Farmers are furious – and rightfully so – at the Victorian Labor Government’s silence surrounding the urgent need for action on seasonal workers. While Premier Daniel Andrews and his government have had no problem in dedicating resources to ensure hundreds of elite international tennis players and their entourages can come to Melbourne for the Australian…
DetailsUndergraduate students from regional and remote areas who are keen to take advantage of this year’s Inland Rail Scholarships Program have just one week left to apply for one of nine remaining positions. Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said scholarships of up to $20,000 would be awarded to successful applicants who are studying an…
DetailsFederal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, has welcomed the release of guidelines for Round 5 of the Building Better Regions Fund and encouraged communities across the Nicholls electorate to apply after what has been an especially tough year with bushfires, drought and the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Federal Government is here for our communities, we have…
DetailsCommunities across the Murray-Darling Basin get their chance from today to have their say on the design of two important community-led grants programs. The programs are the new Murray-Darling Healthy Rivers Program, and Round 3 of the Murray-Darling Basin Economic Development Program. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt, said these grants were…
DetailsIndigenous art, education, digital content, and job creation are at the centre of more than $265,000 in Federal Government funding that will further bolster the offerings of the Shepparton Art Museum once it moves into its new $50 million home adjacent to Victoria Park Lake. Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said SAM had been…
DetailsManufacturers across the Nicholls electorate with shovel-ready projects that will increase their productivity and grow jobs are encouraged to apply for a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund grant from the Federal Government. Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said businesses can apply for between $100,000 and $1 million in funding that will be used to invest in…
DetailsOrganisers of shows and field days in Nicholls that were forced to cancel because of COVID-19 are about to get a slice of $34 million Federal Government funding to help ensure they can bounce back next year. Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, said nine organisations in Nicholls would share in almost $230,000 of federal…
DetailsThe Federal Government is supporting three female secondary school students from the Nicholls electorate to pursue their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian, Drum, said the students have been invited to participate in the Curious Minds program that brings together more than 120 young women from across Australia to…
DetailsTwelve community groups and organisations in the Nicholls electorate will benefit from a share of $2.7 million from the Federal Government to support the work of their volunteers. Ahead of International Volunteer Day this Saturday, Federal Member for Nicholls, Damian Drum, today announced funding of almost $40,000 that will be shared among a range of…
DetailsConstruction on the $29 million Mitiamo Pipeline Project, which will secure a pressurised water supply to benefit northern Victorian farmers and sustain a viable regional economy, has begun. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Michael McCormack, said the Federal Government has committed $14.5 million to support the farmers of Mitiamo…
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