Another round of a successful program which offers students $15,000 a year to study and live in regional Australia will be funded by the Liberal and Nationals Government. The Destination Australia Program will provide more opportunities for domestic and international students to study in regional centres in 2023. From 26 May 2022, eligible tertiary education…
Indi will have access to a significantly more capable NBN network following a $480 million investment by the Liberal and Nationals Government in the 2022-23 Federal Budget. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, said the investment in NBN Co’s non-commercial fixed wireless network will significantly improve the…
Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has welcomed a new push to crackdown on cyber-criminals, saying it will help make our local community safer. The Liberal and Nationals Government has launched Australia’s National Plan to Combat Cybercrime and opened a new Australian Federal Police-led centre dedicated to combating online crime. “We all know how much…
Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, today announced a grant to re-snag the Kiewa River to protect threatened fish species through the $20 million Murray–Darling Healthy Rivers Program. Minister for Resources and Water, Keith Pitt, said the grants were designed to help communities deliver on-ground projects to improve the…
First-round grants announced for Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program Program funds events, training, and small scale infrastructure that will facilitate and enable networking. The Liberal and Nationals Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund will provide $98,843 to agricultural communities in Indigo Shire to better prepare for drought. Minister for Agriculture and…
Bendigo is receiving $232,596 in grants under round six of the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Safer Communities Fund to improve safety and help divert local at-risk youth from a life of crime. The funding means 75 practical community-led projects across Australia will be able to work with high-risk young people to break the cycle of…
Total of $29 million awarded nationally for 46 innovative drought projects Bendigo will see two projects get underway to better prepare for drought A key milestone for the Future Drought Fund Research and Adoption program Farmers in the Bendigo region will benefit from a share of $29 million for projects to manage and prepare for…
Applications are now open for funding for initiatives that encourage students and individuals in regional and remote areas of Australia to aspire to completing higher education. The Australian Government’s Regional Partnerships Project Pool Program provides $7.1 million over three years for the delivery of collaborative outreach programs that support the higher education aspirations of students…
Bushfire affected communities in Victoria can now apply for a share of $3.8 million to support local community projects under the jointly funded Local Economic Recovery (LER) program. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said the Commonwealth-Victoria joint funding will invest in projects that support local economic recovery and build a sense…
The Liberal and Nationals Government has provided funding to two local community projects in Ballarat under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. These projects are receiving a total of more than $2.7 million in support. Nationals Senate Leader and Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie said an interactive program for local primary school students, as…