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The Morrison Government is continuing to help skilled women across regional Australia get back into the workforce with a second intake of businesses in the Career Revive pilot initiative.The initiative aims to increase womens workforce participation by supporting businesses to attract and retain women returning to work after a career break.Minister for Employment Skills Small and Family Business Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said the Morrison Government is committed to getting people back into work and rebuilding the economy in the wake of COVID-19.Increasing womens workforce participation is an economic and social priority for Australia going forward Minister Cash said.This has wide-ranging benefits not just for women but for their families communities business and our nations economy.Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Senator the Hon Marise Payne said we are committed to boosting the confidence of women returning to paid work and their financial independence as well as supporting businesses to retain skilled women workers. This initiative is one of a range of measures under our 2018 Womens Economic Security Statement which invested 119.2 million to improve womens workforce participation and economic security Minister Payne said.Our 240.4 million 2020 Womens Economic Security Statement further builds on the 2018 measures and complements the Governments JobMaker Plan. We know that when women do well both professionally and personally our economy and nation prospers. Through Career Revive 10 regional businesses will benefit from expert business improvement advice and support provided by KPMG.Businesses will be offered specific guidance on how to improve business practices and policies and develop a tailored action plan to address barriers to attracting and retaining skilled women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period.The following 10 businesses have been selected to participate in the 2021 intake of the Career Revive pilot initiativeAECOM Cairns QLD Townsville QLD Mackay QLD Rockhampton QLD Maroochydore QLD Darwin NT Newcastle NSW. Non-regional locations Brisbane QLD Canberra ACT Melbourne VIC Adelaide SA Perth WACapecare Busselton WAClarence Valley Council Clarence Valley local government area NSW main towns Grafton Maclean YambaEncompass Community Services Geelong VIC Werribee VIC Leopold VIC Torquay VICNexus Primary Health Wallan VIC Broadford VIC Seymour VIC and Kinglake VIC physical sites as well as providing services in areas including Shepparton and BendigoOneFortyOnePlantations Holdings Pty Ltd Mount Gambier SA Box Hill VICPinnacleHPC Accountants Griffith NSW Leeton NSWShield Services Bundaberg QLD Gladstone QLD Hervey Bay QLD Rockhampton QLD Mackay QLDTas Gas Launceston TAS Hobart TAS Devonport TAS Bendigo VIC and Country VictoriaThe Disability Trust Illawarra NSW Far South Coast NSW Shoalhaven NSW Southern Highlands NSW Queanbeyan NSW Cooma NSW Hunter NSW. Non-regional locations Sydney NSW Canberra ACT Melbourne VIC
