Friday, 12 October 2018

Victorians and their four-legged friends will have new places to stretch their legs and enjoy the outdoors, with a re-elected Andrews Labor Government to invest $5 million to build up to 15 new off-leash dog parks across Melbourne.

Pets are a part of the Australian way of life, with pet ownership shown to benefit our physical and mental health.

The Andrews Labor Government banned puppy farms and gave renters the right to k

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Wednesday, 24 October 2018

The Andrews Labor Government has awarded 76 councils with $16.5 million to help them manage Victoria’s e-waste and keep it out of landfill.

Member for Broadmeadows, Frank McGuire, today announced Hume City Council would receive $96,290 to fund the upgrade of their e-waste collection and storage sites and help council to safely store and collect the increasing volumes of e-waste.

“We’re giving our local council the

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Monday, 22 October 2018

The Andrew Labor Government has announced $4,000 in new funding to strengthen relationships between diverse communities in the Hume area.

Frank McGuire, State Member of Parliament for Broadmeadows, announced that Melbourne Health, based in Johnstone Street, Broadmeadows, will receive $2,000 per year over a two year period for their Connect 4 Wellbeing:  Street-by-Street project.

This funding will assist in improving commu

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Monday, 22 October 2018

The Andrews Labor Government is strengthening multicultural organisations in the Broadmeadows electorate to better engage and support their communities through the Capacity Building and Participation grants program.

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott has announced more than $7.1 million over two years for 303 projects supporting organisations including multicultural, seniors, faith-based groups and community la

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Monday, 22 October 2018

Victorian students at more than 480 schools across the State will soon benefit from having maintenance works carried out at their schools thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.

Minister for Education, James Merlino, has announced the schools would share in $20 million of Planned Maintenance Program funding to help address their various maintenance needs.

The Planned Maintenance Program (PMP) provides funding for vital mai

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