A new all-abilities fishing platform and kayak launch has been constructed along the Campaspe River, near Rochester – to provide safer access to the river as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to boost recreational activities along waterways. Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp said the facility is the first of its kind to be…
DetailsThis week, I formally advised the Premier and the President of the Legislative Council that I will be on sick leave from Parliament until the end of the year, beginning today Friday 8 October. In early 2019, I was diagnosed with a benign tumour in the stomach. Although the pathology status of the tumour remains…
DetailsThe Victorian Government will make sure that not one school student in the Northern Victoria region is left behind in the wake of the pandemic – with the state’s extraordinarily successful tutor program to continue until the end of 2022. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP today announced $230.4 million will extend the single…
DetailsThe Andrew Labor Government’s signature Free TAFE initiative will grow to more than 60 courses in 2022 – giving more Victorians training for more jobs as the state moves through and beyond the coronavirus pandemic. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP welcomes the additional courses to the Free TAFE list and said it was…
DetailsMember for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP is calling on all developers and landowners from across Northern Victoria put forward any developments or vacant land that could be turned into social or affordable housing. The Victorian Government is investing $80 million to address a critical shortage of housing in regional Victoria, with recent rental market…
DetailsFinalists in the 2021 Victorian Education Excellence Awards have been announced, with 41 principals, teachers, and support teams named among the most outstanding educators in Victoria. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP today congratulated local finalist, Hayley Doyle – and thanked her and her outstanding team of educators and staff at Swan Hill Primary…
DetailsThe Victorian Government is ramping up delivery of the Big Housing Build across the state with the first allocation of funds to community housing projects – with more than $1 billion in projects to commence this year. The Government is investing $2.25 million in Greater Shepparton delivering 25 new social housing homes – creating more…
DetailsFood production in the horticultural heartland of the Goulburn Valley will be boosted, with the Victorian Government supporting a new University of Melbourne innovation project. Minister for Higher Education Gayle Tierney today launched the $4.7 million NorVicFoods Agri-Food Innovation Cluster project which will explore innovative and digital solutions to grow and increase the efficiency of…
DetailsThe Victorian Government will install solar panels at government schools, helping them be greener and more environmentally sustainable while reducing electricity costs. Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP today announced that applications are now open for public schools across Northern Victorian to apply for funding to install solar power systems. The Greener Government School…
DetailsMore than 230 road maintenance projects will be delivered across northern Victoria as the Andrews Labor Government’s regional road maintenance blitz ramps up from September, delivering safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for Victorian drivers. Crews will hit the region’s roads as the weather warms up, rebuilding, repairing, and resurfacing more than 390 kilometres of…
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