Small businesses in the Port Campbell area will be able to access relevant, reliable and affordable information on growing their business at a workshop to be held on Wednesday, 28 June 2017. Last year more than 4,600 people participated in over 450 Small Business Victoria workshops across the State. The most popular topics included starting…
Small businesses in the Warrnambool area will be able to access relevant, reliable and affordable information on growing their business at a workshop to be held on Wednesday, 21 June 2017. Last year more than 4,600 people participated in over 450 Small Business Victoria workshops across the State. The most popular topics included starting a…
Gayle Tierney MP, Member for Western Victoria is encouraging local businesses in Western Victoria to save money on their energy bills with the Andrews Labor Government’s Boosting Business Productivity Energy Assessment Grants. Small businesses spending more than $20,000 a year on energy could apply for a basic energy assessment up to $2,000 and a detailed…
State Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney, today congratulated Alvie Consolidated School who has been successful in receiving funding to purchase new musical equipment. Ms Tierney said the school is one of 44 recipients of the second and final round of the $400,000 Musical Instruments Grants program. More than 2,000 instruments including keyboards, violins, trumpets,…
State Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney, today congratulated 2 local South West schools who have been successful in receiving funding to purchase new musical equipment. Ms Tierney said the 2 schools are among 44 recipients of the second and final round of the $400,000 Musical Instruments Grants program. More than 2,000 instruments including keyboards,…
A new road safety plan will be developed to promote safer roads for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists in the Warrnambool region. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced the Andrews Labor Government will provide $17,000 to Warrnambool City Council for the plan. The council will review existing road safety data and consider what initiatives are…
The Andrews Labor Government is trialling new ways to provide intensive therapeutic support to women, children and their families experiencing family violence in the Barwon Area. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP, announced the Government is investing $122,000 to trial innovative ways for Colac Area Health to provide support to families as they recover…
People at the end of their lives in the Barwon South-Western area will soon have better access to high quality and compassionate palliative care, closer to home. The Portland District Health Service will receive $49,389 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s $5 million equipment fund for palliative care, giving services the tools they need…
People at the end of their lives in the Barwon South-Western area will soon have better access to high quality and compassionate palliative care, closer to home. The Southwest Health Care Service will receive $100,603 as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s $5 million equipment fund for palliative care, giving services the tools they need…
The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of reading to children in the years before they start school as part of the annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years. Sharing books with your kids from the day they are born is a simple way to boost their literacy…
Students in the South West will receive a better digital education, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. The Victorian Budget 2017/18 includes a $16.4 million state-wide investment to improve bandwidth and digital connectivity for students in 347 small rural and regional Victorian government schools. Gayle Tierney MP, Member for Western Victoria, said that Dartmoor Primary…
Students in Polwarth will receive a better digital education, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. The Victorian Budget 2017/18 includes a $16.4 million state-wide investment to improve bandwidth and digital connectivity for students in 347 small rural and regional Victorian government schools. Gayle Tierney MP, Member for Western Victoria, said that Beeac Primary School, Birregurra…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I rise to update the house on the Andrews government’s support for apprentices in Victoria. As part of the 2017–18 budget, last Tuesday I announced an $8.2 million boost for apprentice support officers to ensure that Victoria’s first-year apprentices aged under 25 have the support they need to learn…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — On Saturday, 29 April, I had the opportunity to visit a really impressive example of revegetation and rehabilitation in my electorate of Western Victoria. The Basalt to Bay Landcare Network and the Green Line conservation and revegetation project from Koroit to Minhamite represents over five years of work under the…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — One of the best features of the two Anzac Day services I attended was the engagement of young people and children in the ceremonies and the dignity and respect they brought to the events. This was especially so at Portarlington, where school students and sporting team members attended,…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Corrections) — I rise to update the house on the Andrews government’s initiatives to further protect the Victorian community from violent and sexual offending. Recently I had the pleasure of officially opening the Catalyst Consortium at Swinburne University of Technology, which is conducting world-leading research into serious violent and sexual offending. With…
Ordered that second-reading speech be incorporated into Hansard on motion of Ms TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills). Ms TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I move: That the bill be now read a second time. Incorporated speech as follows: Family violence is our number one law and order issue. More than 78 012 family incidents were reported to…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) tabled following statement in accordance with Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006: In accordance with section 28 of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (the ‘charter’), I make this statement of compatibility with respect to the Family Violence Protection Amendment Bill 2017. In my opinion,…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — By leave, I move: That in relation to the Family Violence Protection Amendment Bill 2017 — (1) the statement of compatibility with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 be tabled in lieu of that tabled on Tuesday, 2 May 2017; (2) the second-reading speech be incorporated into Hansard…
The Andrews Labor Government has announced 30 new semi-express services each week to make the journey between Warrnambool and Melbourne quicker. Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney today announced that six off-peak Warrnambool services each weekday will no longer stop at Wyndham Vale and Tarneit – reducing crowding and improving journey times for local passengers.…
The Andrews Labor Government is giving Western Victoria clubs, sporting organisations and councils another chance to secure funding to build modern and safer grassroots sports facilities and new multi-sport indoor stadiums. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said that applications are now open for the next round of the $100 million Community Sports Infrastructure Fund…
Footballers and netballers in Warrnambool will enjoy better sporting facilities thanks to the redevelopment of Reid Oval in Warrnambool. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the Warrnambool region was a winner under the Victorian Budget 2017/18, with $100,000 funding for the Reid Oval Redevelopment Project. Clubs that will benefit from this project…
Port Fairy residents will have more opportunities to exercise and play the sports they love thanks to the redevelopment of the Port Fairy Bowls Club. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the Port Fairy Bowls Club was a winner under the Victorian Budget 2017/18, with funding for the Port Fairy Bowls Club…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria continue to support young people in Warrnambool and surrounding rural areas. The Victorian Budget 2017/18 will invest $2.025 million over two years as part of the Regional Presence Project, for four regional offices run by youth sector partners to continue their valuable work…
Students at Portland South Primary School will benefit from new upgrades, giving them the first-rate facilities they need to get a great education. The Andrews Labor Government is making sure every child gets the very best start in life, building and upgrading a record number of Victorian schools. The $685 million investment, part of the…
Students at Winchelsea Primary School and Deans Marsh Primary School will benefit from new upgrades, giving them the first-rate facilities they need to get a great education. The Andrews Labor Government is making sure every child gets the very best start in life, building and upgrading a record number of Victorian schools. The $685 million…
Students at Mount Duneed Regional Primary School and Ceres Primary School will benefit from new upgrades, giving them the first-rate facilities they need to get a great education. The Andrews Labor Government is making sure every child gets the very best start in life, building and upgrading a record number of Victorian schools. The $685…
Students at Warrnambool East Primary School will benefit from new upgrades, giving them the first-rate facilities they need to get a great education. The Andrews Labor Government is making sure every child gets the very best start in life, building and upgrading a record number of Victorian schools. The $685 million investment, part of the…
Pressure is mounting on Sarah Henderson and the Turnbull Government to back major rail upgrades for the Warrnambool line announced yesterday by the Andrews Labor Government. Yesterday, the Andrews Labor Government announced the $1.45 billion Regional Rail Revival package, which will deliver better train services across regional Victoria, and create more than 1,000 jobs. The …
The Andrews Labor Government has unveiled a massive plan to upgrade train services to South Western Victoria as part of its $1.45 billion Regional Rail Revival package. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced that the Labor Government will invest $100 million to enable more trains, more often on the Warrnambool line. The huge project…
The Andrews Labor Government has repaired the damage inflicted on our ambulance service by the former Liberal Government, with state-wide ambulance response times restored to what they were before the Liberals went to war with our paramedics. The latest ambulance and hospital performance data show ambulance response times are the best in seven years, with…