A consortium of building and construction industry organisations that promote and support women in the building, construction and property industries will be provided with $45,000 to build an online Women in Industry Information Hub.
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Keeping kids active after school
Children will be encouraged to participate in sport from a young age, through $39.4 million in funding to continue the popular Active After-school Communities program. While Australians love their sport, we know that some young Australians are missing out on opportunities to get involved. The Active After-school Communities program assists by providing access to free, [...]
$270,000 to enhance local settlement services
The Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy today visited the Woden Community Service (WCS) to acknowledge the important work of the service which is receiving $270,000 in additional funding to support refugees and migrants to become self-reliant and settle in Canberra. WCS will receive funding under the Gillard Government’s Settlement Grants Program (SGP) which [...]
Liberal’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme leaves public servants out in the cold
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Senator Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT Gai Brodtmann MP, Member for Canberra Andrew Leigh MP, Member for Fraser The Liberals are scrambling to rein in the costs of their paid parental leave scheme and as usual they are sharpening their knives to cut into the rights of public servants. This morning’s [...]
Public Service cuts are certain under an Abbott/Hockey Government
Shadow Treasurer, Joe Hockey, has again outlined Coalition plans to slash 20,000 public service jobs from Canberra alone. Mr Hockey spoke on ABC radio this morning describing the cuts that would be made should the Coalition win government in September; “We’re not going to proceed with the SchoolKids bonus. We’ve already said that the Public [...]
Women in Construction – still moving forward
I was pleased to welcome a group of dedicated individuals and organisations involved with the National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC – of which I am Patron) to my Canberra office this week to provide me with an update on how their work has been progressing, and to present me with a wonderful [...]
Next big steps towards professional wages in Canberra’s childcare centres
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy will meet with Canberra parents and early childhood educators to talk about issues in early childhood education and care when she visits Canberra child care centres today. Senator Lundy is keen to talk with them about the additional $300 million Early Years Quality Fund investment announced recently by the [...]
Three great Australian women to join AOC Board
Minister for Sport Kate Lundy today welcomed the announcement that three outstanding sports women will soon join the board of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC). Senator Lundy said it was important that organisations like the AOC lead the cause in addressing the gender imbalance that has been an issue in sport and sporting boards for a [...]
Zed’s win a loss for Canberra
The Liberal Party’s nomination of Zed Seselja for the Senate will do nothing to protect jobs in Canberra. Mr Seselja is still an avid supporter for Tony Abbott and his plans to cut 20,000 public service jobs. Absurdly, the only point in this Liberal pre-selection debacle when either candidate raised the issue of protecting the [...]
#Ride2school – more than just a transport mode
ACT Senator and Minister for Sport Kate Lundy is calling on young Canberrans to get on their bikes, skates, scooters and shoes primed for the seventh Ride2school Day which is held nationally on Friday 22 March. National #Ride2school Day is an annual event to get more students riding, walking, skating and scooting to school more [...]
