25/08/2026
Another potential round of job losses in the Latrobe Valley.
This time Programmed workers at Loy Yang A. And we've just had the job losses at Maryvale.
There ARE jobs here. Aged care and health care in particular aren't going anywhere. Education is growing too.
But I think there's a bigger question.
Where are the next generation of secure, well-paid jobs?
The sort of job where you can walk into a bank, get a home loan, raise a family and reasonably expect to still have work in 10 or 20 years.
The Valley used to have a lot of those jobs.
As the old industries disappear, we need to make sure we're actually replacing them with something substantial.
Not just announcements. Not just short-term projects.
Real careers.
That's what a successful transition should look like.
