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BUSIN ESS ties sula are with the helping Mornington the econom and Timor Penin-Leste (East ies of Austra Last month Timor lia (November) ). at Sunny Ridge strawb 24 people from Timor arrived -Leste to erry farm, Main months. work for Ridge the next They are six being emplo government’s seasonal yed under the federa facilitated worker l by the Timor progra liaison officer -Leste embas m There are Lucy Rodge sy’s 1400 Timor rs. workers -Leste throughout seas earnin Australia seasonal and their econom gs contribution overy cash crop, is greater than its to the Timor-Leste coffee export sula Shire’saccording to Morni Cr Hugh ngton Penin“This [work Fraser. at Sunny exciting development Ridge] is bution that a very with the penins our Timorese the mutual contrifriends Cr Fraser ula and Timor-Leste can make to said. “We econom to the ongoin are ies,” g welcom all looking forwar friends to d the penins e of our Timor ula comm -Leste unity.” THE 24
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