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projects that create jobs, including those
that:
• replace, upgrade or adapt existing plant
or equipment, including technology or
energy efficiency upgrades
• enable existing regional NSW businesses
to establish an additional production
line
• relocate a business from interstate
or internationally to regional NSW, or
onshore an activity currently being
undertaken overseas to regional NSW
• develop new tourism experiences and
attractions to create new demand in a
region.
TRANSPORT AND TOURISM
When ABC magazine contacted the
deputy premier’s office for further
information, a spokesperson for said:
“The NSW government’s $100 million
Regional Job Creation Fund will help
to create at least 5,000 new jobs across
the next three years by supporting
existing regional businesses and
encouraging interstate and international
business to invest in the regional NSW.
“The fund will assist businesses in key
and engine industries including transport
and logistics, agriculture, manufacturing,
defence technology and medical, by
co-funding projects providing businesses
with the money they need to fast track
expansion plans that will create jobs and
stimulate local economies.
“Projects include the expansion or
extension of existing buildings, facilities
or production lines or the construction
of new standalone buildings or facilities.
Projects must create at least five new
ongoing jobs.
“Existing regional businesses can apply
for funding, as can businesses located in
metropolitan areas, interstate or overseas
that want to establish operations in
regional NSW.
“For the purposes of this fund,
regional NSW is defined as any area
in NSW that is outside of Greater
Metropolitan Sydney, Newcastle or
Wollongong,” they stated.
CONTACT INFO
The NSW state government says it is
encouraging, “…businesses to discuss
their proposal with the Department
of Regional NSW by contacting
1300 679 673.”
For further information about the
program guidelines and eligibility,
visit www.nsw.gov.au/RCJFund or visit
https://www.investregional.nsw.gov.au/
investment-support/regional-jobcreation-fund/.
Applications are now open and
will close on May 14, 2021, or when
program funding is fully allocated, the
government explains.
Commencing his time with Volvo Bus
Australia in April, 1995, David Woodward
joined the team as Zone Service manager
NSW, servicing NSW and NT customers.
He later assumed the role of Regional
Service manager for the Sydney metro
area, where he serviced a large number
of customers across city, school, charter
and coach operations, before moving
into the newly created role of National
Competency manager in March this year,
Volvo Bus states.
Overall, Woodward Snr. has 44 years of
experience in the bus and coach industry
since landing his first industry job as an
apprentice mechanic in 1976. Since then
he has developed outstanding skills in
his field and has become regarded as
a technical guru in the industry, Volvo
explains.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE…
Passion and dedication to the bus and
coach industry clearly runs in the
Woodward family as David’s son,
Stuart, followed in his father’s footsteps
and began his career with Volvo Bus
Australia a decade later in 2005, Volvo
Bus confirms.
Having been immersed in the
industry and the close-knit bus and
coach community since he was a child
- where he attended various bus shows
and events – Woodward Jnr. has had
a passion for buses and coaches for as
long as he can remember, he says.
Stuart began his career with
Volvo Bus Australia as an apprentice
heavy diesel technician and later
transitioned to Service Advisor with
Volvo Commercial Vehicles Sydney.
He spent seven years as Contract and
Technical Support manager for Volvo
Bus in WA, and moved into his current
role as regional sales manager for NSW
in July 2019.
VALUABLE ASSETS
Both David and Stuart’s extensive
industry experience, exceptional
customer relationship skills and high
level of respect from the industry
make them valuable assets to Volvo
Bus and its customers, the company
states.
“We are very fortunate to have had
David and Stuart supporting the Volvo
Bus Australia team throughout the
years,” said David Mead, acting general
manager Volvo Bus Australia.
“Not only have they provided
invaluable service to our customers,
but they are truly passionate about the
bus and coach industry in Australia.
“Their career milestones are a
testament to their unwavering
dedication to the organisation and we
are very grateful to have them playing
such key roles within the Volvo Bus
team,” stated Mead.
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