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Immigrant program helping fill childcare staffing gaps in Miles

Murilla Community Centre’s latest staff member Patricia Edles, pictured with Origin’s Kristelle Townsend, has spent the past few months adjusting to her new life on the Western Downs. (Supplied)

Once at risk due to staff shortages, a vital after school care program in Miles has been saved thanks to […]

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