Old job skills may not always fit new Illawarra roles

Updated July 19 2014 - 6:31pm, first published July 18 2014 - 9:00pm
Cheap Asian imports and the high Australian dollar forced Illawarra manufacturing icon Poppets to close in 2011.
Cheap Asian imports and the high Australian dollar forced Illawarra manufacturing icon Poppets to close in 2011.
Jane Robinson says the Illawarra has much greater diversity now than perhaps 10 years ago with opportunities in many sectors.
Jane Robinson says the Illawarra has much greater diversity now than perhaps 10 years ago with opportunities in many sectors.

It's not easy for an economy - and the people whose endeavours form an economy - to go through a major change.

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