Welcome
to the Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee.
A coordinated approach to local skilling and workforce solutions.
Purpose
of Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee
Through the local RJC, regional communities are connected to the Queensland Workforce Strategy (QWS) and are empowered to develop unique solutions to local skilling and workforce issues. RJCs are designed to be the go-to organisation for stakeholders when considering local workforce and skilling challenges and solutions, with RJCs being a major driver of the development of local solutions envisaged by the QWS.
RJC’s are driven by locals, for locals. The RJC brings together community leaders, local businesses, training providers, industry, schooling, and education representatives, to ensure training and employment solutions are more accurately aligned with local skills needs and economic activity to support regional jobs growth.
The RJC Program coordinates regional communities, industry, and government to identify opportunities and challenges for local skills development, workforce participation and business growth. The Greater Whitsunday RJC is driven by locals, for locals, bringing together community leaders, businesses, training providers and industry representatives, to ensure training and employment solutions meet the needs of the region now and into the future.
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REGIONAL JOBS COMMITTEES ACROSS QUEENSLAND
97,582
JOBS ACROSS THE REGION
97%
GREATER WHITSUNDAY SMALL BUSINESSES
Project Objectives
Regional Jobs Committees play a vital role in the Good People. Good Jobs: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022–2032, connecting regional communities to workforce and skilling opportunities through region-specific solutions.
The Greater Whitsunday RJC aims to achieve the following:
- Identify local workforce challenges and connect stakeholders with government programs, resources, and events
- Address barriers to training, workforce participation and business growth
- Develop strategies to resolve skills gaps and workforce issues
- Support regional job growth and plan for future employment needs
- Foster collaboration among local businesses, industry leaders, government, training providers and schools to align local skills with economic activity.
Committee Members
The Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee (RJC) for the 2025–2027 term brings together both continuing and newly appointed members, offering broad and diverse representation across industry, education and community to collaboratively shape the region’s workforce future.
Carissa Mansfield – RJC Chair
North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP)
Teresa Anderson – RJC Project Manager and secretariat
Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3)
Peta-Maree France – Member
Mackay Hospital and Health Service
Matt West – Member
Australian Prawn Farms
Susan Kinobe – Member
TAFE Queensland
Chris LeProu – Member
Department of Trade, Employment and Training
Tina West – Member
Aim Big Employment – Workforce Australia
Gillian Russell – Member
Bowen Gumlu Growers Association
Rod Francisco – Member
Key Solutions Group
Nicolette Ffrost – Member
Neighbourhood Hub
Tanya Bakker – Member
Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
Maree Merrett – Member
BHP
Dean Ezzy – Member
Mackay Sugar
Robert Buttery – Member
CQUniversity Australia | School of Trade
Joe Millen – Member
Queensland Education
Erin Wilkinson – Member
Hamilton Island Enterprise
Partnerships
The RJC is driven by locals, for locals, bringing together community leaders, businesses, training providers and industry representatives, to ensure training and employment solutions meet the needs of the region now and into the future.
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Contact
Teresa Anderson, Project Manager, Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee