$25,000 BOOST FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES IN POLWARTH

More than $25,000 will be spent on public works at the Rokewood Lagoon and new storage facilities for a local hall, thanks to the Victorian Government’s Stewardship in Action grants announced today by Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney. “These grants will assist with important works at the Lagoon, including a clean up of the…

$40,000 BOOST FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES ON SOUTH-WEST COAST

More than $40,000 will assist with upgrades for the Killarney Recreation Reserve and restoration works at the Purnim Mechanics Institute Hall, thanks to the Victorian Government’s Stewardship in Action grants announced today by Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney. “These grants will assist with important works for the hall and the recreation reserve. “I congratulate the…

STAMP DUTY: MOTOR VEHICLES

One of the largest manufacturing sectors in Victoria is the car industry, and the Bracks government has delivered to make Victorian-manufactured cars even more attractive to the consumer. The matter I raise today is directed to the Minister for Industry and State Development. The cutting of stamp duty will result in savings of up to…

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT BILL

As previous speakers on this side of the chamber have stated, the Bracks government is serious about protecting Victorian workers and their families from WorkChoices wherever constitutionally possible. This bill will make it unlawful to discriminate against an employee who has raised his or her concerns about pay or conditions and it will enable workers…

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY: REPORT 2006

I wish to make a statement on the Deakin University annual report 2006. I remind the house that Deakin University was originally established under a 1974 act. The primary specialisation of the institution in the 1970s was the promotion and facilitation of higher education through external studies, which was quite new to this country at…

CLUNES: RURAL TOWNSHIP RENEWAL

On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending an event in Clunes held by the Clunes Tourist and Development Association in conjunction with the Hepburn Shire Council. The event was called a ‘Book town for a day’. It was part of a project called Creative Clunes, which received $15 000 from the Department for Victorian…