For years Toowoomba bolstered a robust labour dependent economy, excelling at providing working hands to the early evolving Australian industry, and retaining that reservoir for the following consecutive decades, along with the remarkably fertile farming lands this has contributed to much of the prosperity that Toowoomba enjoyed; in itself Toowoomba is regarded as a living and breathing example used by many economists to contrast Australia’s colonial evolution, its successes and failures. Clearly, as in every economical progression, change slowly takes over leaving much of the past’s base economical infrastructure impractical. Initially the inherent logistical advantage that positioned Toowoomba at the centre of the agricultural region of Queensland conveniently placed a bridge that …show more content…
linked the bustling highly demanding economy of the North with the hardworking agricultural labour force West. Despite the natural upper hand that Toowoomba held for so long, the demand has become focuses on service oriented facilities and the expansion of expert care to supplement their ageing population. All of these variables pose the question if whether Toowoomba’s economy can withstand the upcoming rifts of change that is brought from within. Comparatively, when compared to large metropolitan cities in Queensland, Toowoomba has vastly neglected catering to its developing specialised working force- even now focusing on developing hard labour and engineering based careers for this generation. Obviously, many economists think that this is simply inappropriately thought of, the disproportionate share of educational development has caused a “biased” divide in the labour market, as it is now it is simply too inclined to expanding the current infrastructure, relying on foreign and interstate specllized working force to simply be incentivized to work in it. As it Stands the current median age for any male or female in Toowoomba is currently at 36 years old, in the upcoming two decades this is expected to rise to 40 years for throughout the population- understandably this has created a consumer “mind-shift” in demanding for increasing the educational and serviceable sectors rather than actually wanting to expand the working force at all, completely changing the market’s landscape in the Toowoomba and its surrounding states, inducing foreign and national private service sectors to practically invade the local market, eventually diluting it with non-local working force that may not be tempted to remain in Toowoomba in the unforeseeable future. A recent poll conducted to Toowoomba specific reader, showed that over 68% are uncertain of the prospect of finding a job in Toowoomba, when further investigating the matter, Toowoomba’s Regional Council of finance and business’ strategy general manager Arun Pratap stated to the Chronicals the following: “If you are planning on living and working in the Garden City in five years time aim to get into health, aged care, hospitality and retail, transport and construction…” However, when asked frankly about the council’s personal opinion he actually postulated that the labour market is yet at its peak, dismissing the possibility that Toowoomba is simply not diverse enough not achieve self-sufficiency, stating the following: “[the reason to] why I am so sure of that, Toowoomba Regional Council owns and maintains $4.2 billion worth of public infrastructure which is just enormous and the jobs required around its ongoing maintenance will be around for a long time yet… If I was studying again I would definitely get into engineering or some sort of construction work." This is truly seems to be the case with the noticeable trends when investigating Toowoomba’s expanding infrastructure; however, inapplicable to other pillar industries that Toowoomba invested in, that is the goods industry, as the Economical Profile of Toowoomba indicated that that cumulative growth in that certain aspect is slowly dying before having the chance to even grow. With the aging economy and the future aims to provide for the young appealing as a “retirement” state the old, it is unlikely for the highly in demand specialized health care studying students to find much appeal in Toowoomba.
This is simply because as the progress continue, Toowoomba seems to be reliant on importing these skills rather than cultivating them simply not providing for such a “niche” market as it is apparent that to do so means to compete against other already established and well-funded medical facilities in large cities. Yet what appeal would Toowoomba have in incentivizing these students to return after graduating? These students would find better paying job opportunities in other states or even abroad, this continuing trend will shape Toowoomba into a to be completely diluted in that sector, yet Toowoomba remains prevalent in Queensland, as Toowoomba has something other metro cities lack: affordable housing. With an almost certain job vacancy for such work force, along with the combination of lower prices in most aspects, Toowoomba is labeled as an “Opportunity City”, one that has proficiently aimed to attract the experienced sector from the healthcare workforce
pool. Mary Castles, a high school business teacher, has shown considerable support for the regional council proposed roadmap stating that “Because we are so close to Brisbane, this means that we don’t need to offer [for the] specialized medical professions… And perhaps this is also because we did not have that demand in the past, usually making students go to Brisbane to take their courses; these days however, we probably do need but the costs are prohibitive of setting up a medicine degree course [at USQ].” This is in fact lines up with most of the information that has been gathered through the
In 1900, Pyrmont was an important port and industrial area, with a population of almost 30 000 people. There was a wide range of industries and services present including wharves, dockyards, warehouses, abattoirs, wool stores, railway yards and even an incinerator for the disposal of Sydney’s waste. It was deemed a working-class suburb with a predominantly Irish/Catholic population. As the income for Pyrmont was only modest, semi-detached cottages were the most common type of housing present. In the 1960’s however, Pyrmont-Ultimo was deteriorating at a fast rate and became an unfortunate example of urban decay.
Pyrmont was established as a suburb of the city of Sydney in 1806, and since then has undergone several periods of dramatic change, in a boom-bust cycle of construction and destruction that has gone on for the past two hundred years. The area began its life as a part of Sydney’s working Harbour, with the development of the Sydney docklands, which turned Pyrmont into an international shipping terminal and centre for maritime trade in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- What/how does it tell us about living in Australia during times past? (100 - 150 words)
In Reading Tim Wintons hopeful saga, Cloudstreet, you are immersed in Australia; it is an important story in showing the change in values that urbanisation brought to Perth in the late 1950’s such as confidence and pride. But it was also a very anxious and fearful time period in terms of the Nedlands Monster and his impact in changing the current comfortable, breezy system Perth lived in. The role of women changed significantly with more women adopting more ambitious ideologies and engaging in the workforce something never seen before. But most of all it was important because it changed Australia’s priorities as a nation, it shaped the identity of individuals that we now see today, and it created a very unique Australian identity.
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This means looking back at the arrival of Europeans, particularly the legal and political system that were used in the apparent legitimisation of the invasion. Colonisation occurred in 1700’s when Australian soil first became ‘occupied’, not by the indigenous Australians who had lived with and upon the land for centuries before but rather by European colonial fleets who had been in search of undiscovered land. The act of occupation occurred through compliance with international law and the legal doctrine of discovery of uninhabited land; terra nullius. The Australian land was declared void not of inhabitants but rather of ‘organised society united permanently for political action.’ It was declared that those who inhabited the land when it was discovered had no local laws, and as such no
Just as the economy travels through its cycles, from bear to bull and back again, so does the number of doctors in the country. In the 1960s, the government began an attempt to create more physicians using various methods. One such method was to reward medical schools for training a certain number of doctors (Bernstein 1013). This would give the medical schools an incentive to accept more students and to allow the students to fully graduate and go on to attend residency programs. Another such method was to give a monetary reward to residency programs for providing graduate medical education. This totaled approximately $7 billion, a sum large enough to “pay the tuition and living expenses of every medical student in the United States” with a large portion left over as well (Bernstein 1013). Because of these actions taken by the government, many more physicians were created, causing a physician surplus throughout the 1980s to the late 1990s, although this claim was based on ...
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The Aboriginal people of Australia were here thousands of years before European settlement and we forced them to adapt to the changes of environment around them. This change might be for better or worse, but we will never find out. But with the European settlement came the birth of industry, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, manufacture, electricity, gas and water just to name a few.
The Australian health care system comprises both the public and the private health sub-sectors. The health care system concerns itself with the financing, formulation, implementation, evaluation, and reforming of health services. The main sources of f...
The job market for the medical field is very high. Positions in the medical field are very sought after. The current status of the job market is excellent. ¨growth occurs for a number of reasons including increased emphasis preventative care, growing rates of chronic conditions, such as diabetes and obesity; and demand from the baby boom population, as the live longer and more active lives¨
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