http://www.richardwynne.net Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:40:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new Office of Solar Energy and a $30 million boost to support renewable energy technology will drive new investment and the development of cleaner energy in Victoria, Premier John Brumby announced today. Visiting Solar System’s factory in Abbotsford with Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor and Member for Richmond Richard ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1577 http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1212 Over 9,100 Victorian public housing properties have been upgraded under the $99.2 million Nation Building Repairs and Maintenance Program – almost double the original target. Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne today announced that the Brumby Labor Government had continued to exceed expectations in the delivery of the Gillard Labor Government’s upgrade ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1564 Cyclists and pedestrians will benefit from the construction of a new $4.1 million bridge over the Yarra River at Clarke Street in Abbotsford, Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings said today. Joining Member for Richmond Richard Wynne to announce the completion funds of $2.8 million, Mr Jennings said ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1556 A groundbreaking new supportive housing development in the heart of Melbourne will provide more than 160 new homes for homeless and low-income earning Victorians, with the first tenants to move in later this month. Premier John Brumby today opened the $46 million Elizabeth Street Common Ground Supportive Housing development, the first ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1542 Man’s best friend now has a new park close to Melbourne’s CBD with the opening today of the Yarra Bend Dog Friendly Park in Fairfield. Member for Richmond Richard Wynne today extended an invitation to all local dog lovers to use the new facility. “The Brumby Labor Government is proud of its ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1523 Housing Minister Richard Wynne today announced the allocation of almost 1,500 new affordable private rental homes under an innovative partnership between the Gillard and Brumby Labor Governments. “Our Government believes all Victorians have a right to safe, secure and affordable housing, which is why we are working in partnership with the ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1535 [caption id="attachment_1554" align="alignleft" width="531" caption="Richard Wynne with students Nikkola Mikocki-Bleeker, Michael Kruger and Georgia Bettoli."][/caption] The opening of a $3.5 million building has signalled a new era of education at Fitzroy High School – a thriving Victorian school which reopened after being closed by Jeff Kennett’s Liberal Party in the 1990s. Member ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1512 Construction has started on the $24 million redevelopment of the North Richmond Community Health Centre. Health Minister Daniel Andrews today joined the community to turn the first sod at the site of the new state-of-the-art community health facility on Lennox Street. “We are taking action to give Victorians a better health system ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1505 The Brumby Labor Government’s record commitment to public and social housing will help ease pressure on the housing waiting list across the state, Housing Minister Richard Wynne said today. “We are making the biggest investment in public and social housing in decades because we are committed to putting a roof over ... http://www.richardwynne.net/?p=1500