CORRECTIVE SERVICES CUTS WILL PUT DUBBO COMMUNITY AT RISK

12 Corrective Services jobs are to be cut in Dubbo when the Community Compliance and Monitoring Group (CCMG) office closes as part of a State-wide restructure by Corrective Services NSW. According to the Western Plains Community Union Alliance the job cuts will mean high-risk offenders will no longer be supervised and monitored after business hours and on weekends. The CCMG currently monitors extreme high-risk offenders…

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Correctional Officers' Professionalism Highlighted on 2GB

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NSW renames roads while cutting road safety, education and health

The NSW Public Service Association has questioned the O’Farrell Government’s priorities after announcing $20 million on renaming roads. This follows cutting road safety, education and health. “Where are the government’s priorities? It’s hard to see how this is a top priority while the government is slashing jobs and services,” said NSW PSA Assistant Secretary Steve Turner. “Just two months ago the NSW Government cut jobs…

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Job cuts jeopardise effective road safety strategy for NSW

The NSW Public Service Association fears recently announced job cuts at the Centre for Road Safety could remove staff with the specialist skills needed to successfully implement the state’s new Road Safety Strategy. The PSA calls on the State Government to place all staff cuts at the Centre on hold until a final Road Safety Strategy is released with input from the community, workers and…

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Government cutbacks apply brakes to vital road safety unit

The NSW Public Service Association warns job cuts and budget reductions at the Centre for Road Safety could compromise more than a decade’s progress on reducing the state’s road toll. There were 376 people killed on NSW roads last year, down from 405 the previous year and 534 about 10 years ago . PSA Assistant Secretary, Steve Turner, says job cuts will jeopardise the ongoing…

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