Demand is booming for tradies to help rebuild flood-affected communities, but a scheme to allow tradies to work interstate more easily may have little benefit for northern NSW because Queensland is refusing to be involved.
A lack of qualified tradies means slower rebuilds for flood-affected communities across the Northern Rivers.abc.net.au/news/interstate-trade-recognition-scheme-queensland-nsw/101728910The Queensland government is being blamed for slowing down the recovery of struggling flood-affected communities because it has refused to sign on to a national scheme for tradies, arguing other states have "substandard licensing regimes".
NSW-based Member for Tweed Geoff Provest said it was "beyond belief" that Queensland had refused to participate. "You've got to apply to the other state, you've got to supply information about how long you're going to work for and what percentage of your work, and you've got to give regular updates," he said.Gold Coast-based plumber Carl Busby spent time helping to clean flood-ravaged houses in New South Wales in the early aftermath of the disaster.
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