I welcome the announcement by the Morrison Government today that the Jobseeker rate will increase by $50 a fortnight from 1 April 2021. The $9 billion commitment is the single biggest year on year increase to the rate of unemployment benefits since 1986. Recognising that the JobSeeker payment is a Read more…
JMR WITH PRIME MINISTER MORRISON AND SPORTS MINISTER COLBECK Surf Life Saving Clubs across the Surf Coast will benefit from upgraded equipment and bolstered training programs to keep beachgoers safe. The Morrison Government is providing $9.7 million in additional funding to Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) as it continues to Read more…
I am delighted that up to 130 aged care residents at TLC Homestead Estate in Wallington are amongst the first Australians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from today. Some 12,000 doses will be administered across Victoria this week in a major milestone in Australia’s battle against the Coronavirus. University Hospital Read more…
JMR WITH HEALTH MINISTER HUNT Residents in regional Victoria will be amongst the first in Australia to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from next week. As part of the Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program, people in priority groups who are most at risk and who need protection the most – will Read more…
JMR WITH HEALTH MINISTER HUNT The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved (on 16 February 2021) the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia following a full and thorough assessment process. Senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson said this welcomed news means Australia will now have two safe and effective COVID-19 Read more…
JMR WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER McCORMACK AND ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR ROAD SAFETY BUCHHOLZ New road safety upgrades and improvements will be delivered across the Geelong, Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh and Apollo Bay regions, as well as western Melbourne, thanks to funding from the Australian and Victorian governments. Senator for Victoria Sarah Read more…
The Morrison Government’s concern is to ensure that every state and territory has the best quarantine system available for international travellers returning to Australia. A fail-safe quarantine system, coupled with first class contact tracing, is vital to combating the risk of community transmission. If quarantine facilities at Avalon are able Read more…
It is disappointing that regional Victoria has been placed into lockdown when there are currently no positive cases outside Melbourne. For instance, in Apollo Bay, this weekend’s seafood festival has been cancelled which will hit local businesses very hard. In the wake of the state government’s loss of the Rip Read more…