“My First Speech” Competition
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
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
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RESTARTING THE CLOCK FOR THE CRESWICK TOWN HALL
Friday, 23 June 2023
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
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INVESTING IN CLEANER, CHEAPER ENERGY FOR HEPBURN SHIRE
Tuesday, 30 May 2023
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
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BUDGET DELIVERS FOR BALLARAT
Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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
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NEW FACILITIES FOR ST JAMES’ PARISH SCHOOL
Friday, 05 May 2023
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
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