NSW GOVERNMENT ON TARGET TO MEET HOSPITAL BEDS COMMITMENT

NSW GOVERNMENT ON TARGET TO MEET HOSPITAL BEDS COMMITMENT

Health Minister Jillian Skinner today said the NSW Government is on track to make 1,390 additional beds available by March 2015 as per its pre-election commitment.   As at December 2013, 865 additional beds have been made available and this number continues to grow.   “Labor’s spin and community scaremongering knows no bounds,” Mrs Skinner […]

Laugh Out Loud – The Comedy Festival is back

Laugh Out Loud – The Comedy Festival is back

One of the most recognised comedy festivals in the world will return to Melbourne – Australia’s home of humour – for an unprecedented 27th season. The curtain goes up on the iconic Melbourne International Comedy Festival again at a variety of CBD and suburban venues from 26 March until 20 April. Minister for Tourism Louise […]

Victoria takes home Gold at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards

Victoria takes home Gold at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards

The Frankston Visitor Information Centre, Blue Moon Cottages and the Melbourne Cup Carnival have been recognised as ‘best in category’ at the 2013 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. The Minister for Tourism and Major Events Louise Asher said Victoria should be proud of its achievement, receiving three Gold, seven Silver and two Bronze awards. “This is […]

RAN’s biggest ever ship arrives in Melbourne

RAN’s biggest ever ship arrives in Melbourne

Premier Denis Napthine welcomes HMAS Adelaide to Melbourne Ship to be completed at BAE Systems’ shipyards at Williamstown, demonstrating Victoria’s strengths in defence and advanced manufacturing technologies Victorian Coalition Government supporting Victorian manufacturing The hull of HMAS Adelaide, one of the two biggest ships to ever sail with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), was welcomed […]

2014 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize recipients announced

2014 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize recipients announced

Premier and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs announce recipients of Spirit of Anzac Prize 12 lucky students to tour Gallipoli, the Western Front and Lemnos in Greece Victorian Coalition Government keeping the spirit of Anzac alive in our younger generations Twelve young Victorians will soon pack their bags for an overseas study tour of World War […]

MINISTER URGES PARENTS TO GET SMART ON TUTORING PRODUCTS

MINISTER URGES PARENTS TO GET SMART ON TUTORING PRODUCTS

As families enter the back-to-school phase, Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres and the Australian Tutoring Association are reminding parents and students about the potential pitfalls when signing up for tutoring products and services. Mr Ayres said 18 complaints involving the tutoring industry were received by the agency in 2013. “While this is not a large […]

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NSW RENTERS

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NSW RENTERS

 is calling on all university and TAFE students moving into rental accommodation for the first time to study up on their rights and responsibilities under NSW residential tenancy laws. “It is disappointing to see the number of complaints lodged with NSW Fair Trading relating to tenancy in 2013 have risen on the previous year’s figures,” […]

VOLUNTEER SERVICE SUBJECT TO TOUGH STANDARDS

VOLUNTEER SERVICE SUBJECT TO TOUGH STANDARDS

Forty-eight Justices of the Peace were removed from office in NSW over the past two years to ensure the continuing high standards of the valuable, voluntary community service, Attorney General Greg Smith SC has said. “JPs are a group of unsung heroes in our community, who give freely of their time to provide an important […]