Member for Werribee Tim Pallas is encouraging local schools to enter the 2017 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. “Run by Sustainability Victoria, the ResourceSmart Schools Awards recognise the great sustainability work being done by Victorian schools,” Mr Pallas said. “Schools are contributing to the long-term fight..

The Andrews Labor Government is giving grassroots sports clubs in Werribee the support they need to grow and help more people than ever play the sports they love. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas today announced three grants for clubs in the electorate will share in..

The Andrews Labor Government is trialling new ways to provide intensive therapeutic support to women, children and their families experiencing family violence in Western Melbourne. Member for Werribee announced the Government is investing $2,216,278 to trial innovative ways to provide support to families as they..

E The Andrews Labor Government will add 10 new Werribee line train services in the peak, every week – to get people in Melbourne’s west home safer and sooner. The extra services will be introduced as part of a new metropolitan train timetable, which will..

  Grants of up to $10,000 are now available to help Wyndham tackle local crime as part of the Victorian Government’s $19.4 million investment in the Community Crime Prevention Program. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas said applications were now open for the latest round of..

Getting around Melbourne has never been easier with the Exploring the World of Melbourne by Bus website and real-time information helping passengers get to know their local bus route. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas has welcomed the Explore the World of Melbourne by Bus campaign..

14 of schools in the Werribee electorate will suffer from harsh cuts thanks to Malcolm Turnbull’s Commonwealth Budget 2017/18. A Victorian Department of Education and Training analysis of Turnbull’s shameful decision to walk away from the Gonski agreement shows Victorian schools will be $630 million..

  The Andrew Labor Government is providing growing footy and netball clubs in the Werribee electorate another chance to secure funding to upgrade grounds, courts and pavilions, and welcome more members than ever before. Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas today announced that applications are now..

Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — I rise to inform the house about the ongoing support that the Andrews government is providing to regional Victoria. Last week’s state budget included the largest ever investment in regional Victoria. In fact we have invested more in three budgets than the state..

Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — In the absence of any other inquiries, I rise to update the house on the Victorian Budget 2017–18 and the massive, massive contribution that it makes to Victoria’s infrastructure. The 2017–18 budget lifts infrastructure investment to $10.1 billion. Compare that to the long-run..

The Andrews Labor Government will introduce 44 extra services for Wyndham Vale and Tarneit every week from late August as part of a new V/Line timetable that will add more than 140 new services across Victoria. Thirty of the new services will run on the..

The Andrews Labor Government is calling on the Turnbull Government to finally give Victoria its fair share in tomorrow’s federal budget, and with it, end a string of federal budgets that have short-changed Victorians to the tune of billions of dollars. Victorians continues to be..

Local businesses in Geelong are set to receive a tax free boost from the Andrews Labor Government’s cuts to payroll tax which will help create jobs. In a massive boost to regional economies, the Victorian Budget 2017/18 handed down by the Treasurer Tim Pallas this week, will..

The Andrews Labor Government has awarded the contract for the removal of 12 more dangerous and congested level crossings, including those at Cherry and Werribee Streets in Werribee. An Alliance led by McConnell Dowell, Arup and Mott McDonald will first remove the level crossings at Kororoit Creek Road..

Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — Speaker, budgets are more than economic blueprints. They’re more than a set of numbers, more than a list of initiatives. They’re about people. They’re about communities. They’re about the type of society our grandchildren will inherit. They show us where a government’s heart..

Treasurer Tim Pallas is proud to nominate Whitelion as his 2017-18 Budget charity. Whitelion supports at-risk youth to engage with their communities by offering mentoring and outreach services, and connecting them to education, training and employment opportunities. The organisation has supported thousands of young Victorians..

The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with the job, keeping our promises, and delivering on the things that really matter to Victorians. The Victorian Budget 2017/18 reinforces the Labor Government’s track record of strong financial management, with a surplus of $1.2 billion in 17/18, surpluses averaging..

The Andrews Labor Government is substantially reducing payroll tax for the second Budget in a row to help business create jobs. The Victorian Budget 2017/18 cuts payroll tax by bringing forward the timeline of last year’s tax cuts, and reduces payroll tax by 25 per cent for..