Five commercial office buildings around the ACT will have their greenhouse gas emissions cut as a result of the latest grants under the Rudd Government’s Green Building Fund. The Green Building Fund reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by helping building owners to retro-fit commercial office buildings. Announcing the grants for Round 5, Innovation [...]
funding
ICT & Open Government in the 2010-2011 Budget
As I looked through the budget looking for benefits to my constituents are areas of interest, I was very happy to see some of the ICT-related budget items. I thought I would make a short video about some things that I found interesting, and have added a few more below the video transcript with plenty [...]
$100,000 for the ACT Women’s Legal Service to assist victims of family violence
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy has today welcomed the announcement by Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, of additional one-off funding for legal services that provide support and advice to victims of family violence across Australia. As part of the $3 million announcement the ACT Women’s Legal Service will receive $100,000 to enable them to employ an [...]
$85,000 continued funding for the Family Pathway Network in the ACT
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy has welcomed the recent announcement by the Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, of additional funding for the Family Pathways Network in the ACT. Legal Aid Commission ACT has received $85,000 to expand their existing Family Pathway Network by improving membership and coverage of agencies working in family violence and child protection. [...]
ACT innovator shares in $3.4M funding to bring idea to market
Senator Kate Lundy has congratulated ACT innovator Gamma Vaccines for receiving $70,400 worth of funding to take their innovative project to market. The funding was today announced by Innovation Minister, Senator Kim Carr, as part of 48 COMET grants totaling almost $3.4 million. The grant recipients, who each receive $70,400 in COMET funds, included funding [...]
$3,060 for construction of Veteran memorial garden
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Alan Griffin of $3,060 funding for Mirinjani Day Care to help construct a memorial garden at the day care centre for use by residents and their families on days of commemoration, such as Anzac Day. This year marks [...]
$2.73 million to help people in the ACT with a mental illness
People with a severe mental illness in the ACT will continue to have access to intensive, one-on-one support with the ACT Mental Health Foundation and Woden Community Service receiving combined $2.73 million Australian Government funding extension to the Personal Helpers and Mentors (PHaMs) program. Member for Canberra Annette Ellis, Member for Fraser Bob McMullan and [...]
Grants round opens for local volunteers
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today encouraged local non-profit organisations to apply for grants under the Australian Government’s $21 million Volunteer Grants 2010. The grants round was announced by the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector, Senator Ursula [...]
ACT schools benefit from additional $42 million Chaplaincy funding
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 [...]
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. [...]
