The ongoing conversations about the shift in the Hunter's economy present both opportunities and challenges for Singleton and the region, not least how to prepare our next generation of workers for jobs in industries that may not yet exist.
The reality is that mining will have a strong presence in our community and economy for at least the next decade, and expectations of some young people to move from school to the coalface will continue to be fulfilled. But in an evolving economy, our focus is, and should be, on cultivating transferable skills.
