News Archive
A Fairer Victoria 2008
The Premier and Minister for Community Development have launched ‘A Fairer Victoria 2008: Strong People Strong Communities’. A Fairer Victoria 2008 commits over $1 billion to a range of initiatives, bringing the total investment since 2005 to over $4 billion.
Read more about A Fairer Victoria 2008.
Victorian State Budget 2008-09
The Victorian State Budget was delivered on Tuesday 6 May 2008 and a number of major funding initiatives have been allocated to DPCD. You can find details about these initiatives at the Victorian Budget website.
The Office for the Community Sector
The Office has been established within the Department of Planning and Community Development to implement the Victorian Government’s Action Plan: Strengthening Community Organisations. Find out more about the Office and the action plan.
New residential zones discussion paper released
The Minister for Planning has released New Residential Zones for Victoria – A Discussion Paper, February 2008. The discussion paper outlines proposals for residential zones. Read the discussion paper.
Emergency Volunteer Support grants
Grants of up to $20,000 are now available to not-for-profit community organisations to help ease the burden on individual volunteers and recruit 400 additional volunteers across drought-affected areas in North and North West Victoria. The $1.6 million Emergency Volunteer Support Grants Package is part of the $100 million Drought Relief Package announced by the Premier in October. Grants are available to not-for-profit community organisations in the Loddon Mallee, Hume and Grampians regions. Learn more about Emergency Volunteer Support grants.
Victoria's approach to liveability, participation and inclusion
Minister for Community Development, Peter Batchelor recently spoke at the Centre for Public Policy's
Towards a more inclusive Victoria
The Ministerial Advisory Committee for Victorian Communities, chaired by Joan Kirner AM, recently released a new report Social Inclusion: The next step for a fairer Victoria (PDF 359 kb).
The report provided advice to the former Minister for Victorian Communities (now Minister for Community Development) on how to best achieve a socially inclusive and economically progressive community for all Victorians. Read the Minister's response Social Inclusion - response from Minister (PDF 24 kb) or (Word 39 kb).
Community Sector Scholarship scheme
The Victorian Government is supporting leadership in the community sector by offering three scholarships a year to Victorian community sector employees to participate in the Executive Master of Public Administration at the Australia & New Zealand School of Government. Applications for the 2008 intake are now closed. Find out more about the Community Sector Scholarship scheme.
Victorian State Budget 2006 - 2007
The 2006 - 2007 Victoria Budget was announced by the Treasurer, the Hon. John Brumby MP, on Tuesday 30 May 2006.
Moving Forward in provincial Victoria
Moving Forward is the Victorian Government's new $502 million blueprint for action and achievement that will drive growth in provincial Victoria over the next five to ten years. Find out more about Moving Forward.
Transport Connections
Meeting our Transport Challenges is the government's $10.5 billion Transport and Liveability Statement. As part of this statement, the government allocated $18.3 million over four years towards the Flexible Transport Solutions initiative, which the Department of Planning and Community Development will play a key part in delivering. The initiative includes a significant expansion of the Transport Connections program that will assist communities across the state to develop and oversee local transport solutions to meet local needs. Read more about Transport Connections.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages has moved and is now part of the Department of Justice. Find out more at the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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