Yay lets fire people from Qantaslink.... after all they only make 10x more per person then the rest of the Q group.
However on a more 'real' note: QLink Mel seem to have slowed down a bit over the past 6 months, and with the removal of several acft from the region I can see why they may perceive the need to remove engineers.. (not in any way saying i agree). Possibly a better option would have been to expand the operation and take on some of the dead and dying mainline routes, say Mel Adl, or Mel Hobart?