ACT Senator Kate Lundy today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that an additional $42 million will be provided to extend the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP).
The additional funding will ensure the NSCP will continue to December 2011, for all schools currently being funded under the program.
53 ACT schools have benefited from $3,172,000 for chaplaincy services [...]
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ACT schools benefit from additional $42 million Chaplaincy funding
CSIRO and 2 ACT Universities receive $40.7 million funding for outstanding research
Federal Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today congratulated the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra (UC) and their hard working researchers on receiving a total of $40,742,839 to fund 107 outstanding research projects from the Rudd Government.
Funding [...]
$496,211 to support Canberrans with chronic disease
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed $496,211 in grant funding for 3 projects to help people in the ACT with chronic diseases.
These projects are part of an Australian-wide announcement to provide $13.1 million for 82 projects to help people with chronic disease, including universities, state and territory departments, local government bodies and community-based [...]
$1.8 million Woden Youth Plaza creates construction jobs
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed the announcement by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope that construction work has commenced for the $1.8 million state-of-the-art youth plaza in the Woden Valley, which is expected to employ 58 construction workers.
The federal Labor Government provided $1.4 million for the Eddison Park youth plaza, with the remaining [...]
Funding boost to community training and education sector for the ACT
Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT has welcomed Australian Government funding of $231,593 to Communities@Work to improve teaching and learning across the community education and training sector in Canberra.
Senator Lundy said the funding will refurbish and equip a new training room to allow disabled access and upgrade an existing meeting room to enhance the learning [...]
$88,000 investment in ACT emergency volunteers
The ACT will receive $88,000 additional funding for 8 projects as part of the National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund (NEVSF).
The NEVSF provides practical support for volunteers by building and improving our national preparedness to manage emergencies. The Fund has been successful in building and training volunteers to be ready to respond to a range of [...]
$14,361 for ACT projects to honour Australia’s veterans
Kate Lundy, Labor Senator for the ACT has today welcomed the announcement of $14,361 in funding for ACT projects which honour Australia’s wartime heritage.
The funding is part of the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative grants program to help communities across the nation honour and commemorate our wartime history.
The following ACT projects received funding:
Charles Conder [...]
More mentors in the ACT to help include people with mental illness
ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy has welcomed funding by the Australian Government to the Richmond Fellowship to establish a Personal Helper and Mentors Service in Belconnen/Gungahlin.
The funding will provide five full-time equivalent personal helpers and mentors for Belconnen/Gungahlin to work one-on-one with people with a severe mental illness.
“This will provide support to help people in [...]
$1.1 million for bridge assessments in the ACT
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed action by the ACT Chief Minister and Local Government Minister Anthony Albanese for necessary assessments of bridges along four priority freight routes within the ACT.
The Federal Labor Government is providing $550,000 towards the project through its Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program. This funding is being matched [...]
Community Grants to curb youth binge drinking in ACT now open
Kate Lundy, Labor Senator for the ACT encourages community groups in Canberra and surrounds to apply for Community Level Initiative funding up to $3.6 million to tackle binge drinking in our Territory.
As part of the Government’s National Binge Drinking Strategy, this funding aims to prevent and reduce binge drinking among young people, specifically in the [...]
