East Kimberley businesses will have access to additional workers across more than 100 occupations following the signing of the East Kimberley Designated Area Migration Agreement (DAMA).

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke said attracting workers to relocate to regional areas is a priority for the Australian Government.

“The provisions afforded under the agreement, including permanent residency pathways, provide a significant incentive for overseas skilled workers to consider making the East Kimberley region their home,”Minister Hawke said.

“While the first priority is always to fill labour shortages from the domestic workforce, the agreement will seek to lessen the chronic workforce shortage in current and expanding industries in the East Kimberley region,” he said.

Source: Joint-media-release-East-Kimberley-DAMA.pdf