MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (12:33:46): Last month I joined the Minister for Housing, Richard Wynne, and a member for Northern Victoria Region, Wendy Lovell, at the launch of the Education First Youth Foyer evaluation report. Youth foyers provide accommodation and training facilities for young people who are…
MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (09:55:28): It is with great pleasure that I rise today to congratulate the members of Find Your Voice all-abilities choir from Warrnambool on their recent successes. The choir, led by inspiring Warrnambool musician Tom Richardson and facilitator Kylie Thulborn, was recently awarded the…
MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (12:07:11): I rise to update the house on data relating to participation in the Victorian training system. Yesterday the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, commonly known as NCVER, released its report on government-funded students and courses for the first quarter of 2019.…
Students in Heywood will soon have access to the first-rate classrooms and facilities they deserve, with work under way upgrading Heywood and District Secondary College. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that Bowden Corporation has been appointed to build the school’s $600,000 upgrade, which will help it deliver a 21st century education. The…
MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (12:31:27): This morning I rise to update the house on the tremendous success of Labor’s free TAFE initiative. More than 25 000 students had commenced training in free TAFE courses at the end of June this year, almost double the commencements in these…
Local patients and their families in Polwarth will continue to get the very best care from our hard-working doctors and nurses, thanks to a big funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced three health services would receive a combined $12.74 million massive investment for nurses and doctors…
Patients and their families in Polwarth will continue to get the very best care from our hard-working doctors and nurses, thanks to a big funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced three health services would receive a combined $41.69 million massive investment for nurses and doctors to…
Patients and their families in Glenelg Shire will continue to get the very best care from our hard-working doctors and nurses, thanks to a big funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced two health services would receive a combined $33.35 million massive investment for nurses and doctors…
Patients and their families in Victoria’s south west will continue to get the very best care from our hard-working doctors and nurses, thanks to a big funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced two health services would receive a combined $169.23 million massive investment for nurses and…