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02 February 2012
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Triplets Among 70,000 Preps Starting School Today Victor P Taffa The first day of school is as easy as eins, zwei, drei for triplets starting prep at Bayswater South Primary School where they will participate in the school’s German Bilingual Program. The triplets are among 70,000 preps due to begin school life at [...]
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27 January 2012
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Work On Schedule To Air-Cool WA Public Schools Victor P Taffa 44 schools to have air cooling by first day of school next Wednesday State Government committed $52 Million to air cool all public schools Program on track to finish by December 2012 – six months ahead of schedule More and more [...]
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28 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall Gippsland Set To Lead The Way For Tertiary Education In Regional Victoria Victor P Taffa Gippsland is set to become a leader in the delivery of tertiary education if the recommendations of an expert panel are adopted by the state and federal governments. Among a number of innovative recommendations the [...]
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27 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell $3.4 Million In Funding For Living Libraries Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government will provide 10 Victorian libraries with more than $3.4 Million to refurbish or develop new facilities from the Living Libraries Infrastructure Program. “The Victorian Coalition Government is committed to the continual upgrade of Victoria’s highly regarded, heavily patronised [...]
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17 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell Booking In For The Challenge Of Lifelong Learning Victor P Taffa Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell has today announced public libraries will receive $1 Million from the Premiers’ Reading Challenge Book Fund to purchase books and associated materials. “The Coalition Government is committed to improving educational opportunities for young Victorians and [...]
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16 December 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Education Peter Chandler MISSING LINK Victor P Taffa Education Minister, Chris Burns, should make it clear how members of the public can access its review into school safety. Shadow Education Minister, Peter Chandler, said the Minister has urged the public to access the report and read its 11 recommendations on the Department of Education [...]
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09 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall Baillieu Government Creates Australia’s First Specialised University Victor P Taffa Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall today announced the formal establishment of Victoria’s newest university, MCD University of Divinity. Mr. Hall said following today’s formal approval the university would operate as a specialised university from 1 January next [...]
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05 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon $213,000 To Bring The Arts To The Classroom Victor P Taffa Six Victorian arts organisations will swap the stage for the classroom in 2012 thanks to the latest round of grants through the Victorian Government’s Extended School Residencies program. Minister for Education Martin Dixon today visited Mahogany Rise Primary School in Frankston North [...]
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02 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Minister Overhauls Teacher Registration Victor P Taffa Teacher Registration Board to replace WACOT Move follows widespread concern among teachers Education Minister Liz Constable today introduced a Bill to State Parliament that would replace the teacher registration body known as WACOT, and give the responsibility to a new body, the Teacher Registration Board. “A [...]
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01 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall 12 Trailblazers To Head Overseas To Help Build A Better Victoria Victor P Taffa Projects to help solve many of the complex skills challenges faced by industry will be the focus for 12 Victorians heading overseas on fellowships organised through the International Specialised Skills (ISS) Institute. The ISS Institute is [...]
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30 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Dixon Announces Education Reform Agenda – Victoria As A Learning Community Victor P Taffa Education Minister Martin Dixon today laid out the government’s vision for education reform in a landmark lecture at the University of Melbourne, entitled Victoria as a Learning Community. Marking one year of the Coalition Government’s term in office, [...]
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27 November 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Premier Commits To Increasing Education Opportunities For Rural And Regional Students Victor P Taffa Premier Ted Baillieu today announced the Victorian Coalition Government would contribute $3 Million to a project led by the University of Ballarat to increase regional students’ access to higher education and training. Mr. Baillieu, who is also Minister for the [...]
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27 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall Victorians Win Big At Australian Training Awards Victor P Taffa Minister for Higher Education and Skills Peter Hall has congratulated Victoria’s winners at the Australian Training Awards announced last night in Brisbane. With Victoria’s Colin Wilson taking out the major award of Apprentice of the Year. “To win an award [...]
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25 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Victoria Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession Peter Hall Government Delivers On Maths And Science Specialists Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government is delivering on its election promise to boost the standard of maths and science education, with the first 100 specialists being selected to work in dozens of Victorian government [...]
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24 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Victorian Coalition Government Delivers On Promise To Create Safer Schools Victor P Taffa The first of almost 300 primary schools will begin receiving funding for their first welfare officer as part of a $124.4 Million Victorian Coalition election commitment to help stamp out bullying and provide additional support to students and families. Education [...]
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17 November 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Education David Pisoni Weatherill Toys With Community Libraries Victor P Taffa In his final days as Education Minister, Premier Weatherill delivered a devastating blow to local communities, slashing funding for toy libraries across the state. Mr. Weatherill’s decision shows that after a decade in the Labor Cabinet and despite his recent family-friendly rhetoric [...]
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15 November 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith Rally Against Weatherill’s School Closures Continues Victor P Taffa The threat by Premier Jay Weatherill to close Belair Junior Primary and Mitcham Junior Primary in the seat of Waite must be removed. “Today’s representations by a delegation at my office to protest the school closures have my full support. [...]
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13 November 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Premier Hails Comet Bay College Victor P Taffa $46 Million college now caters for years 8-12 New facilities include 14 learning areas, science and IT laboratories Premier Colin Barnett today officially opened the $20.5 Million second stage of Comet Bay College at Secret Harbour. Mr. Barnett said the completion of the senior school facilities, which opened [...]
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05 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Education Elizabeth Constable Troubled Mid-West Students Given New Chance Victor P Taffa Sixth behaviour centre opened by State Government Geraldton centre gives specialist help to improve attendance and behaviour Mid-West students struggling with behavioural problems are enjoying a second chance to succeed thanks to the Geraldton Endeavour Centre. Education Minister Liz Constable officially opened the behaviour centre [...]
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04 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Education Martin Dixon Total Time To Complete Today’s VCE English Exam: 17 Years! Victor P Taffa If every student sitting today’s VCE English exam took the test one after another it would take 17 years to complete. Fortunately, for more than 46,000 Victorian students picking up their pens for the first of the final VCE exams [...]
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