Regional restaurants, pubs, hotels, wineries and small businesses will be at the forefront of our recovery, with a major Budget boost to attract more visitors to regional Victoria – supporting local jobs and making sure more Victorian families can experience the best our state has to offer.
Appropriately located between the lively Rail Trail and ‘the resting place’, Tanderra Park, Meeniyan the Community Garden is a site of both energy and stillness. An exciting revamp is currently underway, which will see a more inviting place for children to play with accessible paths and raised beds including a central gathering point with a picnic table.
Allegations of widespread sex discrimination and gender-based bullying among Ambulance Victoria staff have highlighted just some of the problems faced by paramedics.
Since the allegations came to light last month, Ambulance Victoria has engaged the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to investigate.
While these reports are reason enough for drastic action, they are just part of a broader pattern of poor physical and mental health among Australian paramedics. The profession needs to change, and rapidly.
The ambulance union, Ambulance Employees Australia Victoria, has ensured Ambulance Victoria includes bullying in the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) review’s terms of reference. The bullying and misogyny running rife inside Ambulance Victoria must be stopped says the union for ambulance workers Ambulance Employees Australia Victoria (AEAV).
Australian governments have always wanted thriving regional cities, but policy innovations with this goal in mind have a bad history. Planned well, regional cities have huge potential to generate national economic growth while improving livability and sustainable development.
Governments want strong economies, diverse job opportunities and growing populations in regional cities. The Commonwealth’s City Deals and Smart Cities Plan have recently renewed focus on these priorities.
The main policy problem for regional cities has been creating enough employment opportunities to attract residents from capital cities. Unexpectedly, the COVID-driven trend towards remote working may have delivered a solution.
Since relocating to South Gippsland many years ago, I regularly drive down a particular stretch of road which, especially in spring, never fails to take my breath away. Country roadsides typically display wild, overgrown flora between distinctive property entrances. This is my perception as I travel from Tarwin Lower to Leongatha – until I turn into Whitelaws Track in Leongatha South.
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