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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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