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Monday, 6 February 2012
Community volunteers with a keen interest in the future of Ballarat and region have been urged to put their names forward to participate on the next Grampians Regional Development Australia Committee.
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Friday, 3 February 2012
With 279 young people aged between 17 and 25 killed on Australia’s roads last year, the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport has called on parents and learner drivers across the Ballarat region to think about having a keys2drive lesson.
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Thursday, 2 February 2012
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today urged local councils across Ballarat and region to apply for up to $150,000 available to help clean up and prevent graffiti.
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Friday, 27 January 2012
The Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, has urged parents with kids at school to keep their receipts for education expenses, with thousands of local families eligible for assistance under from the Gillard Government’s Education Tax Refund (ETR).
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Friday, 27 January 2012
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today said the Baillieu Liberal Government’s move to take a share of the Australian Government’s historic pension rise and increase public housing rents would hurt local pensioners.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today announced funding of $179,814 for four schools in the region under the latest round of the Gillard Government’s National Solar Schools Program.
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Friday, 23 December 2011
Ballarat and region has received a further provision of aged care places and packages following the announcement today by the Federal Government of the results of the 2011 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR).
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Thursday, 22 December 2011
The Royal Australian Air Force Association, Ballarat, has received $2210 from the Federal Government under the Veteran and Community Grants Program.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today announced funding of $1.5 million to the Ballarat Christian College to establish a trades training centre.
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
The University of Ballarat will receive more than $2.2 million to deliver programs to help school students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Central and Western Victoria pursue a higher education.