Member for Ballarat Catherine King is encouraging high school students in the Ballarat electorate to enter the “My First Speech” Competition. This national competition challenges students in years 10, 11 and 12 to imagine themselves as newly elected Members of the House of Representatives and to record a 90-second speech on video, focusing on a

The Creswick Town Hall is back to its former grandeur and ready to reopen to visitors and locals thanks to support from all three levels of government. Member for Ripon Martha Haylett today joined with Member for Ballarat Catherine King and Hepburn Shire Mayor Brian Hood to restart the restored tower clock, which is part

Member for Ballarat Catherine King MP announced today that Hepburn Shire will receive a community battery, helping lower household electricity bills, reduce emissions and deliver reliable renewable energy for local residents. Hepburn Energy, Australia’s first community-owned wind farm will receive $500,000 in the first round of grant funding from the Albanese Government to install a

The Albanese Labor Government has handed down its Budget, and families and businesses across Ballarat will benefit says Catherine King, Member for Ballarat. “This is a Budget that delivers on our promises, and provides cost of living relief for our community,” Minister King said today. In addition to its existing measures on cheaper child care

Member for Ballarat Catherine King today visited at St James’ Parish School in Sebastopol to officially open their new arts and early learning centre. The new space was delivered with the support of a $750,000 grant from the Australian Government’s Capital Grants Program, and with the school contributing $350,000. The project involved the construction of

The Albanese Government is delivering on our election commitment to provide an extra $250 million dollars for road projects in rural, regional and outer-urban areas under Phase 4 of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. Member for Ballarat Catherine King today announced that a number of local councils will benefit from this funding boost

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, has today visited the Midlands Golf and Bowls Club to inspect their newly updated bowling green, made possible through a Stronger Communities Grant. The Bowls club was successful in receiving $7,500 through Round 7 of the Stronger Communities Program to purchase a defibrillator and to upgrade the lining of

The Albanese Government’s first budget has been handed down by the Treasurer tonight. The previous Coalition Government’s wasted decade in office, resulted in skill shortages, stagnant wages and a trillion dollars of debt. The budget will begin the process of fixing this almost ten years of neglect. Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has said

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has today confirmed that next week’s Federal Budget will contain $4.5 million towards the redevelopment of the Sebastopol Senior Citizens Centre. The redevelopment will transform the current 45-year-old building into a state-of-the-art facility. “I saw first-hand last year, just how in need this new facility is. “We know that

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King was today at Linton Oval along with representatives of the Carngham Linton Football Netball Club and Golden Plains Shire Council to confirm that $750,000 will be in next week’s Federal Budget to upgrade the playing surface. “We are delivering on the promises that we made to communities during the