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 13 September 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…
Small businesses in the Portland area will be able to access relevant, reliable and affordable information on growing their business at a workshop to be held on Wednesday 6 September 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…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I rise to update the house on the Andrews Labor government’s strong commitment to Victoria’s training and TAFE system through National Skills Week. National Skills Week, which starts on 28 August, is an opportunity for our TAFEs and other training providers to showcase the fantastic training and skill development…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — Last week many Western Victoria Region constituents received Victorian Disability Awards. The emerging leader award went to Warrnambool’s Bryce Pace, a year 12 Brauer College student. His outstanding effort in advocating for young people with autism makes Bryce, at 18, the youngest award winner. Bryce uses personal experience to…
The Andrews Labor Government is improving safety for drivers in Victoria’s south-west, with crucial works underway on the Princes Highway near the intersection of Henty Highway at Heywood. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today said the reconstruction of this section of highway would improve safety, reduce wear and tear on heavy vehicles, and provide…
The Andrews Labor Government is making South West Victoria safer by expanding programs that make men who have committed family violence take accountability for their actions and stop abusing women and children. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP announced $195,660 for family violence programs and referral services, encouraging men to acknowledge the impact…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Corrections) — We will see whether we will end up in committee. There were a number of questions primarily raised by the Greens party this afternoon in respect of matters in this bill, primarily as they deal with issues to do with court security officers (CSOs). One of the first questions asked…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced the Andrews Labor Government is investing $490,000 to intervene earlier so that vulnerable families and children in Colac-Otway and Corangamite Shire areas are better supported to stay together. The Victorian Government announced $29.2 million in the 2017-18 Budget for Child FIRST and integrated family services to…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced the Andrews Labor Government is investing $972,000 to intervene earlier so that vulnerable families and children in South West Victoria are better supported to stay together. The Victorian Government announced $29.2 million in the 2017-18 Budget for Child FIRST and integrated family services to work with…
Applications are now open for the Creators Fund, a ground-breaking new Andrews Labor Government program that will support Victorian creatives to undertake research, to experiment, and focus on developing their skills and careers. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP called for applications to the program, which is open to creative practitioners and artists…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney is urging local community legal centres to apply for a share in $7.1 million of grants under the Andrews Labor Government. Grants are available from the Community Legal Centre Assistance Fund, the Family Violence Duty Lawyer Fund, and the Community Legal Centre Family Violence Fund over two years…
13 community groups will receive Community Ice Action Grants, to roll out local initiatives to fight against ice and drug addiction in communities across the state. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced Kirrae Health Service will receive $10,000 in funding towards the Koko Blokes project. The Koko Blokes project targets Koori boys…
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 Planning and Building Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability and…
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: This Planning and Building Legislation Amendment (Housing Affordability and Other Matters) Bill 2017 introduces amendments to both the…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Corrections) — I rise to update the house on the Andrews Labor government’s important programs that assist in the rehabilitation of prisoners, in particular Aboriginal prisoners in the corrections system. Last Tuesday I had the pleasure of launching the Koori Art Trail expansion at the beautiful Beaufort Lake, which features 12 artworks painted…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — This week I attended my 11th Sheepvention in Hamilton, a fantastic western Victoria agricultural show and a cultural institution celebrating its 39th year. As ever, it was a great opportunity to meet constituents. Sheepvention incorporates the Hamilton and Western District Sheep Show, Suffolk being this year’s feature breed. Diversity — around…
Portland residents and visitors have better access to the Great South West Walk, following $30,000 of maintenance works along a section of the popular walking track, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced today. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) hired contractors to undertake the works near Hanlon Parade, in Portland. Ms…
Aspiring athletes, coaches, officials and teams in Western Victoria get set to unlock your sporting potential by applying for funding from the latest round of the Victorian Government’s Athlete Pathway Travel Grants Program. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced applications for the next round of the $2.4 million Athlete Pathway Travel Grants…
An art trail highlighting the cultural history of Aboriginal inmates has been expanded to a popular lake in western Victoria. Minister for Corrections Gayle Tierney today launched the Koori Art Trail at Beaufort Lake, which features 12 artworks painted by prisoners from the nearby Langi Kal Kal Prison. The trail not only helps Aboriginal prisoners…
Victorian emergency management volunteers are getting a well-deserved funding boost thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program. Hundreds of grant applications for equipment, communications, facility upgrades and community engagement and training have already been received from volunteer organisations across the state. Gayle Tierney, Member for Western Victoria today…
The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with building the sports infrastructure Victorian communities deserve. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced a new multi-purpose community pavilion will be constructed at D.C Farren Oval in Mortlake. As part of the Victorian Budget 2017/18, the Victorian Government kicked in $50,000 to help Moyne Shire Council…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The Andrews Labor Government will spend a record $18.12 billion over the next year so more Victorian patients can get the highest quality care and treatment they need – and sooner. Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy announced the 2017/18 bottom-line budget allocations on Wednesday as part of the statewide spend for Victorian hospitals. Member for…
The next step in the rollout of the new Torquay North Primary School has been taken as the school naming process begins. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced that the consultation process had begun as part of picking a new name for the Torquay North school. Local families now have the opportunity…
A $25,000 Andrews Labor Government grant will help fight graffiti vandalism and increase community confidence and safety in Warrnambool. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the Warrnambool City Council has been awarded the funding in the latest round of the Andrews Labor Government’s Graffiti Prevention Grants. The grants provide up to $25,000…
Secondary students in the Glenelg Shire will soon have access to the healthcare they need thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the commencement times for the Doctors in Secondary Schools programs at two local schools. Casterton Secondary College and Heywood District Secondary College will both offer…
Secondary students in the Colac Otway Shire will soon have access to the healthcare they need thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the commencement times for the Doctors in Secondary Schools programs at two local schools. Colac Secondary College and Lavers Hill P-12 College will both…
Secondary students in Camperdown will soon have access to the healthcare they need thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the commencement time for the Doctors in Secondary Schools program at Camperdown College, who will offer the program from Term 1 in 2018. The Doctors in Secondary…
Local community groups and councils in Western Victoria will be supported to host free and fun activities for Victorian families as part of Children’s Week. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney invited eligible organisations to apply for funding to help cover the costs of hosting an activity or event during Children’s Week, which will…
Locals from Koroit’s growing skateboard, rollerblade, scooter and BMX community can now showcase all the latest tricks and perfect their ollies at a new $170,000 skate park. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today officially opened the highly-anticipated Koroit Youth Space. Young Koroit skaters, their parents and friends fought hard for this space, kick…
Thousands of cycling enthusiasts will be donning their helmets and lycra in September for one of the biggest events on Australia’s cycling calendar – the 2017 Wiggle Amy’s Gran Fondo. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said the event will be boosted by funding from the Andrews Labor Government’s Regional Events Fund. Catering to…
Students at Ceres Primary School are a step close to the facilities they deserve, with architect firm, James Deans & Associates Architects appointed to design the $653,000 upgrade of the school. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP said the upgrade, announced in the 2017-18 Victorian Budget in May, would go towards an upgrade and…
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, 19 July 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…
Classrooms in Western Victoria will gain access to the state’s leading creative practitioners with the launch of the Andrews Labor Government’s new program, designed to inject creativity right across the curriculum. Creative Learning Partnerships is a program which will provide more opportunities for Victorian schools to tap into the strength of the state’s creative industries.…
CONNECTING YOUNG ABORIGINALS IN SOUTH WEST VICTORIA TO CULTURE The Andrews Labor Government is giving Aboriginal young people in South West Victoria more opportunities to strengthen their connections to culture through community-led mentorship programs. As part of $1.75 million in the Victorian Budget 2017/18 to support the Aboriginal Youth Mentoring Program, new mentoring programs will…
The Andrews Labor Government has secured the money Victoria is owed by the Federal Government and will deliver a $114 million upgrade to the Warrnambool line. The Commonwealth has confirmed that they will provide Victoria the almost $1.5 billion it is owed through the Asset Recycling Initiative for the Regional Rail Revival package announced as part of the…
The Andrews Labor Government is spending more money than ever before on Victoria’s public libraries. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced library funding for Glenelg Shire Council to buy books, update computers and deliver programs for school kids. Glenelg Shire Council received a total of $180,625 to continue to deliver the important…
The Andrews Labor Government is spending more money than ever before on Victoria’s public libraries. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced library funding for Corangamite Regional Library Corporation to buy books, update computers and deliver programs for school kids. Corangamite Regional Library Corporation received a total of $758,589 to continue to deliver…
To the Legislative Council of Victoria: The petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the proposed logging of native forests of far south-west Victoria by the government’s logging agency, VicForests. Western Victoria is over 85 per cent cleared of original vegetation and the remaining far south-west…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Corrections) — I would like to thank all of the speakers that have contributed to the debate so far today. I am sure that we will have the opportunity to go through a number of issues in the committee stage, but I do think it is important to cover off on a…
The Andrews Labor Government will upgrade lighting at Stribling Reserve to give the Lorne Football Netball Club a brighter future and the facilities it needs to grow its ranks. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that the Stribling Reserve lighting upgrade will share in more than $2.1 million from the latest round of…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I rise to update the house on the Andrews Labor government’s investment in Victoria’s TAFE system and in particular the Holmesglen Institute of TAFE. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of joining the member for Bentleigh in the Legislative Assembly, Nick Staikos, to officially open the new $8 million…
New stocks of chinook, rainbow trout and brown trout are being released into local lakes and waterways as part of the Victorian Government’s plan to encourage more people to take up fishing. Ms Tierney said dozens of lakes around the district have already benefited from the Government’s fish re-stocking program. Fisheries Victoria has commenced the…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) — I rise to congratulate the 26 residents of Western Victoria Region whose achievements and contributions to their communities have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours recently. Three were awarded AMs, 22 received OAMs and one was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal. These western Victorians cover the full…
Victorians with a disability will soon have more accessible bathrooms in their community, thanks to a $2 million Andrews Labor Government investment to boost access and equality. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today urged local governments and not-for-profit organisations to apply for one of 20 grants to help build a Changing Place in…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping local councils with their finances and accounting through a series of collaborative projects. Minister for Local Government Natalie Hutchins today announced new funding for three South West councils to strengthen their financial capacity. The Finance and Accounting Support Team (FAST) program is delivering targeted support to councils in need…
Portland Library will undergo a major upgrade thanks to a funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP has announced $300,000 for a significant redevelopment of Portland’s public library through the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program. This project will create a youth area which will enable better programs for teens,…
The Andrews Labor Government is giving grassroots sports clubs in Terang and Bookaar the support they need to grow and help more people than ever play the sports they love. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced 4 clubs in Terang and Bookaar would share in over $526,000 from the second round of…
The Andrews Labor Government is giving grassroots sports clubs in the Colac Otway Shire the support they need to grow and help more people than ever play the sports they love. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced 7 clubs in the Colac Otway Shire would share in over $526,000 from the second…
The Andrews Labor Government is giving grassroots sports clubs in the South West the support they need to grow and help more people than ever play the sports they love. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced 12 clubs in the South West would share in over $526,000 from the second round of…
Victorian emergency management volunteers are getting a well-deserved funding boost thanks to the Victorian Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program. Hundreds of grant applications for equipment, communications, facility upgrades and community engagement and training have already been received from volunteer organisations across the state. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today…
Victorian emergency management volunteers are getting a well-deserved funding boost thanks to the Victorian Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program. Hundreds of grant applications for equipment, communications, facility upgrades and community engagement and training have already been received from volunteer organisations across the state. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today…
Victorian emergency management volunteers are getting a well-deserved funding boost thanks to the Victorian Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program. Hundreds of grant applications for equipment, communications, facility upgrades and community engagement and training have already been received from volunteer organisations across the state. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today…
Victorian emergency management volunteers are getting a well-deserved funding boost thanks to the Victorian Government’s $15 million Emergency Services Volunteer Sustainability Grants program. Hundreds of grant applications for equipment, communications, facility upgrades and community engagement and training have already been received from volunteer organisations across the state. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today…
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…
The mighty Colac Tigers will roar into action and start their 2017 in style thanks to a revamp of the netball change facilities at Central Reserve. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today officially opened the $537,000 development of Colac’s new netball pavilion. Grassroots football and netball competitions are booming, with more than 350 new…
The Andrews Labor Government and Landcare Australia are restoring and protecting habitat along the former railway land in the south west of the state. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced the completion of $30,000 of work to restore and safeguard the natural habitat between the Koroit Rail Trail and Minhamite Station. The works will…
Students at Bellbrae Primary School will benefit from a new upgrade, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the $754,000 investment, delivered as part of the Victorian Budget 2017/18, will go towards making sure local kids get the best start in life. This project will upgrade and…
More than 60 Landcare groups around the state will benefit from a $2.1 million funding to boost the number of Victorian Landcare facilitators. The Andrews Labor Government funding, allocated in the 2016-17 Victorian Budget, will be used to deliver 10 new Landcare facilitator positions across the state to increase the effectiveness of the Victorian Landcare…
The Andrews Labor Government has provided a funding boost to help Terang commemorate the sacrifice of local veterans, and educate the wider community about their service. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today said that Terang RSL will receive $5000 under the Anzac Centenary Community Grants Program. The funding will go towards a mural on…
The Terang Mortlake Football Netball Club will be kicking more goals and growing its ranks with the Andrews Labor Government set to upgrade lighting at Terang Recreation Reserve. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced $80,000 for the Terang Mortlake Football Netball Club and Terang Recreation Reserve Lighting project from the latest round of…
Community groups in South West Victoria have shared in $49,918.70 to get some much needed protection from harmful UV radiation by increasing shade in public community places. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced the recipients of grants from the second round of the Andrews Labor Government’s Community Shade Grants Program. Shade in outdoor…
Community groups in the Colac Otway Shire have shared in $53,685.34 to get some much needed protection from harmful UV radiation by increasing shade in public community places. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced the recipients of grants from the second round of the Andrews Labor Government’s Community Shade Grants Program. Shade in…
Timboon & District Kindergarten has been awarded $11,725 in state government funding to get some much needed protection from harmful UV radiation by increasing shade in public community places. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today congratulated the Timboon & District Kindergarten for their successful application in the second round of the Andrews Labor Government’s…