MS TIERNEY — To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the six job redundancies at Warrnambool’s Warehouse Sales Electrical Discounts store recently, what assistance will the Napthine government provide workers affected by these redundancies. ANSWER: I am informed that: The Warehouse Sales Electrical Discounts store in Warrnambool has recently…
MS TIERNEY — To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the 25 job redundancies at Ballarat’s Rivers site recently, what assistance will the Napthine government provide workers affected by these job cuts. ANSWER: I am informed that: Regional Development Victoria (RDV) has liaised with Rivers Australia in relation to…
MS TIERNEY — To ask the Assistant Treasurer (for the Minister for Employment and Trade): In relation to the 30 job cuts at IBM in Ballarat reported in the Ballarat Courier on 20 August 2013, what assistance will the Napthine government provide workers who have been affected by these job cuts. ANSWER: I am informed that: Assistance…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I rise to make a contribution to debate on the Victorian Auditor-General’s Prison Capacity Planning report of November 2012. I will start by saying that this report mentioned a number of worrying trends when it was released 12 months ago. Since that time those trends have only increased. I will not…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — I will start by making seven points directly in relation to the contribution we heard from Mr Drum. Firstly, I have made very supportive comments about various companies in Geelong, and I have specifically mentioned Cotton On. I can recall that I said that these are exactly the types of companies…
Ms TIERNEY (Western Victoria) — Throughout the electorate of Western Victoria Region there are many complaints about the services and funding that the Napthine government has cut from regional Victoria, yet the issue I hear about most consistently regardless of where I go is the Napthine government’s failure to fix damaged and potholed roads. Regional Victorians…