The Andrews Labor Government is planning for the future of the Williamstown Maritime Precinct so it can be enjoyed by locals and visitors for decades to come. Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne today announced $200,000 to create a Williamstown Maritime Precinct Framework – to support future investment and development decisions along the iconic…
The Andrews Labor Government is protecting and preserving the iconic Gem Pier with repair works to ensure the pier can continue to be enjoyed for years to come. The $650,000 worth of works are scheduled to begin this week and will see piles beneath the pier repaired and replaced. The works are expected to take…
The Andrews Labor Government is helping make Newport Gardens Primary School a more inclusive school for local students and families. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced that Architecture Architecture has been appointed to design the school’s $200,000 Inclusive Schools Fund project. The funding boost will go towards an outdoor sensory area. An additional $10…
The removal of Williamstown’s Ferguson Street level crossing is another step closer, with design options to be presented to the community for feedback as planning for the project continues. Options to lower or raise the rail line are under active consideration by the project team, after a preliminary design assessment which ruled out road-based options.…
Victorian school students in Maribyrnong will enjoy healthier and brighter smiles this year as the next phase of the Andrews Labor Government’s landmark Smile Squad free dental program gets underway. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced local schools in Maribyrnong are being invited to join the program in 2020. This means families in Maribyrnong…
Victoria’s public hospitals continue to see record demand with huge numbers of patients calling ambulances, attending emergency departments and being admitted to hospital from EDs over the past three months. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Jenny Mikakos today released the hospital and ambulance performance data for the December quarter and thanked our hard-working doctors,…
The Andrews Labor Government is making it safer for children and their parents to travel to and from school in Yarraville with the installation of new pedestrian fences. Member for Williamstown Melissa Horne today announced that new pedestrian fencing will be installed at the major intersection of Francis Street and Wembley Avenue. The fencing will…
The iconic Williamstown Botanic Gardens in the Williamstown electorate will be rejuvenated thanks to funding from the Andrews Labor Government. Round One of the Growing Victoria’s Botanic Gardens Grants Program will see 17 gardens across the state receive grants worth $1.4 million. Hobsons Bay City Council will receive a $53,592 grant to fund to deliver…
Primary school students and the community are learning how to grow their own food and maintain a garden thanks to a new edible garden funded by the Victorian Government’s Pick My Project initiative. The Member for Williamstown, Melissa Horne MP joined students, their families and the local community at Spotswood Primary School to experience firsthand…
Applications for the Andrews Labor Government’s $10 million West Gate Neighbourhood Fund have now opened and community and not-for profit groups with exciting and innovative ideas are encouraged to apply. The West Gate Neighbourhood Fund will support communities by providing not-for profit and community organisations in Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong local council areas with the…