Horsepower month celebrates $10 000 partnership
Southern Downs Regional Council, in partnership with the Warwick Horse Trials Club Inc (WHT) has been successful in receiving a $10,000 grant from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) under the Regional Sport Events Fund to host the Sustainable and Warwick Horse Trials FEI 3 Day event at Morgan Park from 26 – 28 August 2022.
The ASC’s Regional Sport Events Fund supports councils in regional and remote Australia to partner with local clubs, associations and sporting event organisers to host a wide range of sporting events in their communities and drive visitation to the regions.
Known as the Horsepower Capital of Australia, Warwick has a strong interest in equestrian sports and welcoming back this event encourages reconnection between the Queensland and New South Wales riders.
Southern Downs Councillor Cynthia McDonald is encouraged by the return of a full calendar of horsepower events at Morgan Park following significant upheaval during Covid-19.
“August is horsepower month on the Southern Downs and to see the return of this event and experience the invigorating knock-on effect in the local economy is very welcome following so many cancellations caused by the pandemic.
“Sporting events are wonderful opportunities for community members to reconnect, whether they are competitors or spectators and I look forward to the experiencing the skill that we will see in this international level competition right here in Warwick”, Councillor McDonald said.
Fake employment ads rob jobseekers of money and personal details
A rise in recruitment scams in which job seekers are defrauded of their personal details or money is another effect of the pandemic with millions of people being suddenly with little or no work, say QUT fraud researchers.
Associate Professor Deanna Grant-Smith from QUT Centre for Decent Work and Industry said the lockdowns and physical distancing restrictions “created a bountiful environment for offenders to effectively target potential victims”.
The researchers used the term recruitment fraud to refer to jobseekers as victims of the fraud in a study published in the journal, Social Alternatives, that advocates for a research agenda aimed at a better understanding of this type of fraud.
Professor Grant-Smith said a common recruitment fraud technique was to promote a fake job opportunity to a potential job seeker to gain a direct monetary reward or to access sensitive, personal details to gain an indirect benefit.
“Offenders seek to harvest personal information by posting a fake ad which requires jobseekers to upload personal information that offenders compile into databases and on-sell to legitimate and illegitimate groups,” Professor Deanna Grant-Smith said.
