A healthcare staffer who says she is being driven from her town by youth crime has warned of a safety 'time bomb' awaiting international arrivals heading to the Kimberley on work visas.
A healthcare staffer who says she is being driven from her town by youth crime has warned of a safety "time bomb" awaiting international arrivals heading to the Kimberley on work visas.Crime rates spark safety concerns for international workers arriving in the region on migration visasBusinesses desperate for staff are hoping workers will give the region a chancehave started to roll-in from East Kimberley businesses desperate for staff.
A healthcare sector worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said she recently decided to leave an East Kimberley town after children threw stones at her and her husband as they were walking home. But East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Amanda McLean said her organisation would provide sufficient support for the new employees."Despite the challenges that we're having at the moment with youth crime, our living conditions are often better than many other regions where their crime is far worse," she said.She said she lived only minutes from her workplace but was terrified of walking home.
Hoochery Distillery manager Kalyn Fletcher said her Kununurra business was one of many in the region that were optimistic about getting international workers"People can be victims of crime anywhere … I was a victim of crime on the subway in Rome, I was mugged and had all my things stolen. Did that stop me going to Rome?" she said.
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