Richard Wynne MP

The Brumby Labor Government’s $77.2 million rooming houses reform package has already helped 75 vulnerable children and their parents move into more appropriate crisis accommodation, Housing Minister Richard Wynne and Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson announced today. Read more

The recession-busting Building the Education Revolution (BER) continues to provide better schools for Victorian children and support more than 7000 jobs – with almost 300 projects due for completion this month. Read more

Residents on the Atherton Gardens public housing estate now have a new safe and welcoming entrance to their homes, thanks to a $1.8 million partnership between the Gillard and Brumby Labor Governments. Read more

Housing Minister Richard Wynne today launched a new innovative housing service in Fitzroy that will link young homeless Victorians with key social supports, employment and training pathways.

“The Brumby Labor Government is committed to improving the lives of our most vulnerable people and that’s why we have invested $650,000 to the Melbourne Citymission Youth Precinct,” Mr Wynne said. Read more

(left to right: Christine Merrill, tenant, Rosemary Hehir, Chief Executive YWCA, Veronica Hall, tenant, Minister Wynne)

Housing Minister Richard Wynne has hailed a $6.2 million revamp of Church Street’s iconic Richmond House, a women only rooming house, operated by YWCA Victoria. Read more

New scholarships funded by the Brumby Labor Government will help more women in local government participate in senior leadership development. Read more

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 per cent by 2020 and cutting emissions from brown coal power stations over the next four years will see Victoria lead Australia in taking action on climate change.

Launching Taking Action for Victoria’s Future – The Victorian Climate Change White Paper Action Plan, the Premier, John Brumby today said Victoria continued to support an emission trading scheme but was determined to push forward on climate change actions to secure new clean energy investment for the state. Read more

Victorian ratepayers will have more information about the performance of their council services under reforms to the way local governments report publicly, Local Government Minister Richard Wynne announced today. Read more

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Victoria is set to become Australia’s solar state through a plan to increase Victoria’s electricity supply from large scale-solar power to five per cent by 2020, Premier John Brumby announced today. Read more