tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post3638677486125815473..comments2024-03-29T12:36:41.063+11:00Comments on New England, Australia: A note on loss of the young and country sportJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-50889558365080464152010-06-16T13:47:44.780+10:002010-06-16T13:47:44.780+10:00Post now up, Greg.Post now up, Greg.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-91827710109400895752010-06-15T21:33:07.973+10:002010-06-15T21:33:07.973+10:00You'll have to enlighten me about that Jim.You'll have to enlighten me about that Jim.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-28079918541373768592010-06-15T20:22:58.339+10:002010-06-15T20:22:58.339+10:00I agree with you, of course, Greg. However, there ...I agree with you, of course, Greg. However, there is also a problem that people may not want to come back or move even when the jobs are there. This is a demographic issue linked to length of training combined with two career families.<br /><br />Did you see the Vics have launched a new decentralisation approach?Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-90946444437002275162010-06-15T14:10:10.631+10:002010-06-15T14:10:10.631+10:00Loss of home grown talent - whether sporting or ot...Loss of home grown talent - whether sporting or otherwise, has always been an issue for regional areas. It's a good idea to allow kids to continue representing their home district when they move away, if they choose to do so.<br /><br />Even better would be to encourage those kids to move back when their university or training time is over. But that would need local employment and economic opportunities. <br /><br />I don't mean to always push the new state barrow - but economic and employment opportunities would benefit greatly from this. With statehood other things would follow - public service jobs, contractor jobs, regional head and branch office jobs and so on. Inevitably, people gravitate to places where there are opportunities.<br /><br />It wouldn't prevent the drift to Sydney and Melbourne altogether, but it would give kids another opportunity to stay or return, if that is what they want.Gregnoreply@blogger.com