Young people in the Corangamite Shire will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced Corangamite Shire Council will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grant of $90,000 over three years for Corangamite Youth Development…
Young people in Colac will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced Colac Area Health will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grant of $130,000 over three years for their Our Place 3250 project.…
Young people in the Golden Plains Shire will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced Golden Plains Shire Council will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grant of $120,000 over three years for their…
Young people in Surf Coast Shire will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced Surf Coast Shire Council will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grant of $140,000 over three years for their Engaged…
Young people in the Moyne Shire will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced Moyne Shire Council will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grant of $110,000 over three years for their Moyne Shire…
Young people in Warrnambool will have more opportunities to actively participate in and connect with their local community, through the Andrew Labor Government’s Engage! 2018-20 program. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney MP today announced two organisations in Warrnambool will receive an Engage! 2018-20 grants for projects that will support young people aged between 12…
The Victorian Government has committed $1 million for Sustainability Victoria to deliver the Victorian Litter Plan, which includes litter grants and programs for local councils and the community to reduce litter in the State. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney has welcomed the grants saying the Victorian Government is taking action to tackle litter…
The Andrews Labor Government has boosted safety for pedestrians outside the Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club by installing a pedestrian refuge island on the Great Ocean Road. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced works have been completed on the new island, which will provide safer access for pedestrians as they cross the busy…
A local Cobden sports club is set to take its game up a notch when it comes to dealing with an emergency with a new defibrillator and training package from the Andrews Labor Government. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that Cobden Riding Club were one of 301 successful applicants across the…
A local Colac sports club is set to take its game up a notch when it comes to dealing with an emergency with a new defibrillator and training package from the Andrews Labor Government. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that Colac Cricket Club were one of 301 successful applicants across the…
Colac residents will have access to safer and more secure court facilities thanks to a $330,000 upgrade and the roll out of new Court Security Officers under the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced three Court Security Officers will be deployed on court sitting days from today, Monday 18 December.…
Victoria’s oldest operating courthouse will have safer and more secure facilities as part of a state-wide rollout of Court Security Officers under the Andrews Labor Government. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced three Court Security Officers will be deployed to the Portland Magistrates’ Court on sitting days from tomorrow, Tuesday 19 December.…
The Andrews Labor Government has installed blue guideposts on the Hamilton Highway to make it easier for drivers to find rest stops. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today welcomed the installation of the 72 guideposts, which are installed on the approach to the four rest areas on the highway. The guideposts are in clusters…
Students at Grovedale College are a step closer to having the facilities they deserve, with construction on a $7.5 million upgrade due to get underway shortly. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that Rendine Construction Pty Ltd has been awarded the construction contract. The project will include extending the performing arts building…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) (09:36:47) — I rise to inform the house of Labor’s steady progress on making Victoria safe. Labor has increased frontline police by over 640 since 2014. As we would all be aware, this has led to a 6.3 per cent decrease in the last crime stats report. This is the…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping more Colac families and children benefit from better early learning facilities through a major investment in children’s centre infrastructure. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that the Andrews Labor Government is investing $301,500 for a significant upgrade to Winifred Nance Kindergarten in Colac, as part of…
The Andrews Labor Government is investing in upgrades to improve safety and encourage more people to use Colac Memorial Square and help cut down on crime. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced $109,000 in funding for Colac Otway Shire Council for their Lighting Up Colac Memorial Square project. This funding grant will assist…
The Andrews Labor Government is investing in upgrades to improve safety and encourage more people to use public spaces in Hawkesdale and help cut down on crime. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced $44,800 in funding for Moyne Shire Council for their Lighting Up Hawkesdale project. This funding grant will assist with the…
The Andrews Labor Government is investing in upgrades to improve safety and encourage more people to use public spaces in Warrnambool and help cut down on crime. Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced $52,843 in funding for Warrnambool City Council for their CCTV to Counter Vandalism and Hoon Behaviour project. This funding grant…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Training and Skills) (15:55:48) — I rise to provide the summation in relation to the government’s position in respect of this important bill. The government has a longstanding commitment to work with Victoria Police and the Police Association Victoria (TPA) to develop a suite of reforms to comprehensively address threats and acts…
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced Emma House Domestic Violence Services Inc will receive two grants totalling $200,000 as part of a grants program under the Andrews Labor Government. The $200,000 of funding over two years will help the Emma House Domestic Violence Services to provide vital legal assistance to vulnerable and…
MS TIERNEY (Minister for Corrections) (12:43:42) — I rise to update the house on the fire that took place at the privately operated Port Phillip Prison in the early hours of 29 November. Thankfully all staff were safely evacuated and prisoner accommodation was not impacted by the fire. While the cause of the fire is being investigated,…
Locals will have unprecedented access to information about the condition of roads, road works and upgrades in the South West as part of a massive overhaul of the way VicRoads manages the road network. Victorians have told VicRoads they want greater transparency about road conditions and the work VicRoads is doing, from roadside drainage to…
A local Portland sports club is set to take its game up a notch when it comes to dealing with an emergency with a new defibrillator and training package from the Andrews Labor Government. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that Portland RSL Memorial Bowling Club were one of 301 successful applicants…
Ten local sporting clubs in Western Victoria will share in more than $23,138.63 in funding to help meet the explosion in demand for grassroots women’s sport and social sport thanks to the latest round of health promotion foundation VicHealth’s Active Club Grants. As part of VicHealth’s plan to get more Victorians living healthier and happier…