Families and holiday makers in Warrnambool who enjoy caravanning and camping will benefit from $1.3 million in Brumby Government funding to upgrade facilities and improve environmental standards in caravan parks and camping areas. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today called for applications to Round 3 of the Crown Land Caravan and Camping Parks Improvement…
Families and holiday makers in Polwarth who enjoy caravanning and camping will benefit from $1.3 million in Brumby Government funding to upgrade facilities and improve environmental standards in caravan parks and camping areas. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today called for applications to Round 3 of the Crown Land Caravan and Camping Parks Improvement…
Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today welcomed more assistance for Western Victorian farmers with the release of the Brumby Government’s $205 million Future Farming strategy. Ms Tierney said the centrepiece of the strategy was the biggest boost to agricultural research and development in at least a decade and improved delivery of information to farmers.…
Adult learners in Apollo Bay will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a $3,000 boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help Otway Health & Community Service with resources for use in teaching classes outlined in the…
Adult learners in Anglesea will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a $5,000 boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help the Anglesea and Community District House to purchase a colour printer and two new computers. “This…
Residents of Simpson will have more opportunities to strengthen ties with family and friends as well as get involved in global communities, thanks to a $5,000 Brumby Government grant to the Simpson and District Community Centre Inc. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the Public Internet Access Program (PIAP) gave grants of up to…
Adult learners in Warrnambool will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a funding boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative with a $3,199 grant for the purchase of: – Canon Pixma IP90V Portable…
Adult learners in Colac will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a $5,000 boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help Colac Adult and community Education to purchase: – 10 chairs to replace current old chairs in one…
Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney has welcomed the Brumby Government’s new code of conduct, which encourages the media to use images responsibly and reduce the impact of negative body image on young Victorians. “I hope to see this code will hopefully be taken up by all Victorian media and it will be sure to…
Adult learners in Port Fairy will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a $5,000 boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help Port Fairy Community Group with the installation of an access ramp to improve access for…
Adult learners in Camperdown will have access to a more modern learning environment, thanks to a $5,000 boost from the Brumby Government. Announcing the funding today, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the State Equipment Grant would help Corangamite District Adult Education Group with the purchase of two Electronic Mobile Whiteboards with Thermal Paper…
Mature aged men in Colac will have a new place to build skills, friendships and useful bits and pieces, thanks to a $50,000 boost from the Brumby Government, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said today. Ms Tierney said the funding would help Colac Men’s Shed Steering Committee build a new men’s shed in Pound…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs in the other place and it concerns drought relief for sporting grounds. All members are well aware of the impact that the drought is having, particularly in country Victoria, and how it affects farming communities for whom, by and large, a large…
I rise to make a contribution in respect of the Essential Services Commission Amendment Bill 2008, which is the government’s final response to the review of the Essential Services Commission Act 2001. The review, commonly known as the Beale review, was charged with the responsibility to determine whether the objectives of the act were being…
On that horrific weather day two weeks ago where one would be reluctant to be outside, let alone be playing tennis, I had the pleasure of being present for the announcement by the Minister for Sport and Recreation in the other place, James Merlino, of a $51 000 grant to the Aireys Inlet Tennis Club…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Water in the other place regarding the Hamilton-Grampians pipeline. Just this morning the federal Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, the Victorian Minister for Water in the other place, Mr Tim Holding, the federal member for Ballarat, Catherine King, and the state member for…
Speed limits will be lowered on approach to 72 level crossings across Victoria to give motorists greater reaction time and alert them of rail lines on some of the state’s busiest freight routes. Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky announced this week almost all sites would have the speed limit dropped from 100km/h to 80km/h. “We…
Speed limits will be lowered on approach to 72 level crossings across Victoria to give motorists greater reaction time and alert them of rail lines on some of the state’s busiest freight routes. Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky announced this week almost all sites would have the speed limit dropped from 100km/h to 80km/h. “We…
I raise a matter for the Minister for Regional and Rural Development in the other place with respect to an application for funding for the Bannockburn community and cultural hub. Golden Plains Shire Council has applied for funding under the Small Towns Development Fund. That fund has proved very successful in Western Victoria Region. In…
I am pleased to rise to make comment on the 2008 annual statement of government intentions delivered by the Victorian Premier, John Brumby, in February 2008. From the outset I will say that it is a new approach, and many people have asked me questions about the concept. After discussing it with people and putting…
I take this opportunity to speak on the passing of David Henshaw, MBE, who passed away on 2 April, aged 76. David Henshaw served in this chamber as the member for Geelong Province from 1982 until his retirement in 1996. David graduated with a physics degree from the University of Western Australia in 1952, and…
My question is to the Minister for Information and Communication Technology. With the recent announcement about Satyam’s Geelong software development and training centre that will add 2000 jobs in Geelong, can the minister advise the house how the Brumby Labor government is positioning Victoria as a global information technology hub? Hon. T. C. THEOPHANOUS (Minister…
My question is to the Minister for Information and Communication Technology. Can the minister inform the house of any recent announcements that will create new information and communications technology (ICT) jobs in the Geelong economy? Honourable members interjecting. The PRESIDENT — Order! I might add that the minister is the first recipient of the priority…
Local member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today said Koroit Fire Brigade would receive $32,714 from this year’s Community Safety Emergency Support Program (CSESP). Ms Tierney said the funding would help the brigade secure a Field Command Vehicle – Nissan Navara. This would boost its response capacity by providing transport and enhanced control capacity for…
I rise to make comment on the Moyne Health Services annual report for 2006-07. If we were to go back 159 years, I would be making this statement on a report on a four-roomed cottage at 40 James Street, Belfast. Over the past 159 years of its existence, Moyne Health Services has grown into a…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My question is for the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. Can the minister inform the house of how the Brumby Labor government is helping households in regional Victoria reduce greenhouse emissions? Mr JENNINGS (Minister for Environment and Climate Change) — I thank Ms Tierney for the opportunity to respond…
I move: That paragraph (1) be omitted. This is a serious issue and a serious debate. It is a serious issue for the local community of Hepburn Springs, Daylesford and the surrounding area. It has not been helpful for us to sit through a debate that has had a sprinkling of jocular comments: we have…
I rise to make a contribution to the debate on the Relationships Bill and, like many other members of the chamber, I have received many emails and pieces of correspondence from constituents and the various organisations which previous speakers have referred to. I have read all of the correspondence, and I have also met with…
On 26 March I had the pleasure of representing the Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation in the other place to officially open Victoria’s 11th skills store in Warrnambool. The South West Skills Store is situated at the South West Institute of TAFE in Warrnambool and is one of the 13 skills stores being established…
The Corangamite Shire Council will receive a $60,000 boost from a Brumby Government funding package to improve community sporting facilities across the state. The Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney, said the project was one of 130 across Victoria to share in almost $5.5 million from the latest round of the 2008-2009 Community Facility Funding…