By the end of their school career many young women will be pushed away from the male-dominated construction industry, a trend one group of builders want to change.

Young people with JobLink Plus will sling caffeine-addicts their daily grind at the skate park's soon-to-be-built youth cafe.

While better placed than NSW, Victorian shearers are still up to a month behind.

The risk is higher in some regions but where you live is not the only factor that matters.

More businesses are joining the shop local campaign, which has been gaining traction since its launch a month ago.

Halls Gap businesses are struggling to handle this summer's tourist rush.

"...If we don't get too much more rain between now and then we could be looking at an excellent harvest potentially."

The "pioneering" achievements of women like these two will be lauded in the new campaign 'In Her Boots' launched by podiatrist Penny Crawford.

Seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands, like Ilaisa Afu from Tonga, rely heavily on income made from the Australian harvest.