Toolkit helps regional towns attract migrants

A new toolkit has been developed to help attract more migrant workers to regional areas. The kit produced by the Regional Australia Institute [[RAI]] aims to help regional towns fill skills shortages and make it easier for migrants to settle into regional life.

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The Regional Australia Institute says there are currently more than 44,600 job vacancies in regional Australia that are proving hard to fill.

Chronic labour shortages have affected some regional areas, resulting in population decline and the closure of businesses.

The town of Rupanyup [[reh-PAN-yup]] in located about 300 kilometers north-west of Melbourne.

With a population of 500, agriculture underpins industry in the area which is rapidly changing due to advances in technology.