Goldstein Media Releases, Community, Funding
Andrew Robb AO MP is pleased to announce a funding boost of $250,000 for the Abberfield Aged Care Facility.
The Abberfield Aged Care Facility has been awarded the funds under the Investing in Australia’s Aged Care: More Places, Better Care package which consists of a boost of 6 new residential h... (08-Mar)
Goldstein Media Releases, Community, Funding
Andrew Robb today welcomed an increase of funding to Home and Community Care Programs in Goldstein.
The Southern Metropolitan region received a boost of $4.3million in funding with Goldstein picking up $121,500 in additional funding.
In total Goldstein now receives over $1.8 million in fundi... (25-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Community
The Australian Government is honouring excellence in aged care by recognising the exceptional work of the people who work in aged care through the Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Aged Care 2005.
The awards will recognise and award the hard work, dedication and skill of the people who care fo... (22-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Funding, Education and Training
Kilvington Baptist Girls’ Grammar School in Ormond has been awarded $55,000 from the Federal Government as part of the Australian Government Capital Grants Programme.
These funds will be used to upgrade facilities at the school including bathroom facilities, change rooms, furniture and equipment... (17-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Infrastructure, Funding, Education and Training
Investing in Our Schools
During the 2004 election campaign the Prime Minister announced a commitment to the Australian Government’s Capital Infrastructure Programme ‘Investing in Our Schools: A billion dollar Investment in our School Infrastructure’.
The legislation for this program was appr... (16-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Health
Under the Howard Government’s pneumococcal vaccination program, a free vaccine will be distributed to protect new born babies and senior Australians.
Andrew Robb said that “pneumococcal disease occurs most frequently in children under two and people aged 65 years or over, this vaccination will p... (16-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Community, Funding
The Australian Government has today announced funding to continue its previously successful Local Answers initiatives and the Volunteer Small Equipment Grants.
$19 million has been committed for the Local Initiatives program and $3 million for the Volunteer Small Equipment Grants.
The Local ... (11-Feb)
Goldstein Media Releases, Community
Goldstein and the local bayside area were well represented in the 2005 Australia Day Honours list.
The following local residents received awards:
Janice Margaret Douglas
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Sandringham
Bernard Sutcliffe Gilligan
Medal of the Order of Australian (OAM)... (27-Jan)
Goldstein Media Releases, Workplace Relations
Communities have the opportunity to publicly acknowledge outstanding Work for the Dole participants, supervisors and activities from their area of the past year with the opening of the Prime Minister’s Work for the Dole Achievement Awards.
Minister for Workplace Participation, Peter Dutton said t... (07-Jan)
Goldstein Media Releases, Community
The Australian Government has announced the first stage results of the 2004 Aged Care Approvals Round which is specifically targeted at community care places in Victoria.
2 Anglican Aged Care facilities in Goldstein have been awarded extra places.
15 places going to Benetas EACH Southern and... (14-Jan)