Page 5242 - Week 12 - Thursday, 27 October 2011
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• 2011-12
o Country and Regional Living Expo, Sydney
o Reinvent Your Career Expo, Sydney
(8) Events conducted by Live in Canberra:
• 2006-07
o Live in Canberra seminars, Sydney and Illawarra region
o Familiarisation visits and tours, Canberra
• 2007-08
o Skilled and business migration seminars, South Africa
o Familiarisation visits and tours, Canberra
o Live in Canberra seminars, Sydney
• 2008-09
o Skilled and business migration seminars, South Africa; the Netherlands; Germany; and
o Expats ‘Returning Talent’ seminar, United Kingdom
• 2009-10
o Skilled and business migration seminars, South Africa
• 2010-11
o Skilled and business migration seminars, United Kingdom; Ireland; South Africa; and
o Health professional seminar, New Zealand
• Monthly ‘Welcome to Canberra’ events have been held for new residents to assist with settlement since September 2006.
(9) Yes.
a. Advertising calling for General Practitioners was placed in The Lancet medical journal in the United Kingdom in 2009 and the British Journal of General Practice in 2010.
b. Advertising calling for Australian expatriates returning to Australia to consider Canberra was placed in the TNT Magazine in London September 2009.
c. Nurses were targeted as part of Skilled and Business Migration seminars conducted in South Africa in March 2009.
d. DIAC run ‘Skills Australia Needs’ events targeted engineers, health professionals, construction and trades people in the United Kingdom in October 2010.
e. General Practitioners were targeted through advertising in the NZ Doctor medical journal as part of the Oz Jobs Expo in New Zealand in February 2011.
f. Trades people were targeted in the United Kingdom through cross promotions conducted with the Down Under Tradies Group in February 2011.
g. DIAC run ‘Skills Australia Needs’ events targeted engineers, trades people and health professionals in the United Kingdom in June 2011.
(10) Yes. International arrivals through the ACT SBMP are contacted every six months for their first two years in Canberra. Results show 89 per cent of arrivals still live in Canberra after two years.
Over 1,000 new Canberrans who have lived in Canberra for up to 12 months are currently registered for ‘Welcome to Canberra’ events.
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