Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — I rise to inform the house of my recent visit to the Werribee police station in my electorate. I met with Inspector Martin Allison and the team of local police officers to announce that the Werribee station will be allocated additional resources. Of course..

The Andrews Labor Government is providing support to make sure young people at risk of disadvantage in Werribee can continue their education and face a brighter future. Applications open today for a $1,100 Victorian Government scholarship, to students who live in public or community housing,..

Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas has put the call out to the Werribee electorate’s live music venues to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to support sound proofing and sound reduction projects. Applications are now open for the second round of the Victorian Government’s..

Sport clubs in Werribee will be able to compete against the best of best thanks to a $1500 Andrews Labor Government funding boost. Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas today announced that the Italian Sports Club of Werribee (Werribee City FC) and Wyndham Track and Field..

Reflecting the unprecedented investment in Victorian infrastructure led by the Andrews Labor Government, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today shows the value of Victorian construction work done over the past year grew by the highest of all states. The value of building work done..

Mr PALLAS (Treasurer) — I rise to inform the house of yet another significant investment in our fire services. Of course we are investing over $100 million to support Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteers in the vital work that they do. That includes $56.2 million for a..

The Turnbull Government this morning confirmed that it is ripping off Victorians when it comes to funding vital infrastructure. Giving testimony at Senate Budget Estimates hearings this morning, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development confirmed that the recent federal budget does not include a..

  Small business operators in the Werribee and Hoppers Crossing areas will be able to access free mentoring, support and government business services. The Andrews Labor Government doubled its mobile support for small business in 2015, with a second Small Business Bus delivering valuable advice..

Victoria continues to lead the nation in jobs growth, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today confirming the highest monthly growth in job creation among the states. For the month of April, there were 18,600 new jobs created in Victoria, representing nearly half of..

The Andrews Labor Government has launched a new campaign to highlight the importance of reading to children in the years before they start school as part of the annual Premiers’ Reading Challenge for the Early Years. Sharing books with your kids from the day they..

  Member for Werribee Tim Pallas is encouraging local schools to enter the 2017 ResourceSmart Schools Awards. “Run by Sustainability Victoria, the ResourceSmart Schools Awards recognise the great sustainability work being done by Victorian schools,” Mr Pallas said. “Schools are contributing to the long-term fight..

The Andrews Labor Government is giving grassroots sports clubs in Werribee the support they need to grow and help more people than ever play the sports they love. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas today announced three grants for clubs in the electorate will share in..

The Andrews Labor Government is trialling new ways to provide intensive therapeutic support to women, children and their families experiencing family violence in Western Melbourne. Member for Werribee announced the Government is investing $2,216,278 to trial innovative ways to provide support to families as they..

E The Andrews Labor Government will add 10 new Werribee line train services in the peak, every week – to get people in Melbourne’s west home safer and sooner. The extra services will be introduced as part of a new metropolitan train timetable, which will..

  Grants of up to $10,000 are now available to help Wyndham tackle local crime as part of the Victorian Government’s $19.4 million investment in the Community Crime Prevention Program. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas said applications were now open for the latest round of..

Getting around Melbourne has never been easier with the Exploring the World of Melbourne by Bus website and real-time information helping passengers get to know their local bus route. Member for Werribee Tim Pallas has welcomed the Explore the World of Melbourne by Bus campaign..

14 of schools in the Werribee electorate will suffer from harsh cuts thanks to Malcolm Turnbull’s Commonwealth Budget 2017/18. A Victorian Department of Education and Training analysis of Turnbull’s shameful decision to walk away from the Gonski agreement shows Victorian schools will be $630 million..

  The Andrew Labor Government is providing growing footy and netball clubs in the Werribee electorate another chance to secure funding to upgrade grounds, courts and pavilions, and welcome more members than ever before. Member for Werribee, Tim Pallas today announced that applications are now..