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Planning your workforce for 2027? The Welcome Experience offers free, personalised support to eligible essential workers and their families considering or making a move to regional NSW.
This NSW Government service works alongside employers’ recruitment and onboarding processes, helping prospective and newly appointed employees prepare for relocation and settle into their new community.
Practical support for essential workers and families
Our local team can help with housing and accommodation, schools and childcare, employment opportunities for partners, local services, and connections with community groups and activities.
Connect early—before the move
Referring employees while they are considering or preparing to relocate helps them access support during this important stage, rather than only after they arrive. Schools and early childhood education providers are particularly encouraged to make early referrals as they plan for the year ahead.
Beyond the practicalities of moving, helping workers and their families build local connections and feel part of their new community supports settlement and the broader goal of retaining skilled workers in the Riverina.
Plan ahead for 2027
As part of your 2027 workforce planning, we encourage Riverina essential worker employers to:
include The Welcome Experience in your support for eligible employees who may need to relocate;
refer prospective or newly appointed employees considering a move to the Riverina; and
contact our team early when recruitment may involve relocation.
The Welcome Experience does not recruit on behalf of employers. It complements the recruitment and onboarding processes with local relocation and settlement support for eligible workers and their families.
Start a conversation with our team about how The Welcome Experience can support your 2027 workforce planning and help new employees and their families feel at home in the Riverina.
