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A STRONGER, BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR STUDENTS IN WERRIBEE

The Andrews Labor Government is providing support to make sure young people at risk of disadvantage in Werribee can continue their education and face a brighter future. Applications open today for a $1,100 Victorian Government scholarship, to students who live in public or community housing,..

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL LIVE MUSIC VENUES

Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas has put the call out to the Werribee electorate’s live music venues to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to support sound proofing and sound reduction projects. Applications are now open for the second round of the Victorian Government’s..

WERRIBEE SCORES ATHLETE PATHWAYS TRAVEL GRANTS

Sport clubs in Werribee will be able to compete against the best of best thanks to a $1500 Andrews Labor Government funding boost. Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas today announced that the Italian Sports Club of Werribee (Werribee City FC) and Wyndham Track and Field..

Build It, And They Will Come

Reflecting the unprecedented investment in Victorian infrastructure led by the Andrews Labor Government, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today shows the value of Victorian construction work done over the past year grew by the highest of all states. The value of building work done..

Turnbull Government Confirms It’s Ripping Off Victorians

The Turnbull Government this morning confirmed that it is ripping off Victorians when it comes to funding vital infrastructure. Giving testimony at Senate Budget Estimates hearings this morning, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development confirmed that the recent federal budget does not include a..

SMALL BUSINESS BUS BRINGS ADVICE ON WHEELS TO WERRIBEE AND HOPPERS CROSSING

  Small business operators in the Werribee and Hoppers Crossing areas will be able to access free mentoring, support and government business services. The Andrews Labor Government doubled its mobile support for small business in 2015, with a second Small Business Bus delivering valuable advice..

Victorian Jobs Market Continues To Thrive

Victoria continues to lead the nation in jobs growth, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today confirming the highest monthly growth in job creation among the states. For the month of April, there were 18,600 new jobs created in Victoria, representing nearly half of..

GETTING MORE KIDS IN WERRIBEE READY BEFORE SCHOOL

The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of reading to children in the years before they start school as part of the annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years. Sharing books with your kids from the day they..

Werribee schools encouraged to enter sustainability awards

  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..

HELPING WERRIBEE GRASSROOTS SPORTS CLUBS GROW

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..

NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE IN WERRIBEE

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..

TEN NEW PEAK TRAINS EVERY WEEK FOR THE WERRIBEE LINE

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..

Crime Prevention grants to support safer Victorian Communities

  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..

EXPLORE WERRIBEE BY BUS

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..

TURNBULL IS WALKING AWAY FROM SCHOOLS IN WERRIBEE

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..

MORE THAN 40 NEW SERVICES FOR WYNDHAM VALE AND TARNEIT

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..

It’s Time To Give Victoria Its Fair Share

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..