What would encourage you to move to a regional mining centre like Kalgoorlie-Boulder?

Leaders of regional mining towns like Kalgoorlie have been loudly complaining they cannot attract people to live in their towns. It’s a problem that is particularly affecting the mining industry. We have been invited by the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder to contribute to some research to help understand what might make Kalgoorlie a more attractive place to move to. Tell us what you think.

• Subsidise housing and living costs for local residents
• Subsidise private education for local residents
• Pay higher wages to local residents
• Provide additional annual leave
• Offer cheaper airfares for local residents
• Provide tax relief and tenure bonuses for residential mining employees
• Employ unskilled labour and offer training
• Run better marketing campaigns

Thanks so much for taking part in this Mining People Polling/Media Centre poll. We’ll publish the results on our website next month. You can see the results of some of our other recent polls below!