PUBLIC TRANSPORT: TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS — WINCHELSEA AND MORIAC-WAURN PONDS AND TORQUAY SERVICE

To ask  the Minister  for Planning  (for the Minister for Public Transport): In relation to the Winchelsea  and Moriac to Waurn Ponds and Torquay Transport  Connections  service  that  has  recently been  cut  by the  Baillieu government,  what  arrangements will now  be  made to provide  the  vital public transport required by  those living in the  Winchelsea,…

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS — HAWKESDALE-WARRNAMBOOL SERVICE

To  ask the  Minister for Planning (for the Minister for Public Transport):  In  relation  to  the  Hawkesdale  to  Warrnambool  school  holiday Transport  Connections  service that  has  recently  been  cut  by  the Baillieu government,  what  arrangements will  now  be made to  provide  the vital public transport required by those living in the Hawkesdale community. ANSWER: I…

INDUSTRY TRAINING ADVISORY BOARDS: FUNDING

My  adjournment  matter this  evening  is directed to the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, and it  deals with the government’s  assault  upon  skills  development across  Victoria  through  this government’s  dramatic  funding  cuts  to  industry  advisory  boards. The Labor government repeatedly  acknowledged the value  of these  advisory  arrangements, recognising that the industry training advisory boards…

South West Institute of TAFE: funding

Last  Thursday  in  Warrnambool  a rally organised by TAFE 4 All was held in front of the electorate office of the member for  South-West  Coast  in the Legislative Assembly, Denis  Napthine.  Students, academics and teachers addressed the crowd, highlighting how their lives will be impacted upon by the cuts  to their  local TAFE. The following…