Archive for the 'Aboriginal Affairs' Category
$4.4 MILLION FOR ABORIGINAL HEALTH IN MELBOURNE’S SOUTH
Aboriginal Victorians in Melbourne’s south will have even better access to vital health services thanks to a new $4.4 million Brumby Labor Government plan. Read more
GOVERNMENT PROVIDES $30,000 TO INDIGENOUS OPERA
Australia’s first Indigenous opera has been given further support, with the Brumby Labor Government today announcing it would provide $30,000 towards the project. Read more
NAIDOC WEEK GIVES CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Richard Wynne today called on all Victorians to demonstrate their support for closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by getting on board the many activities planned for NAIDOC Week, which kicks off today. Read more
Young Aboriginal Achievers Honoured With Awards

Richard Wynne with Ricci Marks Aboriginal Young Achiever Awards 2010 recipients Clarisse Slater and Lowell Hunter with Encouragement Award recipient Sarai Atkinson far right.
State Member for Richmond and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Richard Wynne today presented awards to recipients of the 2010 Ricci Marks Young Aboriginal Achiever Awards during a ceremony at the State Library of Victoria. Read more
$33.7 MILLION TO DELIVER NEW ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR INDIGENOUS VICTORIANS
The Brumby Labor Government today committed to a new way forward championed by Indigenous Victorians and involving partnerships with the private and philanthropic sectors that will ensure real economic improvement for the State’s Aboriginal people. Read more
TOO DEADLY CLEANS UP AT DARDI AWARDS
Alphington business Too Deadly Cleaning Services has taken out the Outstanding Victorian Aboriginal Small Business Award at this evening’s 2010 Dardi Victorian Aboriginal Business Excellence Awards. Read more
CELEBRATING EVERY STEP TOWARDS CLOSING THE GAP

A new report shows progress has been made towards reaching the Brumby Labor Government’s goal to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous communities, Aboriginal Affairs Minister and State Member for Richmond Richard Wynne said today. Read more
ANOTHER MILESTONE REACHED IN INDIGENOUS HOUSING
Housing Minister and State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne, has hailed another important milestone for Victoria’s Aboriginal public housing residents, with the announcement that 1,249 indigenous tenants now have an indigenous landlord. Read more