Victorians living in Western Victoria will receive more specialist medical care sooner and closer to home with a big boost to telehealth services when they’re needed most. Five Regional and Rural Health Partnerships will see local health services in each of the regions partner with each other to support patients receiving medical care closer to…
Job seekers in Victoria’s south west will have the chance to start a new career in conveyancing, thanks to an investment from the Victorian Government to help a Melbourne-based legal firm grow their operations in Portland. The investment will enable Goodman Group Lawyers to recruit and train 50 new staff to use a new e-commerce…
Registered wildlife shelters and carers in Western Victoria will have the opportunity to have their important work supported with extra funding available this year through a Victorian Government grants program. The 2020-21 Wildlife Rehabilitator Grants are now open with $200,000 available to help wildlife shelters and carers look after sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. Labor…
Schools throughout Western Victoria are encouraged to join forces with artists and creative professionals as part of a Victorian Government program to expand student learning and breathe creativity into curriculum. Applications are now open for the Creative Learning Partnerships program, which enables schools to tap into Victoria’s wealth of creative talent to deliver meaningful and…
The Victorian Government is investing in the future of children giving 784 kindergartens almost $1.1 million in technology grants to help give three and four-year-olds the skills they need. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced 14 kindergartens in Western Victoria will receive funding through the Building Blocks IT grants program to purchase…
The Victorian Government is investing in the future of children giving 784 kindergartens almost $1.1 million in technology grants to help give three and four-year-olds the skills they need. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced 14 kindergartens in Victoria’s south west will receive funding through the Building Blocks IT grants program to…
MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (12:25): I am really pleased to share with the chamber the critical work that the Adult Multicultural Education Services is doing to ensure our culturally and linguistically diverse Victorians do not fall through the cracks during the pandemic. Victoria has a proud history…
MS TIERNEY (Western Victoria—Minister for Training and Skills, Minister for Higher Education) (13:07): This week is an important milestone in the government’s commitment to make TAFE better than ever. On Sunday I announced $55 million worth of TAFE maintenance projects—projects at standalone TAFEs across Victoria—and the list of projects is really exciting. At TAFE Gippsland the…
From 11:59pm tomorrow Victoria’s south west and other regional communities across the state will take the third step along the roadmap to COVID Normal. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney said the announcement was a testament to the determination of regional communities to stay the course and drive numbers down. The 14-day average in…
Dog owners and their best friends are set to benefit from 17 new dog parks to be rolled out across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria thanks to a $2.5 million dollar investment from the Victorian Government. Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced $85,000 in funding for a new off leash dog park…
