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Any business or Group Training Organisation that engages an Australian Apprentice on or after 5 October 2020 may be eligible for a subsidy of 50 per cent of wages paid to an apprentice between 5 October 2020 and 30 September 2021, to a maximum of $7,000 per quarter.

This assistance will support 100,000 new apprentices across Australia, and is in addition to the Supporting Apprentices and Trainees wage subsidy which is helping small and medium businesses to keep their apprentices and trainees in work and training.

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A new publication featuring the stories of more than thirty farmers during the most recent drought, capturing their individual experiences and lessons for the future.

The Tocal Beekeepers’ Field Day was an entirely virtual event held on Saturday 17th October 2020 streamed through Facebook and YouTube.

The Tocal Beekeepers' Field Day has been running for 41 years. It is run in collaboration between the NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tocal College, Amateur Beekeepers Association of NSW, Hunter Valley Amateur Beekeepers Association, Hunter Valley Branch of the NSW Apiarists Association and Wheen Bee Foundation.

You can now view all recordings from the day on the Tocal College YouTube Channel.