CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – WELCOME WATER CONNECTION FOR MAUDE REC RESERVE – MONDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2021

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has welcomed today’s announcement that Maude Recreation Reserve and Bunjil Lookout have been connected to the town’s reticulated water supply. “This is a great initiative led by Golden Plains Shire Council. “Reliable town water will make a real difference to tourists accessing the camping area as well as locals
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ANTHONY ALBANESE AND CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – UPGRADING SEBASTOPOL’S COMMUNITY FACILITIES – WEDNESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2021

An Albanese Labor Government will invest $4.5 million to rebuild the Sebastopol Senior Citizens centre and deliver a new Sebastopol Community Hub. Sebastopol’s Vickers Street Precinct is the heart of this community, including the Mens Shed, Ballarat Community Health, girl guides, early years learning, senior citizens, St George’s Reserve, Karen Overington playground and splash park. One of the last pieces of this puzzle is redeveloping the aging Senior Citizens
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – BERRYBANK WINDFARM AN EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFITS OF GREEN ENERGY – WEDNESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2021

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has welcomed today’s announcement that Berrybank Wind Farm’s Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing Plan will deliver for communities across Golden Plains. As part of this program, Berrybank Wind Farms is funding the installation of solar panels on community and council buildings and low-income homes across the region. “At a
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NEW CENTRE FOR BALLAN SCOUTS

Catherine King has today welcomed the news that Ballan Scouts will receive a $550,000 grant for the construction of the Ballan Scout and Community Centre (BSACC). This $1.1 million project will construct a multi-purpose Scout and Community Activity Centre to be used as a meeting and activities space for this important community group. “I am
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CATHERINE KING WELCOMES GOLDEN PLAINS FUNDING

Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has today welcomed the announcement from Golden Plains Shire Council that they have allocated $2.6m of federal funding to road upgrades and other infrastructure projects across our region. “Everyone in our region and all across the state could name ten roads that are in desperate need of an upgrade,
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FOI REVEALS LITTLEPROUD MAKING IT UP AS HE GOES ON DROUGHT

Media Release with Shadow Minister Joel Fitzgibbon The Federal Government’s credibility on drought is in tatters after revelations it ignored Bureau of Meteorology advice before allocating $1 million in drought funding to Moyne Shire Council in Victoria in September. Moyne Shire infamously refused to accept the funds, with the Mayor stating at the time that
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SPEECH – MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE – ECONOMY

If you ever want an example of this third-term seven-year government not having an economic plan, you just saw it. They just spent 10 minutes of the minister’s contribution talking about Labor, completely and utterly unable to talk about the things that they should be doing. And as the shadow Treasurer pointed out, this third-term
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LABOR BACKS JOBS IN SUPER YACHT INDUSTRY

Labor is backing the thousands of Australians who work in the super yacht industry by today supporting the Special Recreational Vessels Bill 2019. Tourism is at the heart of our economy driving good jobs, new infrastructure investment and increasing quality of life, particularly in regional communities. The Bill will enable international super yachts to be offered
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LABOR WELCOMES JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT INQUIRY INTO REGIONAL RORTS

Labor welcomes the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit’s inquiry into the Coalition’s Regional Jobs and Investment Packages. Shadow Minister Catherine King wrote to the Chair of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit requesting the inquiry just days after the report’s Melbourne Cup-timed release. “Labor welcomes the action by the Audit Committee
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JK MCDOUGALL LECTURE

***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Acknowledgements omitted Thank you for the invitation to deliver the seventeenth JK McDougall Lecture. It is an honour to join the long list of distinguished speakers who have delivered this lecture in honour of the Ararat branch’s first President and Secretary John Keith McDougall.  JK McDougall of course was very much a
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