More of the Williamstown community will be protected from the sun’s harmful UV rays thanks to the sixth round of Community Shade grants released by the Andrews Labor Government to install shade in public areas such as sports clubs, parks and playgrounds. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne MP today 5 community organisations in Williamstown will…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping children in Williamstown get the best start in life by improving local kindergartens with facility upgrades and state-of-the-art technology. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne this week announced 3 kindergartens in Williamstown will receive grants in the latest round of the Building Blocks Improvement stream. Across the state, 49 kinders…
The Andrews Labor Government is making sure all children in Williamstown attending a funded kindergarten program in 2022 have the right support in place to help them transition from early childhood education to the start of their formal school life. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced Williamstown would benefit from $195,347 in School Readiness…
The Victorian Government will make sure that not one school student in Williamstown 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 Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced $230.4 million to extend the single biggest boost to individual learning support…
Work to bring the historic Point Gellibrand Seawall in Williamstown back to life has taken another step with consultants SMEC appointed to assess how to make the structure safe and functional for years to come. Following the technical investigations, options analysis and design concepts, the Seawall will either be repaired or fully reconstructed as part…
Getting vaccinated is set to become even easier for residents in Melbourne’s inner west, with the launch of a new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Australian Islamic Centre in Newport. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today visited the new open access clinic to mark its first day in operation. As part of a community-led…
The Victorian Government is creating extra kinder places in Williamstown with a boost to early education infrastructure ─ making sure young children in the area can access and enjoy Three-Year-Old Kinder. Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt today announced a $600,000 Building Blocks capacity grant for One Tree Altona North Children’s Centre ─ one of…
Residents in Melbourne’s west are set to benefit from more essential road and rail works this spring, including the removal of a busy Williamstown level crossing. Across Melbourne over the next three months, an incredible eight level crossings will be removed and six new stations will be opened. In Williamstown, the Ferguson Street level crossing…
The Andrews Labor Government is creating jobs and caring for the people of Williamstown. The Victorian Budget 2021/22 will support an average of 38,000 jobs every year over the next four years, while also investing in the care and services our community needs. Wembley Primary School is one of 52 Victorian schools that will be…
Today Qenos, the nation’s largest petrochemical company, announced its decision to reconfigure its manufacturing assets in Altona, resulting in the loss of 150 local jobs. Sadly, 150 job losses means 150 families will be affected by this tragic news. Our most sympathetic thoughts are with these families today, but more importantly, so too is the…