Workforce 
 Planning 

Addressing the need to attract and retain workers in the Wide Bay region, Timber Queensland partnered with Jobs Queensland in 2024 to develop a workforce plan and action-based initiatives for the forest and timber industry through a state government funded ‘Grow Your Own’ program.

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Representatives from employers in the Wide Bay region met regularly to pinpoint and endorse focus areas, assist with gathering information, identify key issues and help find solutions to develop, implement and monitor the regional workforce plan.

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Two key outputs from this work have included a Wide Bay forest and timber industry snapshot and a related Workforce Development Plan with key actions areas for implementation.

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Grow Your Own Workforce. Region and industry snapshot. 

Wide Bay region and the forestry region.

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Wide Bay Workforce Development Plan

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The skills and experience Timber Queensland is gaining from working with Jobs Queensland on the Wide Bay ‘Grow Your Own’ program can be applied in other major forest and timber industry regions in Queensland.

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This initiative is funded by Jobs Queensland as an action arising from the Good jobs. Good people: Queensland Workforce Strategy 2022-2032.