JMR WITH FAMILIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER RUSTON The Morrison Government is investing in innovative strategies to address the barriers preventing people with mental illness from finding and keeping a job. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston said the Government has committed an additional $45.7 million to extend Read more…
JMR WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER McCORMACK, ROAD SAFETY & FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSISTANT MINISTER BUCHHOLZ Owners of Driver Reviver locations across the nation can now apply for a share of $7.3 million in Australian Government funding to upgrade their life-saving rest sites. Senator Henderson said there are many Driver Reviver sites Read more…
JMR WITH EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS, SMALL AND FAMILY BUSINESS MINISTER CASH Australians are encouraged to take up seasonal work opportunities in horticulture as part of a collaboration trial funded by the Morrison Government. The Harvest Trail Service, which has been expanded into 16 regions, will ensure major horticulture areas have access Read more…
JMR WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER McCORMACK Senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson has called on communities in the region to apply for funding under Round 5 of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF), with applications now open. “2020 was a challenging year for our community, with bushfires, drought Read more…
JMR WITH INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER McCORMACK Local manufacturers in regional Victoria with shovel-ready projects to increase their productivity and grow jobs are being reminded to apply for a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) grant. Businesses will be able to apply for between $100,000 and $1 million to invest in Read more…
The Morrison Government has today announced more than $580,000 in funding to support 16 regional arts and cultural projects across Australia in the latest Festivals Australia program funding round. Festivals Australia provides funding to support individual art projects at festivals or significant one-off community events, such as a town’s centenary Read more…
The Australian Government is investing $72.7 million to help farming, forestry and fishing exporters in Victoria to expand and diversify their export markets in 2021 as part of its Agri-Business Expansion Initiative. Senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson said the package will kick off in early 2021 and would provide rapid Read more…
JMR WITH SKILLS MINISTER CASH Australians will have access to more high-quality career advice, thanks to funding from the Morrison Government through the National Careers Institute. Thirteen projects including Federation University Australia Ballarat will share in $5.2 million as part of round one of the National Careers Institute’s Partnership Grants Read more…