KING WELCOMES STATE GOVERNMENT’S JOBS COMMITMENT
Tuesday, 02 May 2017
The injection of 600 new State Government jobs into Ballarat- both through relocated and newly created positions – has been welcomed by Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King. Ms King was referring to a State Budget announcement today which includes investment of more than $45 million in a State Government administration hub associated with the
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LAST MINUTE BACKFLIP ON COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE CUTS IS A WIN FOR BALLARAT COMMUNITY
Monday, 24 April 2017
Confirmation that the Federal Government has back flipped on their disastrous cuts to Community Legal Centres across the country is welcome relief for the Ballarat community and the Central Highlands Community Legal Centre. Catherine King, local member for Ballarat, said that cutting funding from services helping vulnerable Australians in need of free legal services –
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TURNBULL MUST STOP LOCAL TAFE CUTS
Thursday, 13 April 2017
Australia’s TAFE, apprenticeship and skills sector is facing massive cuts under the Turnbull Government that will leave students in Victoria more than $128,000,000 worse off every year. Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King is calling in Malcolm Turnbull to step in and stop these cuts in the May budget. The National Partnership Agreement on Skills
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CATHERINE KING CALLS FOR BOOST TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR BALLARAT REGION COUNCILS
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
Catherine King is today calling on the Turnbull Government to provide local councils in the Ballarat region with a one-off boost to their funding by bringing forward one quarter of Financial Assistance Grants funding from 2018-19 into 2017-18. “This funding boost will provide important cash flow for all our local councils and support local jobs,”
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LAST CHANCE FOR A STRONGER AND BETTER REGION
Tuesday, 04 April 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King today called on the Turnbull government to provide funding for Ballarat’s new Indoor Regional Sports Centre through the Building Better Regions Fund. “The Ballarat Sports and Events Centre project will cement Ballarat as a regional hub for sport of all levels, providing facilities and resources to communities across western
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SUPPORT WORLD AUTISM DAY, Sunday April 2nd
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today acknowledged World Autism Awareness Day and the contribution made by those with autism to our Ballarat community. “While it is estimated that more than 1 in 100 Australians are on the autism spectrum, and over half of us know someone on the autism spectrum, we must still do
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PENALTY RATE CUTS WILL HURT 12,000 WORKERS IN BALLARAT REGION
Thursday, 16 March 2017
New figures show Ballarat will be hard hit by the Turnbull Government’s refusal to stop the Fair Work Commission’s cut to penalty rates, Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, said today. “More than 12,000 people in our region work in the retail, food and accommodation industries affected by penalty rate cuts. “That’s one in
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SENATE HEARING INTO BALLARAT WORKERS
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today attended the Ballarat public hearings into Corporate Avoidance of the Fair Work Act, held by the Senate Committee on Education and Employment. Ms King welcomed the hearings as an opportunity to hear from workers and their representatives. “We too often hear of employees being subjected to bullying or
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PAULINE HANSON, VACCINATION ISN’T A CHOICE: IT’S A LIFESAVER
Tuesday, 07 March 2017
2808. 1013. These aren’t just numbers. They are the number of deaths from diphtheria, pertussis and polio at the height of their outbreak in Australia. One of the most naive things I hear from people talking about vaccination is that because there aren’t current outbreaks of diseases that were commonplace 100 years ago, their kids will
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TURNBULL’S UNFAIR CUTS TO HURT BALLARAT FAMILIES
Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Federal member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today outlined how families, new mums, pensioners and young people in Ballarat are all in the firing line as a result of the Turnbull Government’s latest rounds of harsh cuts. These cuts passed the lower house today (Wednesday March 1). Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition want to: Cut Family
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