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A resident of a personal care facility wearing a black beanie and black and white striped shirt paints a colourful picture, while a residential aged care worker watches.,

Video - Aged care workers connecting with people and culture in Alice Springs

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services currently employs a number of Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers from Samoa and Solomon Islands in Alice Springs in personal care, cooking, cleaning and maintenance roles. A cultural support staff member has helped them connect with the community and culture and settle in to their new jobs and life in Australia.

Learning about local Indigenous cultures and sharing their own

Australian Regional and Remote Community Services (ARRCS) is a residential aged care provider in the Northern Territory, currently employing Samoan and Solomon Islands workers in personal care, cooking, cleaning and maintenance roles.

Cezaltino has helped with his brothers' education - now it's his turn

Cezaltino joined the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme to create opportunities for his younger brothers in Timor-Leste and his pursuit of excellence is paying off for him, his fellow workers and his family.

ni-Vanuatu workers standing in a field of broccolini

Ni-Vanuatu workers bond with community over love of music

Kevin Bong and his fellow ni-Vanuatu seasonal workers have developed a positive reputation in the South Australian community of Goolwa - and not just for harvesting vegetables. 

Fijian volunteer firefighters in a group smiling

Fijian meat workers become volunteer firefighters in Victoria

Motivated by a desire to give back to their community, more than 40 Fijians in regional Victoria have volunteered to become firefighters with the Country Fire Authority (CFA).

A Solomon islands aged care worker helps a resident

Angie’s passion for personal care shines at Alice Springs facility

Caring has always come naturally to Angie from Solomon Islands, and her work in aged care through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme is helping her reach in her goal to become a nurse.

A Tongan man in a brown shirt and hat stands in an apple orchard.

Tongan and ni-Vanuatu staff help grower through difficult harvest

For West Australian fruit growers Newton Orchards, the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme has become an integral part of maintaining a 93-year-old family-run business and helped foster strong bonds with people in Tonga.

Solomon Islands men in traditional costumes playing panpipe

Video - Workers share their culture with crowds at Kingaroy's Baconfest

Workers from Kiribati, Samoa and Solomon Islands took to the stage at Kingaroy's largest festival, 'Baconfest', showcasing their culture through song and dance.

Timorese people in high-visibility clothing stand in a berry field.

Queensland Berries goes the extra mile to welcome workers

In February, representatives from Queensland Berries travelled to Timor-Leste to meet some of their new Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme employees. Now these workers have arrived and settled into their new roles and community in Caboolture, Australia.

Vanuatu community shows Stawell its musical side for charity

When Stawell’s ni-Vanuatu community wanted to celebrate their country’s Independence Day and raise some money to send musical instruments and goods back home, a talent show proved to be the perfect idea.