Calls for apprenticeship scheme as truck driver shortage affects Wimmera

Alexander Darling
Updated July 18 2019 - 11:34am, first published July 17 2019 - 11:27am
NEED FOR EDUCATION: Wimmera truck driver Josh Pyke, 20, says turning driver education into an apprenticeship would help address the shortage of skilled workers in the industry. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING
NEED FOR EDUCATION: Wimmera truck driver Josh Pyke, 20, says turning driver education into an apprenticeship would help address the shortage of skilled workers in the industry. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

A young Stawell-based truck driver has joined Victoria's peak advocacy body for the transport industry in calling for changes in how new drivers are recruited.

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Alexander Darling

Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.

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