Getting vocational education right is critically important because it can change lives. This week in Parliament I acknowledged some of the local young people who have been recognised at the South West TAFE’s annual Trades Awards night. More than 260 people attended the awards night to celebrate the outstanding achievements of students across automotive, carpentry,…
Access to dermatology services in rural and regional areas is critically limited due to a shortage of dermatologists and clinics. This results in long wait times for appointments, challenges in accessing qualified specialists, and insufficient preventative and early intervention care. WPRS offers one of only two accredited dermatology training positions in a regional setting. However,…
Australians are poorer than they were two and a half years ago according to the Senate Cost of Living Committee. The Committee held more than twenty hearings across Australia and received more than 1,500 submissions and responses to its community survey throughout its inquiry into the cost of living crisis. The Final Report made nine…
This week in Parliament I gave a shout out to those volunteers and professional emergency services who were fighting fires in my electorate over the weekend. Serious fires were burning in the north west of Wannon and along the Great Ocean Road. The weather conditions that we faced in Victoria were hot and windy which…
Regional Victorians deserve safe roads. While roads across Wannon and rural Victoria are left crumbling, the Albanese Labor Government has cut more than $80 million from south-west roads. At the same time, the Albanese Government has committed $2.2 billion to the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop, a project that has no business case and which will…
Congratulations to the team at Kyeema Support Services in Portland for hosting the 2024 Tri State Games which were an outstanding success. The games are a unique opportunity to involve people with a disability from Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia in sports. The sense of community, inclusion and sportsmanship was very much in…
The Albanese Labor government needs to stop funding the Suburban Rail Loop (SLR) in Melbourne and redirect the funding to Victorian country roads. Recent statistics provided by the Traffic Accident Commission reveal the potential danger that the decline in our rural roads poses to road users. From 1 January through to 10 November this year,…
October 2024 Edition – Staying informed and up to date with news in Wannon
Globally, one in seven 10-19 year olds experiences a mental health disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years old….
Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is delighted to host the 2024 Wannon Sport and Volunteer Awards at a ceremony in Ararat on Friday 25 October. In the morning, Mr Tehan will host the sport awards. The ceremony will celebrate Wannon athletes, coaches and sporting clubs for their outstanding commitment or achievements in sport. “The Wannon…
