Racegoers are set to flock to the Swan Hill Racecourse this Saturday for the region’s premier harness racing event, thanks to $50,000 of funding supported by the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp today announced the Labor Government is providing more than $21,000 to help support the event, courtesy of its Victorian…
Mark Gepp, Member for Northern Victoria has announced funding part of the more than 200 recipients sharing in $1 million of funding through the 2017-18 Children’s Facilities Capital Program Minor Grants. Mr Gepp said “We’re investing in first-rate early childhood facilities so children in Northern Victoria can get the most out of great local kindergartens.”…
Northern Victoria Hospital workers, patients and visitors will be safer as more security guards are deployed as part of another Andrews Labor Government initiative to stamp out violence in hospitals. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp, has announced the following hospitals will receive funding to increase security staffing. -Cohuna District Hospital. This funding boost will…
Communities in the Gannawarra Shire , Mildura Shire, Moira Shire and Shepparton Shire will benefit from $79,162 in grants as part of the latest round of Community Safety Fund (CSF) grants. The grants provide up to $10,000 in funding to councils and not-for-profit groups, for projects that help prevent crime and support people to feel…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping put on fun, educational – and free – events this October in Northern Victoria as part of Children’s Week. Children Week Grants ranging from $500 to $1300 will be provided to not-for-profit organisations and councils to host free and fun activities for families as part of Children’s Week, which…
The Andrews Labor Government will replace sporting equipment stolen from the Congupna Football Netball Club. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp, today announced the club would receive $1,994.94 from the Government’s Sport and Recreation Emergency Equipment Grants program. Mr Gepp said, “Unfortunately, our sporting clubs are sometimes targeted by vandals and thieves who damage and…
Manangatang Racing Club will gallop into the history books on Saturday 14 October when it celebrates 100 years of racing with the running of the 2017 Manangatang Cup. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp announced the Andrews Labor Government is providing more than $23,000 towards the Manangatang Cup – Centenary of Racing event, courtesy of…
The Andrews Labor Government is delivering a $115 million boost to give Victoria’s busy hospitals relief from a massive surge in demand following one of Victoria’s worst-ever flu seasons. Today, Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp, announced that local public hospitals and Bush Nursing centres will share in a special funding support package. “Hospitals across…
In an extraordinary slap in the face to people in regional Victoria, Matthew Guy and Peter Walsh have abolished the Regional Development portfolio from the Coalition Shadow Cabinet. In a desperate Grand Final week shadow cabinet reshuffle, Matthew Guy and Peter Walsh have revealed their true colours when it comes to regional Victoria – once…
Sporting teams in Swan Hill and Mildura will receive funding to encourage more Aboriginal Victorians to play the sports they love. The Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp, today announced these teams will share in more than $34,000 across Victoria from the first round of the Andrews Labor Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program. Mr Gepp…