Occupational Therapy Association Conference – Melbourne
Speech by Senator the Hon Jan McLucas**Check against delivery** [Acknowledgments omitted] It is a great pleasure to be here today to talk about a National Disability Insurance Scheme. It is a…
Meeting to discuss impact of a National Disability Insurance Scheme on local people
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasParliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas and Senator for Western Australia, Louise Pratt today joined local people with disability, their families, carers…
WA advocate recognised in national awards
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasA West Australian disability advocate has been recognised nationally for her ongoing and significant contribution to the disability reform agenda. Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and…
Launch of South Port Social Housing Initiative; Father Bob Maguire; Licensing of Rooming Houses – Doorstop, South Melbourne
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPQUESTION: Minister, tell us about this new complex. BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Look, this is a fantastic complex, providing 40 separate dwellings for some of the most…
Tackling alcohol abuse in Northern Territory communities
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government has today released draft minimum standards for Alcohol Management Plans, which are designed to help improve safety for Aboriginal communities in the…
Address to the Community Housing Federation victoria
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Acknowledgments I acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which we meet today, and pay my respects to their…
Father Bob finds new home in South Melbourne
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPRetired priest and well-known local resident Father Bob Maguire has found a new home next door to his beloved Sts Peter and Paul Church in…
Launch of the South Port Social Housing Development
Transcript by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPThank you very much Maurie. Can I firstly acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their…
Families need to update details to get the Schoolkids Bonus in January
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThis week families with kids who could be starting primary or high school next year will receive a text, email or letter from Centrelink asking…
Applications open for new community mental health funding
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFrom today, community organisations can apply for funding to employ new workers to help people with mental illness, including by helping them find and keep…
Government Supporting Women in Leadership
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Government has today launched BoardLinks, a proactive initiative to support more Australian women into leadership positions, including increasing female representation on public and private…
Local company’s innovation nationally recognised
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasWorld-first technology that enables people who are deaf or hearing impaired to enjoy live theatre is one of the innovative products developed by an Adelaide…
New web portal to support families and children with disability
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasSouth Australian parents and carers of children with disability have a new web portal to help them navigate the broad range of available information on…
Supporting older supported employees in retirement
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Australian Government will deliver $1.2 million to support older employees working in Australian Disability Enterprises transition into retirement. Addressing the National Disability Services Employment…
Building stronger, safer communities on the Dampier Peninsula
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today joined Western Australian Labor Senators Louise Pratt and Glenn Sterle to inspect the work underway on the…
Remote Kimberley communities to benefit from improved energy efficiency
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, today announced remote Indigenous communities in the Kimberley region would benefit from a $40 million Australian Government program…
More support for families in Fitzroy Crossing
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPFamilies in the Fitzroy Crossing community in Western Australia’s Kimberley region now have greater access to child care and early childhood support services with the…
$400,000 for Wunan Foundation to support families in Halls Creek
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPThe Australian Government is providing $400,000 to support the Wunan Foundation to continue developing a welfare reform model for the East Kimberley region. The Minister…
Keynote address to the 7th National Housing Conference
Speech by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY *** I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their elders past and…
Helping those who help others in Queensland
Media Release by The Hon Brendan O’Connor MPLocal community organisations in Queensland are among 4,800 across Australia to benefit from the Gillard Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. Minister for Housing…
Pokies legislation gives more than half of Australia’s clubs and pubs extra time to get ready
Media Release by The Hon Jenny Macklin MPLegislation to help problem gamblers introduced into the Parliament yesterday enshrines the package of support the Australian Government announced in January this year. Labor supports…
Helping those who help others in Tasmania
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPLocal community organisations in Tasmania are among 4,800 across Australia to benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for…
Valuing our volunteers
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPThe Australian Government today announced 4,800 not-for-profit volunteer organisations will receive $16 million as part of the Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. These grants of between…
Helping those who help others in the Chinese community
Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MPNineteen Chinese community organisations will benefit from the Australian Government’s $16 million Volunteer Grants 2012 initiative. The Minister for Community Services, Julie Collins, today said…
Champions of people with disability in Asia-Pacific
Media Release by Senator the Hon Jan McLucasThe Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator Jan McLucas today congratulated the winners of the…