Archives for December, 2016

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Helping Councils Connect With Aborginal Communities

The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new resource to help councils build their relationships with local Aboriginal communities. The Victorian Aboriginal and Local Government Action Plan demonstrates best practice in engagement, partnership and employment opportunities between councils and the Aboriginal Community. The Action Plan,..

Helping Councils Connect With Aboriginal Communities

The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new resource to help councils build their relationships with local Aboriginal communities. The Victorian Aboriginal and Local Government Action Plan demonstrates best practice in engagement, partnership and employment opportunities between councils and the Aboriginal Community. The Action Plan,..

Victoria Takes Another Step Towards Treaty

Victoria continues to lead the nation on self-determination by taking another step towards a contemporary treaty with the Victorian Aboriginal community. The second Aboriginal Victoria Forum will be held in Melbourne today and the Interim Treaty Working Group will report on the consultations and provide..

Supporting Safer Victorian Communities

Local communities across Victoria are sharing in $3 million in grants to enhance public spaces and reduce crime, as the Andrews Labor Government works to build a safer state. Minister for Police Lisa Neville today announced the latest round of the Public Safety Infrastructure Fund..

RECORD AMBULANCE INVESTMENT TO PUT TAYLORS LAKES PATIENTS FIRST

The Andrews Labor Government will build a new ambulance station in Taylors Lakes, giving paramedics the facilities and support they need to quickly respond to local emergencies. The announcement is part of a record $500 million investment over five years to employ 450 more paramedics,..

New Eyes In The Sky: An Exciting Future For Police Air-Wing

Minister for Police Lisa Neville today joined police at Essendon Airport to inspect the current Air Wing fleet, which will be upgraded as part of a record $2 billion package outlined in the landmark Community Safety Statement. Three new helicopters and one fixed-wing aircraft will..

New Council To Boost Workplace Gender Equality

The Andrews Labor Government has today announced an Equal Workplaces Advisory Council (EWAC) to boost gender equality in the workplace, a key action from the Gender Equality Strategy launched yesterday. As a priority, the strategy addresses the systemic, cultural and historical factors that have resulted..

New Laws To Keep Police Killers Behind Bars

The Andrews Labor Government will today introduce new legislation to ensure that any person who murders a police officer is not released on parole. The changes to the Corrections Act 1986 will ensure those people who kill police officers, either on duty or in connection..

New Council To Boost Workplace Gender Equality

The Andrews Labor Government has today announced an Equal Workplaces Advisory Council (EWAC) to boost gender equality in the workplace, a key action from the Gender Equality Strategy launched yesterday. As a priority, the strategy addresses the systemic, cultural and historical factors that have resulted..

Sweeping Reforms To Crack Down On Youth Crime

There will be longer detention periods, more intensive control programs, and a new offence targeting adults who use kids to commit crime under sweeping reforms to the youth justice system being undertaken by the Andrews Labor Government. Measures announced today by Premier Daniel Andrews, Attorney-General..