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2012

Young Film Makers Put Volunteering in the Frame, 24 April 2012

More Funding to Support Seniors in Batman, 12 April 2012

"FRESH START" Jobs Plan - Batman 2,810 Long-Term Unemployed to Get Fair Share of Woolworkth's 10,000 New Jobs, 11 April 2012

Wage Connect Delivers for More Than 31 Job Seekers In Batman, 10 April 2012

More Respite Services for Carers Lining in Batman, 1 March 2012

Federal Government Supports Darebin Creek Management Inc., 28 February 2012

2011

Preston community celebrates opening of new multipurpose centre at Preston South Primary School, 20 December 2011

Local Community Awareness Grant Awarded To Support DonateLife Week 2012, 19 December 2011

Nurse Practitioner Project Benefits Local Seniors, 19 December 2011

Darebin Council Steps Into Summer With Healthy Habits, 9 December 2011

Thornbury community celebrates opening of new library and classrooms at Penders Grove Primary School, 8 December 2011

Millions In Lost Super Waiting To Be Found In Batman Electorate, 26 November 2011

Boost For Local Researchers, 26 November 2011

Expanded Services For Darebin Community Health Service Local GP Clinic, 21 November 2011

BER Funding Revitalises Preston Primary School, 14 November 2011

Refurbished Learning Spaces At Northcote Primary School Opened, 14 November 2011

Tax Cuts And Pension Rises Guaranteed As Climate Bills Pass Senate, 9 November 2011

Mining Boom to Boost Worker's Supperannuation and Deliver Tax Breaks for Small Business, 4 November 2011

New Classrooms and Library Opened at Westgarth Primary School, 9 September 2011

Opening of Classrooms and Physical Education Space at Spensley Street Primary School, 8 September 2011

New Grant to Support Batman Men's Sheds, 24 August 2011

$1.6 Million for Family Services in Batman, 24 August 2011

Opening of New Library and Multipurpose Hall Refurbishments at St Gabriel's School, 27 July 2011

Community Grant to Build Resilience Against Extremism, 5 July 2011

New Work Bonus a Win for Senior Australians in Batman, 1 July 2011

Annual Supplement to Better Support Carers, 1 July 2011

Opening of New Library and Classrooms at Kingsbury Primary School, 24 June 2011

New Brain Centre Opened in Heidelberg, 24 June 2011

Batman Youth Wins National Youth Talent Competition, 23 June 2011

Local TCF Manufacturers Awarded $87,850 to Improve Business Culture, 22 June 2011

Over $2.63 Million to Enhance Local Settlement Services, 22 June 2011

Next Steps to Establish Medicare Locals, 22 June 2011

Win for Families and Pensioners, 22 June 2011

Government Supports Mental Health Services for VIC Homeless, 6 June 2011

Opening of New Multipurpose Building at St Mary's Primary School, 5 June 2011

New Multipurpose Building at St Joseph the Worker School Opened, 3 June 2011

Opening of Library and Classrooms at Sacred Heart Primary School, 3 June 2011

$1,296,000 for Community Mental Health Services in Batman, 24 May 2011

Local Sporting Champions Grants, 24 May 2011

Increasing Sport Participation with Multicultural Youth Grants, 11 May 2011

Rewarding the outstanding efforts of people in Batman, 11 May 2001

New learning atrium opened at St Anthony's School, 6 May 2011

New classrooms at St Raphael's Primary School opened, 5 May 2011

New multipurpose centre at Preston West Primary School, 5 May 2011

Historic agreement closes gap on Indigenous education in Melbourne, 28 April 2011

Opening of New Library and Classrooms at Wales St Primary School, 30 March 2011

Outdoor Learning Area at Reservoir West Primary School Opened, 30 March 2011

New Library And Classrooms at Preston North East Primary School, 17 March 2011

Opening of new cooking room at Reservoir East Primary School, 16 March 2011

Construction Commences On New Trade Training Centre, 16 March 2011

Helping 24,000 pensioners in Batman with the cost of living, 7 March 2011

New Modular Building and Classrooms at Our Lady of the Way School Opened, 4 March 2011

National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 Speech, 21 February 2011

Mentoring Grants To Support At Risk Youth in the Northern Suburbs, 22 February 2011

2010

Bell Primary School New Library and Learning Neighbourhood Opened, 3 December 2010

St Stephen's Primary School Refurbished Multipurpose Hall and Classroom Opened, 1 December 2010

La Trobe University Receives over $2 million for Outstanding Research, 18 November 2010

St Joseph's Primary School refurbished multipurpose hall opened, 12 November 2010

Thornbury High School Awarded Asia Literacy Grant, 10 November 2010

Funding helps victorians remain independent in their own homes and communities, 1 November 2010

Building bridges to tackle crime in Batman, 28 October 2010

Pensions to increase on 20 September, 17 September 2010

Federal Labor to fund study to protect vital groundwater supplies for Alice Springs, 20 August 2010

Coordinator for fly-in fly-out jobs in Cairns, 19 August 2010

Support for Emerging Renewables, 19 August 2010

Gillard Labor Government boosts Banana Skills Training Centre, 18 August 2010

"Coastal Birds of the great sandy biosphere" book launch, 18 August 2010

Brisbane Tourism Ambassadors take Brisbane to China, 17 August 2010

Official launch of the Southern Cross GeoScience Centre, 17 August 2010

New water park for Bowen foreshore, 15 August 2010

Kick start for Airlie Beack Village revitalisation, 15 August 2010

Western Australia gets renewable energy boost, 12 August 2010

Increasing safety for Australia's offshore petroleum industry, 11 August 2010

Gillard Labor Government congratulates National Hospitality Award Winners, 9 August 2010

Delivering for Seniors in Batman, 9 August 2010

Launch of the O'Shannassy Aqueduct Trail, 9 August 2010

Policy Transition Group membership and terms of reference, 3 August 2010

Coalition must stop making dodgy promises in Herbert, 30 July 2010

Labor commitment to tourism almost twice that of the Coalition, 30 July 2010

Federal Labor to redevelop Reservoir Library, 29 July 2010

Leichardt's Tourism Future, 28 July 2010

Kempton Primary School benefits under Federal Labor's BER program, 28 July 2010

Tax breaks for hotels under green building initiative, 25 July 2010

Latest figures show Australia using more renewable energy, 25 July 2010

Tough emissions standards for new coal-fired power stations, 23 July 2010

Connecting renewable energy to Australian homes, 23 July 2010

Renewable energy opportunities in south west Victoria, 21 July 2010

Gillard Labor Government welcomes continued strong growth in mining sector, 20 July 2010

Gillard Government Supports Renewable Energy, 20 July 2010

Additional $341,614.50 to Help Residents Remain Independent, in their Homes and Communities, 14 April 2010

Opposition Should Reveal their Schools Hit List, 1 April 2010

$13m Project Delivers Jobs and Better Housing, 30 March 2010

Funding for Community Infrastructure in the Darebin Council Area, 26 March 2010

Local Organisation Recognised for Family-Friendly Workplace, 15 March 2010

Draft Australian Curriculum Released, 10 March 2010

A National Health and Hospitals Network for Australia's Future - funded nationally, run locally, 4 March 2010

Keeping Kids Safe Online, 23 February 2010

Local schools Selected for Cyber-Safety Pilot, 10 February 2010

$93,996 For Carers Services in Batman,14 January 2010

2009

$517,971 Funding for Local Business to Tackle Climate Change, 14 December 2009

24 Local Volunteer Organisations Receive Volunteer Grant, 7 December 2009

$96,500 For Darebin Creek Trail Connection, 22 October 2009

Australian Universities get a $71.5 Million Infrastructure Boost, 15 October 2009

$25,000 Schools First Seed Funding Award to Croxton Specialist School, 15 September 2009

Pension Boost Explained at Preston Seminars, 14 September 2009

Australian Government Supporting Batman to Live Greener, 9 September 2009

$292,000 Preston Reservoir Adult Community Education, 3 September 2009

$32,280,000 for 16 Local Primary Schools to Support Local Jobs, 27 August 2010

National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2009, 25 August 2009