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VIC Premier A new Great Lake Touring Route, iconic walking trails, fine dining and more accommodation options are part of a new plan to take Lake Eildon to the next level as a tourist destination. Minister for Regional Development Mary-Anne Thomas joined representatives from Mansfield and Murrindindi shire councils, Goulburn Murray Water and Tourism North East today to launch the Lake Eildon Masterplan. The plan, supported by $150,000 from the Andrews Labor Government’s Regional Tourism Inf...

The Australian Greens MPs Latest power price reports, showing again how renewables are driving down wholesale prices across the National Electricity Market after wholesale prices doubled following the Liberals’ repeal of the carbon price, should encourage the government to drive the transition faster and not prop up coal and gas, Greens Leader Adam Bandt said today. The Greens fears that the Morrison government – which brags about lower wholesale prices despite driving them up after the car...

Date Time NPWS hazard reduction burn in Malabar Headland National Park The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in conjunction with Fire and Rescue NSW is planning a hazard reduction burn at Malabar Headland, Wednesday 28 April. Ideal weather conditions have enabled this essential hazard reduction burn beside Pioneers Park which is intended to improve fire protection for Park and neighbours. Fire plays an important part in the health on our native bushland areas and the burn at Malabar wi...

Date Time Additional $12.5 million for Emergency Relief across Australia The Morrison Government is providing an additional $12.5 million to 46 emergency relief providers in areas of urgent need. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston said the funding would ensure emergency relief service providers could continue to support Australians doing it tough. “The funds will be shared among providers in communities where there is high demand for support, including regions in New South ...

NT Health The Chief Health Officer has revoked Metropolitan Perth and the Peel Region in Western Australia as hotspots for the purposes of travel to the Northern Territory. People arriving into the Northern Territory from Metropolitan Perth and the Peel Region will no longer have to undertake mandatory supervised quarantine in the NT. Anyone currently in mandatory supervised quarantine from Metropolitan Perth and the Peel Region will be able to exit. Further to this, two Chief Health Officer te...

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care National Cabinet has today agreed to vaccinate athletes and support staff headed to the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games under priority group 1b. Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport, Richard Colbeck said it offers an assurance to athletes preparing to represent Australia on the world stage. Supplies o...

Date Time Important road safety upgrade for Cooma A new roundabout, additional street lighting and drainage improvements will form part of the safety upgrade to one of Cooma’s busiest intersections. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Australian Government is investing $140 million towards the Safer Roads Program, which includes the work at the intersection of Monaro Highway and Baron Street in Cooma. “Improvin...

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Minister for Sport Australia will host the 2027 International Netball Federation (INF) Netball World Cup. In another coup for the nation’s calendar of major sporting events, Netball Australia won its bid for the championship event in what will be its centenary year. Minister for Women, Marise Payne and Minister for Sport, Richard Colbeck, said the event will...

The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care Over the last 12 months, Telehealth services have been life changing for many in need of support, which is why as part of the 2021-22 Budget, the Australian Government is investing more than $114 million to extend Telehealth until the end of the year. Telehealth items were rapidly implemented in March 2020 to ensure our primary care sector could continue to function and that Australians could...

Date Time Going, going, almost gone – book your half-price holiday now Australian aviation is once again booming thanks to more than $3.8 billion of industry support invested by the Federal Government since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with the tourism industry’s bounce-back well underway. Last month, the Australian Government announced a $1.2 billion tourism support package which included 800,000 half-price airfares, helping a record number of Australians enjoy a holiday at home this year....