Community groups in Portland can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 todevelop the most effective way to combat ice in their local area, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced today. The Andrews Labor Government is providing $500,000 to fund grassroots Community Ice Action Groups across regional and rural Victoria. The funding will…
Community groups in Warrnambool can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 todevelop the most effective way to combat ice in their local area, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced today. The Andrews Labor Government is providing $500,000 to fund grassroots Community Ice Action Groups across regional and rural Victoria. The funding will…
Community groups in Colac can now apply for grants of up to $10,000 to develop the most effective way to combat ice in their local area, Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced today. The Andrews Labor Government is providing $500,000 to fund grassroots Community Ice Action Groups across regional and rural Victoria. The funding…
Expectant parents and parents of newborns in Western Victoria will be able to receive the whooping cough vaccine for free from 1 June. Announced during World Immunisation Week, the Parents’ Whooping Cough Vaccination Program will be available to all pregnant women from 28 weeks gestation and their partners. In addition, all parents and guardians of…
Expectant parents and parents of newborns in Western Victoria will be able to receive the whooping cough vaccine for free from 1 June. Announced during World Immunisation Week, the Parents’ Whooping Cough Vaccination Program will be available to all pregnant women from 28 weeks gestation and their partners. In addition, all parents and guardians of…
South West Healthcare will lose over $170 million over the next ten years as a result of the Abbott Government’s cuts to health. The Abbott Government has walked away from key components of the National Health Reform Agreement, cutting the Commonwealth’s contributions to Victoria’s public hospitals from 1 July 2017 and removing funding guarantees. As…
Four Avenues of Honour, planted in remembrance of World War I soldiers, have been given the highest level of heritage protection in the state. Two avenues in the Western Victorian Region- at Mortlake and Kingston- plus two others in Macedon and Cranbourne, have been added to the Victorian Heritage Register. Adding these four significant avenues…
Colac Area Health and Otway Health in Apollo Bay will lose more than $43 million over the next ten years as a result of the Abbott Government’s cuts to health. The Abbott Government has walked away from key components of the National Health Reform Agreement, cutting the Commonwealth’s contributions to Victoria’s public hospitals from 1…
Lorne Community Hospital and Otway Health in Apollo Bay will lose $10 million over the next ten years as a result of the Abbott Government’s cuts to health. The Abbott Government has walked away from key components of the National Health Reform Agreement, cutting the Commonwealth’s contributions to Victoria’s public hospitals from 1 July 2017…
Heywood Rural Health and Portland District Health will lose more than $41 million over the next ten years as a result of the Abbott Government’s cuts to health. The Abbott Government has walked away from key components of the National Health Reform Agreement, cutting the Commonwealth’s contributions to Victoria’s public hospitals from 1 July 2017…
South West Healthcare will lose over $170 million over the next ten years as a result of the Abbott Government’s cuts to health. The Abbott Government has walked away from key components of the National Health Reform Agreement, cutting the Commonwealth’s contributions to Victoria’s public hospitals from 1 July 2017 and removing funding guarantees. As…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. It is in relation to the Budj Bim master plan. Last month I had the opportunity to meet with the CEO and other leaders of the Winda-Mara Aboriginal Corporation in Heywood. We discussed a number of issues, with particular emphasis on the need for employment…
Geelong women have shown incredible support for the many International Women’s Day events held recently. The City of Greater Geelong’s Women in Community Life Advisory Committee is to be congratulated on organising the inaugural Women in Community Life Award to recognise and highlight the achievements of women in the Geelong region. This award was the…
My contribution this evening is in relation to the Auditor-General’s report that was tabled in March and deals with emergency service response times. The report outlines the concerns the Auditor-General has about the way emergency response times are measured as well as the very limited public reporting of performance measures. The report states that the…
I rise to make a contribution to the debate on this important discussion today. I was not going to speak on this matter because when I first looked at the motion I saw it more as dealing with the mechanics of the situation and not necessarily the substance of the matter contained within. I do,…
My constituency question is for the Minister for Energy and Resources. On 20 March Premier Andrews and the minister announced the implementation of a policy commitment made before the election to scale back wind farm buffer zones from 2 kilometres to 1 kilometre. Along with this important policy implementation the Premier announced the development of the Victorian Renewable…
The 54th Rip Curl Pro was another major event that took place this month. It is the longest-running professional surfing contest in the world, and the Andrews government has renewed its support for the event through to 2017. The event sees surfers, locals and tourists flock to Bells Beach and surrounding areas. The Rip Curl…
I take this opportunity to congratulate Grace O’Dwyer, a 15-year-old Ballarat schoolgirl, on her remarkable win at the prestigious Stawell Women’s Gift on Easter Monday. Grace achieved the time of just 13.40 seconds in a race that was clearly special for her and her family, with her father Peter O’Dwyer a veteran of the Stawell Gift.…
I rise to speak on the Education and Training Reform Amendment (Child Safe Schools) Bill 2015. I take the opportunity in my introductory remarks to congratulate the members of Parliament on the Family and Community Development Committee in the previous Parliament who inquired into and reported to the Parliament on this very important issue. I…
I rise to speak on the Veterans and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2015. I am very pleased to make a contribution, particularly given the timely nature of the passage of this bill in the lead-up to the remembrance activities that will occur in relation to Gallipoli later this month. I also take this opportunity to…
Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today encouraged students who have achieved their training goals to nominate for the 2015 Victorian Training Awards. Now in their 61st year, the Awards celebrate the achievements of Victoria’s training system and recognise collaboration and innovation by students, teachers, employers and training providers from across the state. Ms Tierney…
Small business operators in the Warrnambool area can access free mentoring, support and information about Victorian Government services when the Small Business Bus visits on Thursday 9 April 2015. Minister for Small Business, Adem Somyurek, said the Andrews Labor Government is doubling its mobile support for small business with a second Small Business Bus now…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that unfair basic camping fees enforced by the previous Coalition Government at Victoria’s camping sites will be scrapped ahead of the Easter break. The fees imposed under the Coalition made camping expensive for families, affectedschool camps and buried Parks Victoria in red tape. From now on,…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that unfair basic camping fees enforced by the previous Coalition Government at Victoria’s camping sites will be scrapped ahead of the Easter break. The fees imposed under the Coalition made camping expensive for families, affectedschool camps and buried Parks Victoria in red tape. From now on,…
Indigenous artists across the state are invited to be part of the 10th anniversary of the Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, today called for entries to the awards, which have grown from strength to strength since being established by the Victorian Government in 2005. The Member for Western Victoria, Gayle…