many Busselton–Margaret River hospitality businesses have registered or signed up to the ''ctrl your summer job'' campaign?

(3) How many 14 to 17-year-olds were successfully placed in Busselton�Margaret River businesses under the ''ctrl your summer job'' campaign?

(4) How is the success or failure of this campaign determined and what was the predetermined criteria for this campaign?

(5) What feedback has the government or the South West Development Commission received about this campaign from employers and participating workers?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

We may have found our new PFAS!

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Regional Development.

(1) The social media and customer care components of the campaign concluded on 10 April 2022; however, the website continues to be maintained.

(2) As at 13 May 2022, 97 businesses in the Busselton–Margaret River regions had registered to use the site, with 104 jobs advertised; 121 job seekers had registered and around 80 of those were teenagers—year 10, 11 and 12 school students.

(3) As with other major job platforms, data on successful placements is not available. The platform sought to connect businesses with job seekers directly.

(4) A key indicator used to measure the success of the campaign was the number of applications received from registered job seekers for jobs advertised on the site. As at 13 May 2022, 216 job applications were registered.

(5) Employers provided positive feedback on the jobs platform and confirmed that they had successfully filled positions drawn from the pool during that peak period. Several young job seekers' parents also praised the efforts the government was making to encourage their children to take up casual work in the region. Feedback from industry was that the campaign played an important role at a point in time.