Students at Warrnambool West Primary School are a step closer to the facilities they deserve, with Bradbury Dicker Group appointed to design a $123,000 upgrade of the school. Gayle Tierney MP, local member for Western Victoria, said the $123,000 upgrade includes work on several areas within the school, particularly the multipurpose building. The Andrews Labor…
Students at Grovedale Primary School and Grovedale West Primary School are a step closer to the facilities they deserve, with 3iD Studios Pty Ltd appointed to design over $300,000 of upgrades at the schools. Gayle Tierney MP, local member for Western Victoria, said the $311,000 upgrades include repairs and upgrades to a number of areas…
Students at Bellbrae Primary School are a step closer to the facilities they deserve, with 3iD Studios Pty Ltd appointed to design a $158,000 upgrade of the school. Gayle Tierney MP, local member for Western Victoria, said the $158,000 upgrade includes repairs to timber decking, the basketball court and the oval, as well as rectifying…
Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today celebrated the beginning of Warrnambool’s CBD revitalisation project that will support up to 260 retail, hospitality, tourism and business services jobs. The Andrews Labor Government is investing $5 million in the $15 million project, which will deliver a range of streetscaping improvements that better cater for the needs…
The Victorian Government is supporting the Surf Coast Shire Council with an urban renewal planning project that will develop a clear direction for revitalising the CBD and facilitate private investment in the area. The Minister for Training and Skills, Gayle Tierney MP today announced the Victorian Government’s $40,000 funding towards the planning project on behalf…
Victorian industries will receive more support to train their current and new workforce through the Andrews Labor Government’s new $40 million Workforce Training Innovation Fund (WTIF). Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today launched the fund at Melbourne-based John Holland Group which is one of Australia’s leading engineering and contracting service providers. The fund…
The Andrews Labor Government’s new Community Corrections Services (CCS) changes will help make the community safer by focusing on people with the greatest risk of turning to crime, or those who have committed violent crimes in the past. Commencing today, the new reforms will see offenders subjected to more intensive case management, and having access…
The Andrews Labor Government is investing more than $550,000 in state-of-the-art, specialised teaching equipment for Victoria Polytechnic to meet the needs of both students and industry. Victoria Polytechnic will use its funding for simulation equipment for health based courses, as well as funds for the purchase of ten robots and improved equipment for hair, make-up…
The Andrews Labor Government is putting people first in Melbourne with a funding boost for William Angliss Institute. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today announced $1 million to help William Angliss adjust to Skills First which was introduced on the 1st of January. The Labor Government is delivering the things that matter most…
The Andrews Labor Government is investing $620,000 in state-of-the-art, specialised teaching equipment for RMIT to meet the needs of both students and industry. RMIT will use its funding for a new ultra high definition media server for vocational media and digital programs. The money will also help purchase surveying equipment and will help establish an…
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting a new skills training program at Porthaul’s Portland facility which will create 50 new jobs and safeguard another 40. The Labor Government’s investment will allow the delivery of an intensive in-house training program for new truck drivers which will focus on the areas of logistics, rostering, basic mechanics and…
The Andrews Labor Government is putting Victorian families living in the south west first by giving grassroots cricket clubs the support they deserve. Gayle Tierney, Member for Western Victoria, announced today that Pomborneit Recreation Reserve is set to benefit from the Labor Government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Fund by receiving a $30,000 grant. The funding will…
The Andrews Labor Government is putting Victorian families living in the south west first by giving grassroots cricket clubs the support they deserve. Gayle Tierney, Member for Western Victoria, announced today that Walter Oval in Warrnambool is set to benefit from the Labor Government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Fund by receiving grants through a $100,000 grant…
The Andrews Labor Government is providing $30 million to make travel along the Great Ocean Road and through the Otways safer and more reliable for locals and tourists. Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney today announced safety improvements on both the Great Ocean Road and the Forrest-Apollo Bay Road, funded by $25 million for the…
The Andrews Labor Government is putting Victorian families living in the south west first by giving grassroots cricket clubs the support they deserve. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney announced today that three cricketing facilities in the south-west – Irrewarra Cricket Club, Pomborneit Recreation Reserve and Walter Oval in Warrnambool – are set to benefit…
The Andrews Labor Government is making roads in the south west safer with a $40 million investment to upgrade narrow roads and a $10 million maintenance funding boost. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan and Member for Western Victoria Gayle Tierney today visited the intersection of Myamyn-Macarthur Road and Hamilton-Port Fairy Road in…
Today marks the beginning of the Andrews Labor Government’s overhaul of the state’s training and TAFE system. With the introduction of Skills First, the Labor Government is ensuring Victoria’s training and TAFE system is better managed and delivers qualifications that lead to real jobs. The Skills First reforms, first flagged in August, will be introduced…