Archives: June 2012

Alkira Secondary College and Narre Warren P-12 are both struggling under the weight of the Baillieu Government’s massive cutbacks in education.

The Baillieu Government has failed to deliver on its commitment to introduce a new property-based levy to replace the Fire Services Levy.

The Baillieu Government must detail where it has placed an additional 100 beds it promised to deliver by the end of this month.

Baillieu Government inaction is costing some families hundreds of dollars each year in higher energy bills.

McKinnon Occasional Care centre, which lost more than $3000 in Take-a-Break funding from the Baillieu Government, is now struggling to find a further $2800 for public liability insurance.

Gippsland will bear the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Shepparton will bear the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Warrnambool will bear the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Ballarat will bear the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Bendigo will bare the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Geelong will bare the brunt of the Baillieu Government’s savage job cuts with frontline services and the economy to be hit hard.

Thousands of Victorian families woke this morning to discover they don't have a job because of the callous and cold-hearted Baillieu Government.

Three-year-old children in Jan Juc will have less access to kinder thanks to the Baillieu Government’s lack of investment in kindergartens.

The Baillieu Government has ignored a growing community backlash against a new approval process to give developers free rein in Victorian suburban streets.

The cost of redeveloping the Port of Melbourne has blown out by $400 million just two months after the Baillieu Government announced the redevelopment.

The Baillieu Government’s decision to cut more than $25 million of financial assistance to community health services will have a disastrous impact on services for Victorian women.

The Baillieu Government has abandoned Lalor Gardens Primary School students by failing to provide electricity or landscaping just days out from the school opening.

Thousands of manufacturing jobs have been lost in Melbourne’s outer western region as the Baillieu Government continues to refuse to deliver a plan to create jobs and drive investment.

Thousands of manufacturing jobs have been lost in Melbourne’s outer eastern region as the Baillieu Government continues to refuse to deliver a plan to create jobs and drive investment.

Students in regional Victoria are starting to be hit by the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts to TAFEs with eight regional campuses set to close in the Gippsland region.

Families in Doreen and Mernda are no closer to securing a secondary college for the region with the Baillieu Government failing to fund buildings at either site.

Thousands of manufacturing jobs have been lost in Melbourne’s south east region as the Baillieu Government continues to refuse to deliver a plan to create jobs and drive investment.

Michael O’Brien must guarantee that Victoria’s laws to protect energy consumers won’t be watered down as part of a joint plan being devised between himself and his interstate Liberal colleagues.

Students and teachers at South West TAFE in Warrnambool today sent a clear message to Premier Ted Baillieu that his funding cuts to TAFEs are hurting the region and will have serious consequences into the future.

Victorians concerned about the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts to TAFEs can sign a new on-line petition.

The Baillieu Government must immediately outline its infrastructure plan to support growth.

Students and teachers at Advance TAFE East Gippsland today sent a clear message to Premier Ted Baillieu that his funding cuts to TAFEs are hurting the region and will have serious consequences into the future

The Baillieu Liberal National Government is set to slug commuters with a massive public transport fare increase for the second time in as many years.

The Baillieu Government should investigate the cost-benefit analysis of a Bay West Port development against the Port of Hastings to ensure Victorians and industry get value for money.

The Baillieu Government has compromised student safety axing the school speed zone program on busy arterial and residential streets.

Ted Baillieu’s decision to close Victoria’s only 24-hour mental health advice line just two months ago has been undermined by the NSW Liberal Government’s recent announcement that it had established the exact same service.

Thousands of teachers rallied on the steps of parliament today calling on Ted Baillieu to deliver on his election pledge.

The Baillieu Government must detail, fund and start an infrastructure pipeline of works to kickstart the Victorian economy and improve Victorian’s quality of life, a new report states.

Today in the Parliament the Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, failed to answer the most basic and fundamental question, that applies to every business in Victoria, which is whether TAFEs can continue to trade when insolvent.

The Baillieu Government needs to outline whether Victoria will have enough energy supply to meet demand if the Yallourn power station continues to run at a reduced capacity.

Regional pubs and clubs will be hit with a significant increase in gaming fees under changes introduced by the Baillieu Government.

Students and teachers in Shepparton today sent a clear message to Premier Ted Baillieu that his funding cuts to TAFEs are hurting the region and will have serious consequences into the future.

An equestrian centre that provides training to riders with a disability and the racing industry is under threat because of the Baillieu Government’s savage funding cuts to TAFEs.

Students and teachers in Traralgon today sent a clear message to Premier Ted Baillieu that his funding cuts to TAFEs are hurting the region and will have serious consequences into the future.

The Baillieu Government has failed to rule out more job losses across regional and rural Victoria as part of budget cuts to catchment management authorities.

New job advertisement and sales figures provide further evidence Victoria’s economy under the Baillieu Government is going backwards.

Planning Minister Matthew Guy has failed to release a report that outlines the impact of storm surges and sea level rises on coastal communities.

Changes made to the state’s planning laws by the Baillieu Government have resulted in smaller backyards for families, new figures reveal.

Ted Baillieu’s decision to scrap the free whooping cough vaccine for parents and carers of newborns has been undermined by the WA Liberal Government’s announcement it was extending the program.