Victorian Labor will commit $5 million to establish a dedicated Victorian Defence Procurement Office, to be located in Geelong. This new office will ensure that the skill and capability of Victorian and Geelong manufacturers are marketed to the world’s largest defence contractors – generating vitally important local manufacturing jobs. Victoria is already home to…
Last Thursday, 20 March 2014, the Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Andrews, announced that a Labor government will fund the $12 million stage 1 upgrade of Geelong High School. The redevelopment will involve new classrooms, upgrades of hospitality and arts facilities, toilet blocks and administration building upgrades. This is an important announcement, and it is …
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said that South West commuters have suffered yet another month of V/Line headaches as the Napthine Government failed its own performance benchmarks. “The latest V/Line statistics show that services to and from Warrnambool were hit with chronic delays yet again,” Ms Tierney said. “Most lines across the V/Line…
Denis Napthine’s TAFE cuts have pushed South West TAFE to the brink, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said today. The South West TAFE Annual Report revealed that the institution had a deficit of $3.4 million in 2013. The Annual Report also showed that over the past year the equivalent of 49 full-time jobs have…
Labor Parliamentary Secretary for Employment, Gayle Tierney moved a motion in State Parliament yesterday calling on the Napthine Government to get serious about jobs and job creation in Victoria. The motion called on Victoria’s Economy and Infrastructure References Committee to inquire into, consider and report on Victoria’s increasing unemployment rate. However the State Government has…
On Wednesday, 19 March, I was at Ashby Primary School in Geelong West for National Ride2School Day. I have had the pleasure of attending Ashby Primary School on a number of occasions, and each time I visit the school the staff and students are brimming with enthusiasm and vigour. Last Wednesday was no different. Many…
I commend the Geelong West Neighbourhood House committee for its efforts in organising WestFEST last Sunday afternoon. It was a real local festival celebrating local artists, local produce and local activities. The festival vindicated the need for the committee, which is soundly committed to bringing the local community together, providing support and fostering engagement. I…
My adjournment matter is for the attention of the Premier, and it is in relation to the jobs crisis in this state. I draw the attention of the Premier to an article in the Age today which says: Victoria has become the hardest place on the mainland to find a job. The latest vacancy…
I rise to pay tribute to Wally Curran, who passed away on 24 March. Wally Curran was a member of the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union for over 60 years, serving as the Victorian assistant secretary for 16 years and as state secretary for 24 years. Wally Curran was a driven man who made sure…
I move: That this house — (1) notes that unemployment continues to grow, the current rate being the highest for more than a decade; (2) expresses concern at the alarming figures for youth unemployment, identified in the Brotherhood of St Laurence Australian Youth Unemployment 2014 — Snapshot, in particular the increases across the state…
My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Health. It relates to a lack of coverage by ambulance services in Geelong. On Friday, 14 March, Geelong did not have ambulance coverage, and this necessitated an ambulance being driven down from Sebastopol, near Ballarat, an hour away. On the following Sunday from 9.00 p.m. onwards …