My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing and Building, and the action I seek is for the minister to provide additional funding to allow a full upgrade of the kitchen at Hamilton Community House at 19 Sedgewick Street in Hamilton. Deb King and the team at Hamilton Community House are providing incredible supports…
I rise today to speak on the Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Stability) Bill 2025. This is a comprehensive and complex bill in that the issues that I have dealt with in my 11 years as a parliamentarian that involve child protection, that involve foster caring or that involve adoption, whether it is recent adoption…
My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Carers and Volunteers, and the action I seek is for my electorate of Lowan to receive its fair share of funding under the community food relief program. My electorate of Lowan is like many areas of the state, which is really suffering under Labor’s cost-of-living crisis. This…
Community groups across the Wimmera and southern Mallee have the opportunity to secure grants of up to $50,000 for a range of projects. Round 3 of the state government’s Tiny Towns Fund opened today, and offers grants between $5000 and $50,000 to support projects that enhance tourism, liveability, and community pride in towns with populations…
I commend the work of Melbourne Royal on another fabulous Melbourne Royal Show recently. With their theme of ‘Let it show’ it certainly was an opportunity to let the rural areas of Victoria shine and show. We know that agricultural and pastoral societies put on incredible shows right across regional Victoria, and it is a…
The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, is encouraging local multicultural organisations to apply for funding through the Multicultural Festivals and Events Grant Program. The program provides grants of up to $50,000 for organisations to host cultural festivals and events. Ms Kealy said the funding could make a significant difference for local groups, particularly those…
Labor has cruelly ripped funding away from two vital emergency food relief services, compromising their ability to help Wimmera people already struggling during a cost-of-living crisis. Horsham’s Christian Emergency Food Centre and Stawell Inter Church Council Cottage have received recurrent funding for many years to enable them to support thousands of residents across Horsham Rural…
The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, has condemned the state Labor government for failing to commit funding to the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s community transport program. The program provides free, volunteer-led transport for people aged over 65 to attend essential health appointments. The service operates in 10 communities across regional Victoria, including in Warracknabeal.…
My adjournment matter is for the Premier, and the action I seek is for the Premier and the Labor government to immediately secure funding for the By Five Wimmera Southern Mallee Early Years Initiative. The By Five program is a very important program for supporting children in some of our most vulnerable communities across the…
Labor’s state budget has dealt a cruel blow to Wimmera and Mallee communities, failing to confirm crucial ongoing funding for the By Five Early Years Initiative. By Five works with families, service providers and researchers to ensure all families in the region have access to quality universal early years services, and also works to improve…
