The North West Festival will rock Port Hedland this weekend with some of Australia’s best music artists, including Missy Higgins, Art vs Science and the Pigram Brothers. Tourism Minister Liza Harvey said this year’s festival had increased to three days, which would help attract even more attendees, add greater vibrancy to the Pilbara region and […]
· New legislation will require those suspected of serious crime to prove the lawful origins of property · Unexplained wealth laws a powerful tool to disrupt and deter serious and organised crime · Napthine Government building a safer Victoria The Victorian Coalition Government will today introduce legislation into Parliament to establish an unexplained wealth confiscation […]
A total of 32 local governments will receive more than $2.7million to further improve Western Australia’s bike network, including bike paths around schools, through the State Government’s latest grants program. Transport Minister Dean Nalder said the investment would see the creation of 22.5 kilometres of bike paths and 3.2km of on-road bikeways. “Of the 53 […]
Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello today announced that the NSW Government will provide $75,000 to help Girl Guides NSW & ACT recruit girls and young women from diverse cultural backgrounds. The partnership will aim to increase the number of Girl Guides in NSW from a multicultural background through working closely with multicultural community […]
The NSW Government today announced a ground-breaking new framework to map, monitor and protect groundwater resources across NSW. Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water Kevin Humphries and Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts said the Water Monitoring Framework will transform how water data is captured and used to protect the State’s precious water […]
Child Protection Minister Helen Morton today launched an important agreement with Alberta, Canada, further spreading Western Australia’s expertise in child protection across the globe. A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed with the Canadian province of Alberta to share the WA-developed Signs of Safety child protection practice framework. It is a tool embedded in WA’s […]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres has congratulated detectives from the NSW Police Force State Crime Command’s Drug Squad after they seized a substantial quantity of illegal drugs and firearms during raids across Sydney’s north-west this morning. “This is fantastic work, yet again by police,” Mr Ayres said. “More than 500 kilograms of […]
Road Safety Camera Commissioner finds Victoria’s camera system first class Motorists understand the value of road safety cameras Napthine Government building a safer Victoria Victoria’s road safety camera network has been deemed ‘first class’ by the Road Safety Camera Commissioner. The Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells today welcomed the release of the […]
· Confronting campaign that highlights the dangers of being overweight · A key plank of Healthy Together Victoria, now with over 500,000 participants · Napthine Government building a healthier Victoria A new hard-hitting public education campaign based on a confronting depiction of the damage caused by overweight and obesity was launched today by the Minister […]
Accra, Aug 13 The Indian high commission in Abuja, Nigeria, has confirmed that five Indian doctors who have been working in the country have chosen to shirk their professional responsibilities and expressed the desire to leave the country because they do not want to contract the Ebola virus disease. Sharad Srivastava, first secretary, however said […]