Empowering Young Aboriginal People In Shepparton
The Andrews Labor Government is empowering Aboriginal young people in Shepparton by investing in a youth mentoring program.
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Celebrating Victoria’s Young Achievers
Young Victorians have been celebrated for their outstanding achievements at tonight’s 2017 Victorian Young Achiever Awards gala presentation dinner.
Biggest Ever Shake Up To Target Violent Crime
Victoria's largest ever suite of legislative measures will be introduced today to crackdown on serious offenders, toughen sentences for serious and violent crimes, and increase consequences for young offenders, as the Andrews Labor Government takes further steps to keep the community safe.
NEW WAYS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE IN MELBOURNE
The Andrews Labor Government is trialling new ways to provide intensive therapeutic support to women, children and their families experiencing family violence in Melbourne.
More Support For Young People In Regional Victoria
The Andrews Labor Government is helping connect young people in regional Victoria to education and community services and provide local youth services with networking and capacity building.
Building Better Kindergartens For Ballarat Families
The Andrews Labor Government is helping families in Ballarat access better kindergarten services with first-rate facilities. Minister for Families and Children Jenny Mikakos and Treasurer Tim Pallas today visited Iris Ramsay Kindergarten in Redan to tour the upgraded kindergarten, which is expected to open to local families in July.
Trialling New Ways To Support Victims Of Family Violence
The Andrews Labor Government is trialling new ways to provide intensive therapeutic support to women, children and their families experiencing family violence.
GETTING MORE KIDS IN MELBOURNE READY BEFORE SCHOOL
The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of reading to children in the years before they start school as part of the annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years.
TURNBULL IS WALKING AWAY FROM SCHOOLS IN MELBOURNE
Nine schools in Melbourne will suffer from harsh cuts thanks to Malcolm Turnbull’s Commonwealth Budget 2017/18.
Getting More Kids Ready Before School
The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of reading to children in the years before they start school as part of the annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years.
ENDING THE AMBULANCE CRISIS: FASTER RESPONSE TIMES FOR CITY STREETS
The Andrews Labor Government has repaired the damage inflicted on our ambulance service by the former Liberal Government, with state-wide ambulance response times restored to what they were before the Liberals went to war with our paramedics.
Victorian Families Need Kinder Certainty
Victorian families with young kids have been left in limbo, after the Turnbull Government revealed it would only extend the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education (NPA) for another 12 months.
A more secure youth justice system for Victoria
The Andrews Labor Government is delivering the strong and secure youth justice system Victorians expect, with even more security upgrades at the Parkville and Malmsbury facilities.
Protecting our kids from family violence
More child protection workers will keep more children safe from family violence, in the state’s biggest ever recruitment of child protection staff.
More support for new parents and their children
New parents and their babies will receive even more support under an expansion of the Maternal Child Health Service.
Investing in our kids when it matters most
Victorian children will be given the best start in life, with the Andrews Labor Government delivering ground-breaking change to our kindergartens and early childhood services.
New Working With Children Checks For Kinship Carers
Vulnerable children will be better protected under new laws requiring kinship carers to have a Working with Children Check as part of a mandatory assessment process.
Helping Regional Kids Become Maths Masters
The Andrews Labor Government is helping about 14,000 pre-schoolers and their families in Regional Victoria improve their maths skills through a new early years program.