Local Employment Coordinators

The Government has put a Local Employment Co-ordinator in each of the 20 identified priority employment regions – those regions most vulnerable to rising unemployment during an economic downturn.

Local Employment Co-ordinators will:

• Work to maximise the impact of the Government’s economic stimulus in these regions;
• Establish and work with local Keep Australia Working Advisory Committees to develop a Strategic Employment Plan for the region;
• Work towards developing apprenticeship opportunities and match the skills needed with jobs of the future; and
• Find new job opportunities and provide support for workers who have lost their job due to the global downturn.

The Local Employment Coordinators are:

NSW | QLD | TAS | VIC | WA | SA

NSW

• Canterbury-Bankstown and South Western Sydney (New South Wales)
  Mark King
  Email: mark.king2@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0458 939 058


• Illawarra (New South Wales)
  Jane Robinson
  Email: jane.robinson@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0421 988 670


• Central Coast-Hunter (New South Wales)
  Jack Ritchie
  Email: jack.ritchie@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0458 274 444


• Mid-North Coast (New South Wales)
  Renee Hawkins
  Email: renee.hawkins@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0402 507 697


• Richmond-Tweed and Clarence Valley (New South Wales)
  Terry Watson
  Email: terry.watson@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0412 320 077


• Sydney West and Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
  Narelle Wheatland
  Email: narelle.wheatland@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0413 054 718


• Sydney Priority Region
  David Puckeridge
  Email: david.puckeridge@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0413 834 099

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QLD

• Ipswich-Logan (Queensland)
  Samantha Wilson
  Email: samantha.wilson@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0423 605 631


• Bundaberg-Hervey Bay (Queensland)
  Jason Millward
  Email: jason.millward@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0412 772 307


• Caboolture-Sunshine Coast (Queensland)
  Steve Hogan
  Email: steve.hogan@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0400 111 518


• Cairns (Queensland)
  Peter Doutre
  Email: peter.doutre@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0411 671 672


• Southern Wide Bay-Burnett (Queensland)
  Garry Davison
  Email: garry.davison@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0409 821 633


• Townsville-Thuringowa (Queensland)
  Marc Shannon
  Email: marc.shannon@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0412 562 507

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TAS

• North West/Northern Tasmania
  Geoff Speers
  Email: geoff.speers@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0448 526 546

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VIC

• South Eastern Melbourne (Victoria)
  Keith Pimblett
  Email: keith.pimblett@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0415 368 626


• North Eastern Victoria
  Julie Tyndall
  Email: julie.tyndall@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0411 674 332


• Ballarat-Bendigo (Central Victoria)
  John Warmbrunn
  Email: john.warmbrunn@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0409 427 977


• North Western Melbourne (Victoria)
  John Macdonald
  Email: john.macdonald@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0427 709 766

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WA

• South West Perth (Western Australia)
  John McIlhone
  Email: john.mcilhone@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0422 274 731

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SA

• Northern and Western Adelaide (South Australia)
  Pippa Webb
  Email: pippa.webb@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0430 738 887


• Port Augusta-Whyalla-Port Pirie (South Australia)
  Mark Malcolm
  Email: mark.malcolm@deewr.gov.au
  Phone: 0419 820 641

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For more information:

• Local Employment Coordinators contact details sheet - PDF 85KB
• Local Employment Coordinators contact details sheet - RTF 76KB
• Priority Employment Areas defined by Local Government Areas - PDF 144KB
• Priority Employment Areas defined by Local Government Areas - RTF 589KB