THE Bathurst Careers Expo, which was due to be held in less than a fortnight, has been cancelled - in part, because a number of stallholders and schools withdrew.
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The expo, set to be held at Charles Sturt University for the first time, was initially scheduled to be held in August 2021, but was postponed until the new year in a hope that COVID restrictions would have eased.
It was due to be held on Tuesday, February 15.
Bathurst Regional Council says that with the return to school, and current COVID restrictions in place until at least the end of February, a decision has been made to focus instead on the return of the Careers Expo in its original August timeslot.
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Mayor Robert Taylor said a number of stallholders and schools had contacted council to withdraw from the event in the past week.
As well, he said council had been closely monitoring the current situation.
"Given the high level of interaction between stallholders and expo attendees, the decision has been made to cancel the February event," he said.
"We will focus on the return of the Careers Expo in its usual August timeslot and we will work with our sponsors, stallholders and schools to deliver an event for students and other job-seekers."
To help those who are in the job market, the contact details for each of the stallholders who were going to take part in the February events will be listed on the Bathurst Business Hub website, so they can get in touch for any employment opportunities, council says.
Council says details on the August 2022 Bathurst Careers Expo will be announced in coming months.
The expo aims to give job-seekers and school-leavers a chance to explore career prospects with exhibitors.
