Local Recovery Fund

The Local Recovery Fund is available in 51 Employment Regions (regions).

On this page:

The Local Recovery Fund supports locally driven activities that:

  • meet priorities identified in the region’s Local Jobs Plan
  • are tailored to the opportunities and needs identified in the region
  • address employment and training priorities; and
  • skill individuals to meet local employer demand.

Local Recovery Fund activities are usually sought via a Request for Proposal procurement process. If you are interested in developing a Local Recovery Fund proposal, contact your local Employment Facilitator.

To view current and past Local Recovery Fund activities, search the below table using relevant filters. For more information, contact your local Employment Facilitator.

QLD

Game On

Maxima Training Group
Employment Region:
Wide Bay Burnett
Status:
Completed
"Game On" was a 3-week pre-employment program blending youth-oriented activities with the aim of developing routine, building confidence and progressively introducing job seeking activities. Participants were linked with opportunities for employment, including apprenticeships and traineeships, or progress towards employment by enrolling in accredited training.

Gold Coast and Wivenhoe Cleaning Industry Initiative

Springmount Services Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
Gold Coast
Status:
Completed
The activity was designed to meet cleaning industry labour needs in the Gold Coast and Wivenhoe Employment Regions. It will see job seekers referred to the activity who will be provided with job readiness support, pre-employment skills and accredited training and referred to entry-level or supervisory role vacancies in the cleaning industry.

Hospitality Head Start!

MRAEL Limited
Employment Region:
Fitzroy
Status:
Completed
The activity supported the upskilling of participants to transition into entry-level hospitality sector roles. The activity was co-designed to deliver a pre-employment hospitality focused training program made up of accredited training from the Hospitality Services Skill Set, combined with foundational skills.

It's a Childs World

MiHaven Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
Cairns
Status:
Completed
This activity involved the provision of Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care, work exposure and support to 30 eligible mature age and/or Indigenous women in the Cairns Employment Region.

Job Match Care Careers

Community Services Industry Alliance
Employment Region:
Somerset
Status:
Completed
The activity involved a customised employment pathway into the health care and social services sector to reskill and upskill participants into roles with partner employers. Participants completed up to 8 weeks of pre-employment training, including agreed units from the Certificate III in Individual Support, were provided with mentoring and a workplace orientation and were supported into employment.

Job Match Disability and Aged Care Program

Community Services Industry Alliance
Employment Region:
Wivenhoe
Status:
Completed
The activity involved a customised employment pathway into the health care and social services sector for up to 30 job seekers to reskill and upskill them into roles with partner employers. It delivered eight weeks of pre-employment training to support job seekers into employment, as trainees, with local health care and social services agencies in the Wivenhoe Employment Region.

JobTrail Goorie Program

JobTrail Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
Mackay
Status:
Completed
This activity delivered a six-week employment pathway program to 20 Indigenous participants including: four weeks of the ‘Deadly Me' life skills program, select hospitality or construction accredited training units and two weeks of transitional support meeting employment requirements of local partner employers towards gaining employment outcomes. Individually tailored mentoring was provided for an additional six months towards gaining or sustaining employment with partner employers in the Mackay Employment Region.

JTSucceed

JT Academy Pty Ltd
Employment Region:
Brisbane South East
Status:
Completed

This activity delivered 8 weeks of mentoring and pre-employment training via virtual platforms and 12-months of wrap around support for 100 participants. The activity engaged with participants and industry partners to achieve job placements for at least 30 job seekers, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) participants.

Kalfresh Employment Solution

Toowoomba Regional Group Apprenticeship Company Pty limited
Employment Region:
Wivenhoe
Status:
Completed
This activity included a training and employment project for job seekers from diverse backgrounds with Kalfresh, one of Queensland’s leading vegetable production companies. The project reskilled and supported the employment of these job seekers into the agribusiness sector in the region.

Learn & Earn

Recruitment Solutions Group Australia
Employment Region:
Wivenhoe
Status:
Completed
A 4-week pre-employment program including components from the Certificate III in Individual Support and non-accredited Aged Care Skillset training. Participants were provided with mentoring and mental health program support, and offered work placement, with the aim of obtaining a traineeship or direct employment on completion.

Learn how Local Jobs is providing pathways for job seekers aged 15 to 24 years in the Illawarra and South Coast region.

Learn how Local Jobs is providing pathways for women over 45 back into the workforce in the Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast region, while also filling in-demand roles in the local childcare industry.