Local Releases
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
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
$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