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About jobs for locals during the Cairns Convention Centre upgrade

Project statisticsStatus

Number of subcontracts awarded (as at 8 January 2021)

78

Number of subcontracts awarded to local businesses (as at 8 January 2021)

55

Size of construction workforce (inductions completed as at 8 January 2021)

531

Size of local construction workforce (inductions completed 8 January 2021)

458

Total construction work hours connected to project since commencement of works on site (as at 31 December 2020)

106,542

Construction workforce who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (as at 31 December 2020)
(MC Target: 6.6% of the construction workforce)

11%

Total training hours (as at 31 December 2020)

22,801

Training hours by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (as at 31 December 2020)

11,176

Note: Data is subject to change as the project progresses.

Read about the Cairns Convention Centre expansion and refurbishment upgrade.

Last updated: 
15 January 2021