The Weekly Times - 7th March, 2018
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Wednesday 7 <strong>March</strong>, <strong>2018</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 7<br />
Council responds<br />
to alarming youth<br />
unemloyment gure<br />
H ity of yde will tae ation to ght loal youth unemployment,<br />
which has left more than one in ten school leavers<br />
out of work.<br />
<strong>The</strong> latest Census<br />
statistics reveal<br />
that 14.7 per cent of<br />
Ryde residents aged<br />
15 to 24 years of age<br />
are unemployed and<br />
there are not enough<br />
local jobs to meet<br />
demand.<br />
<strong>The</strong> council’s action<br />
follows a plea<br />
from Ryde Young<br />
Citizen of the Year<br />
Rhett Prado to urgently<br />
work to reduce<br />
this alarming<br />
statistic .<br />
“Youth unemployment<br />
and underemployment<br />
is an<br />
alarming issue facing<br />
the community<br />
of Ryde,” he said.<br />
“With housing prices<br />
pushing up the<br />
cost of living, Ryde’s<br />
younger citizens are<br />
findin it harder to<br />
make ends meet.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> City of Ryde<br />
has an intern program<br />
to support<br />
young workers as<br />
well as a partnership<br />
project with the<br />
University of Technology<br />
for newly<br />
uaified enineers<br />
will now investigate<br />
opportunities to expand<br />
its current intern<br />
program.<br />
“Providing more<br />
opportunities for local<br />
graduates and<br />
apprentices to gain<br />
vital work experience<br />
will provide a<br />
great stepping stone<br />
for those struggling<br />
to find or r<br />
Laxale said.<br />
“Expanding the<br />
Council’s intern program<br />
is just one initiative<br />
and I will be<br />
working with Coun-<br />
iors and sta over<br />
the next year to try<br />
and identify ways in<br />
which we can address<br />
youth unemployment<br />
in the City<br />
of Ryde.”<br />
Bennelong MP<br />
John Alexander has<br />
been a strong advocate<br />
for creating<br />
job opportunities<br />
for young, unemployed<br />
locals but<br />
Mayor Laxale wants<br />
a reater eort.<br />
“More needs to be<br />
done at all levels of<br />
government to assist<br />
young people in<br />
findin epoent<br />
opportunities.”<br />
We want work!<br />
Michael Paine,<br />
Rhett Prado, Mayor<br />
Jerome Laxale,<br />
Rebecca Lahanas<br />
and Clr Dr Peter<br />
Kim have called on<br />
all sectors of government<br />
to work<br />
together to help<br />
reduce Ryde youth<br />
unemployment<br />
rate. TWT on-thespot<br />
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