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The South Eastern Times : June 22nd 2017
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NEWS 5 Career insight A NUMBER of Millicent students travelled to Mount Gambier late last week to gain an insight into the career opportunities in the health sector. It is hoped the South East Regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Career Expo will lead to indigenous doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in hospitals and health facilities. More than 45 students from across the region attended the expo that gave them insight into a range of careers in the health sector. Students mingled with health professionals, including physiotherapists, paramedics, nurses, podiatrists and dieticians. Aboriginal primary health care worker Peter May said the expo was designed to “spark” interest among students. “We want the expo to ignite interest in the students so they move forward in the health field,” Mr May said. “If we get one student who happens to go into nursing because of the expo, then it is positive for me.” He said indigenous students were under-represented in the uptake of tertiary health courses. “They learnt about the various tertiary courses available to them, helping to make informed decisions about selecting a career in the health sector,” Mr May said. Encouraged by the turn-out, he said more schools and students were taking part than ever before. He said the event was triggered from the Aboriginal and midwifery strategy, which identified the need to develop the expo. “We believed that was the right tool to put the relevant information out there to our Aboriginal students and promote the various health professions,” Mr May said. He said SA Health was striving to achieve a 2pc target of indigenous health workers in the sector, which was likely to be boosted to 4pc. “At many levels people are doing their bit in encour- aging Aboriginal people to come into the health sector because it is a very rewarding career,” he said. While tertiary institutions had some Aboriginal students taking up health courses, the numbers are low. “Just recently they produced a social worker who I believe is now working at Pangula Mannamurna,” he said. “It is really good to see this because, let’s face it, employment plays a huge part in closing the gap with our people. “If people are getting up for something, they feel good and the rest falls in place.” He said the expo had been running since 2009. Mayor lashes out at councillor behaviour ROBE Mayor Peter Riseley has taken the unusual step of publicly scolding his councillors for their behaviour at the June monthly council meeting. The June 13 meeting had to be adjourned after all business was not completed and this was done at a further two hour forum the following night. At the reconvened meeting, the mayor stated that he was disappointed by the behaviour of the elected members at the previous night’s forum. Mr Riseley reminded them they need to conduct themselves in accordance with the councillors’ code of conduct and treat each other, staff and the public with respect. He said that if elected members have arguments or complaints, they must use the correct channels and processes. Diverted Profits Tax From 1 July, large multinational corporations that move undeclared profits overseas will be penalised with a tax of 40%. Tax Avoidance Taskforce The taskforce and ATO have already issued bills of $2.9 billion to multinational corporations, and are expected to raise a total of $3.7 billion. Multinational AntiAvoidance Law The MAAL prevents large multinational corporations from claiming profits were earned overseas, when they were earned in Australia. IGNITING INTEREST: Milicent and Penola high school students Tyson Sutherland, Zoe Bishop and Sammy Somer hold bags full of information along with Nathan Munro (back) and Shayla Somer (front right). Picture: SANDRA MORELLO Advertisement Multinational corporations earning Australian dollars now pay their fair share of Australian tax The Australian Government is introducing new laws, closing loopholes and ensuring profits are taxed here. As a result, businesses both big and small can compete on a level playing field and recovered tax will benefit Australian communities and the economy. Find out more at fairtax.gov.au FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, 23rd June, 2017 At The Glencoe Football Club, 11am SA time Lot 1 ‘McIntyre’s’, Lot 2 ‘Agnew’s’ and Lot 3 ‘Brooklyn’s’ eer insight A NUMBER of Millicent students travelled to Mount Gambier late last week to gain an insight into the career opportunities in the health sector. It is hoped the South East Regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Career Expo will lead to indigenous doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in hospitals and health facilities. More than 45 students from across the region attended the expo that gave them insight into a range of careers in the health sector. Students mingled with health professionals, includ- ing physiotherapists, paramedics, nurses, podiatrists and dieticians. Aboriginal primary health care worker Peter May said the expo was designed to “spark” interest among students. “We want the expo to ignite interest in the students so they move forward in the health field,” Mr May said. “If we get one student who happens to go into nursing because of the expo, then it is positive for me.” He said indigenous students were under-represented in the uptake of tertiary health courses. “They learnt about the various tertiary courses avail- able to them, helping to make informed decisions about selecting a career in the health sector,” Mr May said. Encouraged by the turn-out, he said more schools and students were taking part than ever before. He said the event was triggered from the Aboriginal and midwifery strategy, which identified the need to develop the expo. “We believed that was the right tool to put the rel- evant information out there to our Aboriginal students and promote the various health professions,” Mr May said. He said SA Health was striving to achieve a 2pc target of indigenous health workers in the sector, which was likely to be boosted to 4pc. “At many levels people are doing their bit in encour- aging Aboriginal people to come into the health sector because it is a very rewarding career,” he said. While tertiary institutions had some Aboriginal students taking up health courses, the numbers are low. “Just recently they produced a social worker who I believe is now working at Pangula Mannamurna,” he said. “It is really good to see this because, let’s face it, employment plays a huge part in closing the gap with our people. “If people are getting up for something, they feel good and the rest falls in place.” He said the expo had been running since 2009. Mayor lashes out at councillor behaviour ROBE Mayor Peter Riseley has taken the unusual step of publicly scolding his councillors for their behaviour at the June monthly council meeting. The June 13 meeting had to be adjourned after all business was not completed and this was done at a further two hour forum the following night. At the reconvened meeting, the mayor stated that he was disappointed by the behaviour of the elected members at the previous night’s forum. Mr Riseley reminded them they need to conduct themselves in accordance with the councillors’ code of conduct and treat each other, staff and the public with respect. He said that if elected members have arguments or complaints, they must use the correct channels and processes. Diverted Profits Tax From 1 July, large multinational corporations that move undeclared profits overseas will be penalised with a tax of 40%. Tax Avoidance Taskforce The taskforce and ATO have already issued bills of $2.9 billion to multinational corporations, and are expected to raise a total of $3.7 billion. Multinational Anti- Avoidance Law The MAAL prevents large multinational corporations from claiming profits were earned overseas, when they were earned in Australia. IGNITING INTEREST: Milicent and Penola high school students Tyson Sutherland, Zoe Bishop and Sammy Somer hold bags full of information along with Nathan Munro (back) and Shayla Somer (front right). Picture: SANDRA MORELLO Advertisement Multinational corporations earning Australian dollars now pay their fair share of Australian tax The Australian Government is introducing new laws, closing loopholes and ensuring profits are taxed here. As a result, businesses both big and small can compete on a level playing field and recovered tax will benefit Australian communities and the economy. Find out more at fairtax.gov.au FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, 23rd June, 2017 At The Glencoe Football Club, 11am SA time Lot 1 ‘McIntyre’s’, Lot 2 ‘Agnew’s’ and Lot 3 ‘Brooklyn’s’ Inspection Inspection strictly by appointment only Contact Ben Jones 0400 818 525 www.thesoutheasterntimes.com.au Authorised by the Australian Government, Capital Hill, Canberra. The South Eastern Times, Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 5 REMINDER 716431
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