The Victorian Government is helping to save hundreds of jobs in the state’s independent creative and cultural sector while keeping Victorians connected through the coronavirus crisis.
We have an update to the article in the last issue on the Victorian government’s scrapping of the temporary moratorium on onshore gas drilling.
A recent report from The Australia Institute argues that ‘analysis of the Government’s own Victorian Gas Project Progress report finds the decision is based on misleading claims that exaggerate benefits, understate costs and ignore alternatives.’
Unprecedented, cataclysmic, disastrous: the early figures suggest an economic decline deeper and more rapid than in the great depression. The great unknown is when will the pandemic end, what state will the economy be in, and how do we kick start it when it eventually ends?
We can’t rely on the local economy just returning to normal in six months or even twelve months by itself. The Federal and State governments have done what they can; the rest is going to be up to us and, to a degree, fate. According to Ken Henry, the former head of Treasury, the economy is not in hibernation, but is on ‘Life Support’. Local business and former employees need help.
Scientific advice to governments and communities is one important thing scientists do. There are many scientific voices in the media, so it can be confusing. These voices can also often lobby politicians for vested private interests rather than for broad community benefit. That is why CSIRO is important – it is largely funded by the public for public benefit in Australia. It is regularly scrutinised in open senate estimates committee hearings to test its integrity and it is an independent statutory agency, not a government department controlled by a Minister.
Scientific advice to governments and communities is one important thing scientists do. There are many scientific voices in the media, so it can be confusing. These voices can also often lobby politicians for vested private interests rather than for broad community benefit.
The investigation report identified potentially suitable locations for development of a caravan
and camping ground subject to further examination by prospective private operators as the
current caravan park’s future operation is uncertain.
The Victorian Government is extending the $20,000 First Home Owner Grant for people buying or building a new home in regional Victoria for an extra 12 months, in another measure to support Victorians through the coronavirus pandemic.
The Victorian Government is working closely with the state’s agricultural sector to ensure its crucial supply chains can continue unbroken during the coronavirus pandemic.
Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.
Details on Council’s Proposed 4 Year Plan
Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.
This year’s Annual Budget, and Plan documents were approved by the Administrators for the usual s223 consultation exercise as mandated by the Local Government Act.
New modelling released by the Victorian Government shows the devastating and unprecedented impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on the state’s economy across the rest of the year and into 2021.
The speed at which the corona Virus swept around the world is staggering. The effect is akin to bumper to bumper traffic driving at full speed down the freeway only to find everyone coming to a screeching halt at the front followed in quick succession by everyone in the chain behind.
From the economies point of view Corona Virus is likely to affect the way we do business far more than people realise.
Victorians will continue to get the skills they need to get a job and help us through the coronavirus crisis, with emergency funding from the Victorian Government to support the state’s TAFE and training system with student numbers expected to drop.
Women experiencing or at risk of family violence will continue to get access to the services they and their children need, with a two-year funding package for women’s health services across Victoria.
The Victorian Government will put aside an additional $24.5 billion in emergency funding to fight coronavirus, support jobs, and set Victoria up to recover from the pandemic over the next two years.
Generally human disease transmission spreads in one of three ways. Direct contact, touching something contaminated by someone else, or by getting too close and breathing a floating germ from someone else via the air.
The Victorian Government will bring urgent legislation to the Parliament in line with decisions of the National Cabinet to support tenants and landlords through the coronavirus pandemic by reforming residential and commercial tenancy laws.
The Victorian Parliament will be recalled two weeks early for a one day emergency sitting on Thursday 23 April 2020 to pass vital legislation to assist the ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Victorian Government will fast-track the recruitment of 120 extra paramedics to boost the frontline of Victoria’s coronavirus response and help ensure all Victorians get the health support they need when they need it.
Events of March took everyone by surprise with the speed at which the coronavirus changed the world around us.
Anyone who had flights booked in early March for later in the year probably didn’t think they had a problem. Then all the airlines started shutting down.
You must be logged in to post a comment.