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21 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Energy Peter Collier State Budget 2010-11: Rebates and assistance for electricity consumers Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government has increased funding for rebates and hardship assistance measures for electricity consumers. Energy Minister Peter Collier said more than $18.8 Million would be provided to eligible customers to help ease financial pressure of rising energy [...]
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19 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Community Services Minister opens expo for WA’s carers Victor P Taffa Opening the Respite and Carelink Centre Expo at Burswood, Community Services Minister Robyn McSweeney said the one-day expo showcased the support services available to help Western Australia’s carers seeking respite. In WA, about 250,000 carers provide care services worth up to $3 Billion [...]
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19 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Community Services Robyn McSweeney The importance of family celebrated across WA Victor P Taffa From Halls Creek to Albany, families and communities across Western Australia are celebrating the importance of family, with National Families Week 2010. Minister for Community Services Robyn McSweeney said events held during the week ranged from a family fun day at [...]
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17 May 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Gaming Michael O’Brien FOOTY CLUBS BLOW THE WHISTLE ON BRUMBY’S FIRE SALE POKIE GIVEAWAY Victor P Taffa The scale of Victoria Premier John Brumby’s fire sale gaming machine giveaway has been revealed by the budget figures of Australian Football League clubs participating in the auction process. As reported in The Age, Melbourne FC had allocated [...]
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15 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Community Services Robyn McSweeney Support groups for young mums, youth and the aged win top honours Victor P Taffa A support group for young mums, a musical therapy program for at-risk youth and a theatre group for older women are among the organisations which have taken out top honours at Western Australia’s 2010 Community [...]
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14 May 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Supporting WA’s most vulnerable Victor P Taffa Helping community organisations deliver better social services to people in need is a key component of the Liberal-National Government’s support of the community sector in the 2010-11 State Budget. Premier Colin Barnett today addressed the WA Council of Social Services State Conference where he outlined new Government [...]
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14 May 2010
Western Australia Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Robyn McSweeney National Volunteers Week recognises outstanding community contributions Victor P Taffa Western Australia Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Robyn McSweeney today recognised the hard work and dedication of West Australian volunteers and key organisations at the annual National Volunteer Week breakfast. Mrs. McSweeney officially launched National Volunteer Week, which aims to [...]
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11 May 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O’Brien LABOR’S LIQUOR LICENSING CHAOS Victor P Taffa Liquor licensing in Victoria has collapsed into chaos with the Brumby Government’s mismanagement leading to more uncertainty and less enforcement. This week’s State Budget revealed that the number of inspections, compliance monitoring and enforcement activities will plummet from 32,744 in 2009-10 to 25,000 in [...]
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05 May 2010
Victoria Shadow Minister for Gaming Michael O’Brien BUDGET 2010: BRUMBY’S $500 MILLION GAMBLING TAX GRAB Victor P Taffa The Brumby Government’s addiction to gambling revenue has been exposed by the 2010 Victorian Budget according to Victoria Shadow Minister for Gaming Michael O’Brien. The 2009 Budget and forward estimates forecast gambling taxation revenue of $6.9 Billion. The 2010 Budget and [...]
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26 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Child Protection Robyn McSweeney Emergency assistance available for storm victims Victor P Taffa The Western Australia State Government is offering further financial help to people still in need as a result of the severe storms which hit Perth on Monday. With the Premier’s announcement that the storm was classified as a natural disaster, and thereby [...]
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26 March 2010
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett State Government calls on interstate volunteers to help with storm clean-up Victor P Taffa Premier Colin Barnett said Western Australia has requested assistance from interstate emergency services agencies in the wake of one of the most destructive storms to hit the metropolitan area. The Premier said the Fire and Emergency Services Authority (FESA) had [...]
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26 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Local Government John Castrilli Councils urged to take State Government’s helping hand Victor P Taffa Local councils will not have to go it alone in repairing damage resulting from Monday’s severe storm, with the Western Australia State Government making funds available to help rebuild local communities. Local Government Minister John Castrilli today urged local governments [...]
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23 March 2010
Victoria Shadow Attorney General Robert Clark COALITION TO OPPOSE BRUMBY THREAT TO RIGHTS OF VICTORIANS Victor P Taffa The Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition will oppose Labor’s Equal Opportunity Bill because it burdens businesses and community organisations with red tape and massively increases government power while doing little to improve the lives of Victorians, Shadow Attorney-General Robert Clark said [...]
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23 March 2010
Premier announces relief measures Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett Natural disaster relief funding provided for Perth storm Victor P Taffa After touring storm affected sites in Perth, and taking advice from emergency service leaders, Premier Colin Barnett this afternoon announced the severity of the storm damage met the criteria to be declared a natural disaster. Mr Barnett said thousands of [...]
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22 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Racing and Gaming Terry Waldron Brides to be free to enjoy drink in limousine Victor P Taffa An amendment to the Liquor Control Act 1988 will mean that people enjoying a glass of BYO wine or beer while being chauffeured in a limousine will no longer be in breach of street drinking laws. Western Australia [...]
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14 March 2010
Australian Bureau of Statistics More children in Australia’s Courts: ABS Victor P Taffa The number of defendants finalised in Australia’s Children’s Courts rose by 7% in 2008-09, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Increases were recorded in all states and territories, except Queensland. The largest increases were in Tasmania, South Australia and the [...]
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05 March 2010
Western Australia Minister for Child Protection Robyn McSweeney Homelessness accommodation support announced Victor P Taffa As part of the $135 Million Homelessness National Partnership Agreement (NPA), Western Australia Minister for Child Protection Robyn McSweeney today announced the successful providers for Homelessness Housing Support Workers in the Perth Metropolitan region. Funding of $945,000 will be invested in nine providers to [...]
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27 February 2010
South Australia Shadow Minister for Housing Stephen Wade 700 extra families in public housing Victor P Taffa More than 700 South Australian families will be housed under an Isobel Redmond Government – no longer lingering on Housing SA’s waiting list. Announcing the Liberals’ policy, Shadow Minister for Housing Stephen Wade said that through a reform of Housing SA, [...]
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26 February 2010
Western Australia Minister for Training and Workplace Development Peter Collier State concerned at lack of consultation on disastrous insulation scheme Victor P Taffa Western Australia Minister for Training and Workforce Development Peter Collier has criticised the Rudd Government’s expectation that States and Territories will shoulder the burden of fixing its disastrous home insulation program. This followed yesterday’s announcement of [...]
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24 February 2010
Queensland Shadow Attorney General Lawrence Springborg Bligh re-announces youth violence taskforce Victor P Taffa The Bligh Labor Government has re-announced its 2006 youth violence taskforce today in a bid to grab another quick headline. Queensland Shadow Attorney-General Lawrence Springborg said despite a 2007 report calling for reforms to school violence behaviour programs and community education on youth violence, the [...]
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