I rise to also make a contribution to the debate on the Gambling Legislation Amendment (Problem Gambling and Other Measures) Bill 2007. I do not wish to spend much time on the bill due to the lack of controversy about it and the positions already put forward by other parties, but in my opening statement…
I also take this opportunity — today being 5 December, which is International Volunteer Day — to thank all volunteers for their commitment and hard work in their local communities.
On Friday, l6 November, I had the great pleasure of presenting yet another Brumby government Victorian volunteer small grant to the Camperdown community house. As I arrived the community house was full of excited volunteers overjoyed that the community house had been recognised and indeed was granted $3000 to help recruit further volunteers to the …
Volunteers in Victoria’s hardest hit drought-affected regions will be given a helping hand, thanks to a $1.6 million Brumby government initiative announced this week. The member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said volunteers and emergency relief organisations were the backbone of rural and farming communities. “We’re leading up to a particularly demanding time of year…