A TALE OF TWO BUDGETS
Friday, 05 May 2017
Whether it is the best or worst of times, we are in the middle of two budgets that show us just how our governments can serve or fail us. After four years of being ignored by the Abbott-Turnbull Federal Governments, Ballarat rightly has a long list of projects that need government funding. “We have significant
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PRESCHOOL FUNDING SAVED, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
Thursday, 04 May 2017
Reports the Government has only funded Labor’s Universal Access kindergarten and preschool program until 2018 do nothing to soothe concerns of parents and educators. As with their recent backdown on funding for Community Legal Centres, the Turnbull Government have ignored that their waffling has meant important community organisations have had to let good staff go
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MORE EVIDENCE GOVERNMENT HEALTH FREEZE HURTING BALLARAT
Tuesday, 02 May 2017
A University of Melbourne report, highlighted in The Courier today, further reveals the growing pressure that Ballarat doctors are facing under Malcolm Turnbull’s GP freeze. The report revealing GPs are under growing pressure with a drop in job satisfaction under Malcolm Turnbull’s six-year Medicare freeze is further evidence of how our local health care system
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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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