EMPLOYMENT AND TRADE: BALLARAT JOB LOSSES

Parliament

MS TIERNEY — To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the 34 redundancies to be made as a result of Goodman Fielder closing its bakery in Ballarat by November, what assistance will the Napthine government provide workers in Ballarat who will be affected by these redundancies. ANSWER: I am…

UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT: REPORT 2012

Parliament

Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to speak on the 2012 annual report of the University of Ballarat. The University of Ballarat has a proud history that dates all the way back to the gold rush period, the mid-1800s, and in fact it is the third-oldest tertiary institution in Australia. The School of Mines was…

DAIRY INDUSTRY VOCATIONAL TRAINING FORUM

Parliament

Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — My question is to the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Mr Hall. Yesterday, in response to a question from Mr Philip Davis, the minister outlined what Gippsland’s dairy industry has told him that it needs in the way of TAFE training. What has western Victoria’s dairy industry told him that…