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04 August 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Melbourne To Host World’s Toughest Athletes In Frankston Ironman Spectacular Victor P Taffa Victoria has scored another major events coup with today’s announcement that Melbourne will host the newly-created Ironman Asia Pacific Championship Melbourne for three years starting in March 2012. Launching the new event with top Victorian triathletes Tiffany Loftus-Hills and Ricky Jeffs [...]
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04 August 2011
Victoria Minister for Racing Dr Denis Napthine Minister Welcomes New Greyhound Racing Chairman Victor P Taffa Minister for Racing Dr Denis Napthine today announced the appointment of Peter Caillard as the new Chairman of Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV). Dr. Napthine said Mr Caillard, who is a former senior executive with Tabcorp and Sky Channel, would be a valuable [...]
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03 August 2011
Victoria Premier Ted Baillieu Vic Coalition Govt Invites Victorians To Celebrate Cadel Evans’ Tour Victory Victor P Taffa The historic victory of 2011 Tour de France winner Cadel Evans will be celebrated in Melbourne with a public event at lunchtime on Friday 12 August, Premier Ted Baillieu said today. “Cadel Evans is the first Australian ever to win [...]
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28 July 2011
South Australia Shadow Treasurer Iain Evans Adelaide Oval Rent Goes To Community Sport Victor P Taffa The Stadium Management Authority will have to pay rent for Adelaide Oval under Liberal amendments passed in the Legislative Council last night. The rent commences at $200,000 and builds at $200,000 per year capped at $1 Million. It is then indexed to [...]
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25 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty Victoria Celebrates The Tour De Force From Barwon Heads Victor P Taffa Minister for Sport Hugh Delahunty today congratulated Victoria’s newest world cycling superstar Cadel Evans who is about to achieve the holy grail of world cycling, victory in the Tour de France. Mr. Delahunty said Evans, who splits his [...]
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25 July 2011
Northern Territory Opposition Leader Terry Mills CALL FOR CADEL TO COME HOME Victor P Taffa Opposition Leader, Terry Mills, has invited Tour de France yellow jersey winner Cadel Evans to the Northern Territory to share the story of his history-making win in the world’s most famous bike race. “Cadel Evans is a product of the Northern Territory and he [...]
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24 July 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Tourism Willem Westra van Holthe Willem Westra van Holthe Katherine MLA RIDE WELL, CADEL Victor P Taffa Member for Katherine, Willem Westra van Holthe, says his thoughts are with Australian cyclist Cadel Evans as he prepares for tonight’s individual time trial at the Tour de France. Mr. Westra van Holthe said the event should determine [...]
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22 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher Coalition Delivers On Economic Impact Assessment Of Grand Prix Victor P Taffa Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher today released a report on the economic impact of the 2011 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. “The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its promise to commission a comprehensive [...]
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19 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Racing Denis Napthine Victoria Minister for Gaming Michael O’Brien Winning Quinella With New Wagering And Betting Licence To Benefit Victorian Racing Industry Victor P Taffa Victoria’s racing industry and taxpayers will reap big benefits from the Victorian Coalition Government’s decision announced today to award the new Wagering and Betting Licence to Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd. The [...]
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19 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty Green Carpet Welcome For World Snooker Champs Victor P Taffa All eyes of the snooker world will be fixed on Bendigo this week with Australia’s first-ever world snooker event, the Australian Goldfields Open, set to start tomorrow at Bendigo Stadium. To help kick start the event, Minister for Sport and Recreation [...]
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18 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty Statement From The Minister For Sport On The Passing Of Allan Jeans Victor P Taffa On behalf of the Victorian Government I am saddened to hear of the passing of four time premiership coach Allan Jeans this morning. Allan had a long and great career in football, coaching the Saints to [...]
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12 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras Aussie Rules In AFL Multicultural Week Victor P Taffa Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship Nicholas Kotsiras today launched 2011 AFL Multicultural Week a celebration of cultural diversity and achievement in Australia’s great game. Multicultural Week features a variety of activities and promotions in the lead-up to a round of [...]
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09 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty Funding Boost For Local Sporting Facilities Victor P Taffa Local councils across Victoria today received a much-needed helping hand to build, upgrade and develop community sport and recreation facilities in their local areas. Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty was at Princes Park, Maryborough today to announce the Victorian Coalition [...]
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09 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Racing Denis Napthine Harness Racing Returns To Country Tracks Under Coalition Government Victor P Taffa Harness racing will return to six regional racing clubs that were forced to scrap their race meetings under the previous Labor Government. Minister for Racing Denis Napthine today confirmed Harness Racing Victoria plans to reintroduce race meetings to the: Boort, Gunbower, Ouyen, St. Arnaud, Wangaratta, Wedderburn [...]
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06 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty $10,000 Boost For 2011 Victorian Squash Open Victor P Taffa Victoria’s marquee squash tournament, the Victorian Open Squash Championships, is set to be even bigger and better than ever this year thanks to a $10,000 funding boost announced today from the Victorian Government’s Significant Sporting Events Program. Minister for Sport and [...]
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03 July 2011
Victoria Minister for Racing Denis Napthine Resignation Of Chair Of Greyhound Racing Victoria Victor P Taffa Minister for Racing Denis Napthine has today received and accepted a notice of resignation from the Chair of Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV), Mr. Nick Caley, effective immediately. Mr. Caley has been the Chair since February 2010 and a member of the GRV [...]
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30 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Racing Denis Napthine Labor Threat To Country Greyhound Racing Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government has uncovered a secret plan hatched under Labor to shut down regional Victorian greyhound tracks and centralise power in Melbourne. Victorian Minister for Racing Denis Napthine said he became aware of the plan when Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) recently provided [...]
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30 June 2011
Victoria Minister for Major Projects Denis Napthine AAMI Park: Kicking Goals At Victorian Architecture Awards Victor P Taffa AAMI Park Stadium scooped the pool at the weekend’s Victorian Architecture Awards, winning the Victorian Architecture Medal, the William Wardell Award for Public Architecture, the Melbourne Prize and the Colourbond Award for Steel Architecture. Victorian Minister for Major Projects Denis [...]
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30 June 2011
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Western Australia Minister for Sport and Recreation Terry Waldron Major New Stadium To Be Built On Burswood Peninsula Victor P Taffa Premier Colin Barnett today announced Perth’s new multi-purpose stadium would be built on the Burswood Peninsula and is scheduled for completion in 2018. The new Perth Stadium will have the third-biggest capacity in Australia [...]
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22 June 2011
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Sport Ross Bohlin TURFING OUT THE TRUTH Victor P Taffa The Sports Minister has finally given an accurate account of the cost to hire three helicopters and a super soaker in the failed attempt to save Marrara as the venue for this year’s Aboriginal All-Stars AFL game. Shadow Sports Minister, Ross Bohlin, said Karl [...]
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