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05 February 2012
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Premier Opens New Civic Administration Centre Victor P Taffa Official opening of Augusta-Margaret River Civic Administration Centre $40,000 in funding for the shire Premier Colin Barnett today officially opened the new Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Civic Administration Centre. “I congratulate the Augusta-Margaret River shire on this attractive building and I have no doubt it will [...]
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01 February 2012
Western Australia Minister for Regional Development and Lands Brendon Grylls Newman’s Growth Continues Victor P Taffa Registrations of interest for 23 lots now open Ranging in size from 422 sqm to 863 sqm, prices start from $173,000 Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls today announced the new release of residential lots in East Newman to address the current and [...]
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30 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Youth Affairs Ryan Smith Rural And Regional Youth Get Chance To Be Heard! Victor P Taffa Minister for Youth Affairs Ryan Smith has congratulated 10 rural and regional community radio stations on receiving a $5,000 grant as part of the Victorian Coalition Government’s Be Heard! program. Be Heard! Will increase volunteering opportunities for young people while [...]
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24 January 2012
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Regional Development Adam Giles HAMPTON ABANDONS ALICE SPRINGS AGAIN Victor P Taffa Member for Braitling, Adam Giles, has condemned the absence of the Minister for Central Australia during another summer of crisis in Alice Springs. Mr. Giles described as disgraceful the decision by Karl Hampton to again go missing, this time while the economy [...]
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20 January 2012
Western Australia Minister for Regional Development and Lands Brendon Grylls Newman Town Centre Revitalisation Progresses Victor P Taffa Work under way to revitalise Newman town centre Funded by $20 Million through Royalties for Regions Regional Development and Lands Minister Brendon Grylls today visited Newman to see first-hand the significant improvements to the $20 Million revitalisation of the town centre. Mr. [...]
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17 January 2012
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Indigenous Policy Adam Giles YUENDUMU SHOULD GET SIHIP HOUSES Victor P Taffa On a visit today to the remote Central Australian community of Yuendumu, Shadow Minister for Indigenous Policy Adam Giles has called on the Territory Government to immediately roll out the SIHIP housing construction and refurbishment scheme to improve living conditions for [...]
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13 January 2012
Acting Victoria Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan $100 Million Boost For Regional Infrastructure Victor P Taffa Victoria’s regional and rural councils will share in more than $100 million for vital infrastructure works in the first allocation from the Coalition Government’s Local Government Infrastructure Program (LGIP). During a visit to Bendigo, Acting Premier and [...]
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14 December 2011
Federal Minister for Regional Australia Simon Crean Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan AGREEMENT HERALDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR GIPPSLAND Victor P Taffa The Australian and Victorian governments have today signed an Agreement for Cooperative Arrangements for the Gippsland Region to support the transition of the Latrobe Valley economy. The Federal Minister for Regional Australia Simon [...]
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13 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Manufacturing Exports and Trade Richard Dalla-Riva Commonwealth Defence Purchases Fails To Provide Sufficient Opportunity For Regional Victoria Victor P Taffa The Victorian Government is deeply disappointed by the Commonwealth’s decision to source overseas its entire $1.9 Billion purchase of new military trucks for the Australian Defence Force. The decision will mean that all 2,700 trucks [...]
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08 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Apply Now For Your Local Regional Coastal Board Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, today announced upcoming positions available on the Central Coast Regional Coastal Board, the Gippsland Lakes and Coast Regional Coastal Board and the Western Coast Regional Coastal Board. “Victoria’s 2,000km of [...]
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06 December 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan Subsidised Loans Available For Marysville’s Recovery Victor P Taffa Subsidised loans to support investment in the Marysville and Triangle area are now available, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan announced today. Mr. Ryan said the Victorian Coalition Government was providing $4.4 [...]
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20 November 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty Marysville Celebrates Opening Of New Community Centre Victor P Taffa Marysville residents today celebrated the official opening of the $9.2 Million Marysville Community Centre. In Marysville, representing the Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan, Minister for Sport and [...]
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14 November 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan Vic Coalition Launches Firefighter Exchange Program Victor P Taffa Firefighters from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) will swap places as part of an innovative pilot training scheme announced by the Victorian Coalition Government. Speaking at the Rural Press Club in Melbourne today, [...]
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19 October 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan Member for Northern Victoria Region Damian Drum $2 Million For Bendigo Showgrounds Upgrade Victor P Taffa The 2012 Bendigo Sheep Show will be one of the big winners with the Bendigo Showgrounds set to receive a major upgrade by way of a new pavilion with the [...]
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03 October 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Regional Development Mark Shelton Nine Year Logjam Must Be Fixed Victor P Taffa The Primary Industries Minister must immediately commit to fixing a logjam in the Nile River after nine years of inaction, Shadow Minister for Regional Development Mark Shelton said today. “Unprepared and unbriefed, the Minister was today unable to tell me whether any [...]
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22 September 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan Regional Growth Critical To Victoria’s Future Victor P Taffa Regional Victoria holds the key to balancing the state’s future population growth, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan told a gathering of business leaders in Melbourne last night. Speaking at the VECCI [...]
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18 September 2011
Western Australia Minister for Regional Development Brendon Grylls Clontarf’s Next Generation Of Football Champions Victor P Taffa Aboriginal students give Minister guided tour of Carnarvon facilities Royalties for Regions provided funding to establish the campus One of many funded projects aiming to benefit next generation of WA’s indigenous population Students at the Royalties for Regions-funded Clontarf Football Academy gave Regional Development [...]
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02 September 2011
Victoria Minister for Water Peter Walsh New Regional Focus For Sunraysia Modernisation Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government is working to secure $103 Million in Commonwealth funding for the Sunraysia modernisation project on the basis of regional development. Confirming the new approach in Parliament last night, Mr. Walsh said he had been assured by Federal Water Minister [...]
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14 August 2011
Victoria Deputy Premier Peter Ryan Victoria Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan New Chief Executive To Lead Regional Development Victoria Victor P Taffa Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan have today announced Lachlan Bruce as the new Chief Executive of Regional Development Victoria (RDV). Mr. Bruce has extensive experience in regional [...]
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06 August 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu $50,000 For East Gippsland Towns Industrial Strategy Victor P Taffa Premier Ted Baillieu today announced a $50,000 grant to support an industrial strategy for East Gippsland’s regional towns. Speaking at a business lunch hosted by East Gippsland Shire Council, Mr. Baillieu said the Coalition Government grant would be matched by the Shire to secure [...]
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