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Hi, I’m Kat Theophanous - the Labor Member of Parliament for Northcote in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
The Allan Labor Government will deliver a massive pay increase for our hardworking nurses and midwives.
The Allan Labor Government is making sure more women across suburban and regional Victoria can access the sexual and reproductive healthcare they need and deserve – as we continue to drive down the gender health gap.
The Allan Labor Government is providing funding to upgrade and improve early learning spaces with more than 1,248 kindergartens across Victoria to share in $28 million of funding to upgrade facilities and buy equipment, including four major grants to kindergartens in Northcote.
Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today announced the latest grant recipients and the opening of the next round of applications for the popular Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program.
The Allan Labor Government is making it easier for Fairfield to exercise, play sport and enjoy time outdoors at the Corben Oval again, with works to restore power to the community sporting pavilion starting this month.
The Allan Labor Government is continuing to support Victoria’s African communities through the successful Homework Clubs which have helped increase school participation and completion rates.
The Allan Labor Government’s first Budget is dedicated to helping families in Northcote. Whether it’s helping with the cost of living, making sure our kids can be their best, record funding for our healthcare system or continuing to invest in more of the services families rely on – the Victorian Budget 2024/25 invests in our community.
The Allan Labor Government is welcoming residents back home to Oakover Road in Preston, where a major redevelopment has tripled social housing onsite and delivered new market housing in Melbourne’s north.
Minister for Consumer Affairs Gabrielle Williams today launched the $7.8 million Rental Stress Support Package, which will support organisations across the state to deliver a range of services to renters experiencing rental stress.
The Allan Labor Government is making sure Victoria has a strong live music scene – supporting Victorian musicians, music venues and festivals, with new grants backing local jobs for musicians and helping our treasured venues and festivals.
More Victorian women will soon have access to free and comprehensive care and support under the one roof, with five of the Allan Labor Government’s Women’s Health Clinics opening across Victoria from June.
The Allan Labor Government is improving the health and wellbeing of communities across the state, through the allocation of infrastructure funding to 28 Men’s Sheds as part of the latest round of the Men’s Shed Funding Program.
The Allan Labor Government is establishing a new renting taskforce to crack down on rental providers and estate agents who do the wrong thing.
The Allan Labor Government is helping to improve habitats for native wildlife across Victoria’s iconic urban rivers and creeks through new funding boost for environmental restoration projects.
Thousands of solar panels will soon roll out across Victorian apartment buildings – slashing power bills by around $500 a year thanks to the Albanese and Allan Labor Government’s Solar for Apartments program.
The Allan Labor Government is backing the return of the Northcote Rise Festival, which is set to bring a welcome boost to local small businesses and the community this weekend.
The Allan Labor Government is supporting 66 not-for-profit groups that lease rail land, buildings and other assets from VicTrack through a new Community Grants Program.
The release of a landmark survey dedicated to Victorian women’s health has confirmed what women already know: their pain is real – and regularly overlooked.