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Ripples of Change grant Redlynch State College - GBRMPA
GBRMPA Reef Guardian Director Karen Vohland said the grant would allow students to continue and expand on their environmental work. The Redlynch State College has been actively involved in the Reef Guardian Schools program and have been recognised for their efforts to improve sustainability through education, she said. Other Ripples of Change grant winners include: Paluma Environmental Education Centre, Babinda State School, Hampden State School, Tannum Sands State High School, Gympie State ...
Source: Australian Government

Ripples of Change grant Kirwan State School - GBRMPA
GBRMPA Reef Guardian Director Karen Vohland said the grant would allow students to continue and expand on their environmental work. Kirwan State School has been actively involved in the Reef Guardian Schools program and have been recognised for their efforts to educate students about recycling, biodiversity and being self sufficient, she said. Other Ripples of Change grant winners include: Paluma Environmental Education Centre, Babinda State School, Hampden State School, Tannum Sands State ...
Source: Australian Government

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency : Media releases 2012
The Hon Greg Combet AM MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Opposition climate action spokesperson Greg Hunt is trying to frighten workers by claiming that a carbon price will cut real wages. The facts are that Treasury modelling of the Gillard Government's clean energy future package shows that under a carbon price:.
Source: Australian Government

Reconciliation Action Plans provide jobs and build awareness - The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
A new report shows nearly 14,000 Indigenous Australians have gained jobs in the past 18 months with support from a program run jointly by the Gillard Government and Reconciliation Australia. The Gillard Government has invested $10.8 million over three years to help Reconciliation Australia continue education and awareness programs to build the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Reconciliation Action Plans recognise that all Australians can work together to build a ...
Source: Australian Government

Ripples of Change grant Gargett State School - GBRMPA
GBRMPA Reef Guardian Director Karen Vohland said the grant would allow students to continue and expand on their environmental work. The Gargett State School has been heavily involved in the Reef Guardian Schools program and have been previously recognised for their efforts to improve soil quality by recycling food scraps, she said. Other Ripples of Change grant winners include: Paluma Environmental Education Centre, Babinda State School, Hampden State School, Tannum Sands State High School, ...
Source: Australian Government

Department of Health &Ageing - New Study Finds Shorter Waiting Times May Save Lives
THE HON TANYA PLIBERSEK MP. Facilitation Funding for Emergency Departments Year NSW. Capital Funding for Emergency Departments Year NSW.
Source: Australian Government

Build up begins for nation's premier agricultural event - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
This information is also available in the following format:. National and international decision makers are preparing for the agricultural sector's key annual conference, Outlook, to be held in Canberra on 6-7 March. The conference also coincides with the release of the ABARES quarterly Agricultural Commodities, which will provide detailed short and medium-term forecasts for the major agricultural industries.
Source: Australian Government

Defence Ministers » Parliamentary Secretary for Defence ? Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal public hearings continue in Sydney
The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence, Senator David Feeney today announced that the Government initiated inquiry into the unresolved recognition for past acts of naval and military valour will resume its public hearings in Sydney this week (8 and 9 February). More than 50 witnesses are expected to have appeared before the independent Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal when it completes its public hearings in March. The public hearings follow the Government direction last year that ...
Source: Australian Government

Defence Ministers » Minister for Defence ? Minister for Defence ? Visit to Brussels for NATO/ISAF Defence Ministers? Meeting
On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 February I participated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Defence Ministers' Meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels.. I held bilateral meetings with a range of NATO Defence Ministers, including UK Secretary of State for Defence Hammond and Canadian Defence Minister Mackay.. I attended a meeting hosted by New Zealand Defence Minister Coleman with Belgian Defence Minister de Crem to discuss the commemoration ...
Source: Australian Government

GRDC - Seed Destructor on course for commercial production
The Harrington Seed Destructor is edging closer towards commercial production, offering an additional strategy in the grains industry's battle against herbicide resistance in weeds. The GRDC is managing the commercial development of the HSD. Caption: Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) researcher, Dr Michael Walsh (left), and South Australian rural consultant Sam Trengove in front of the Harrington Seed Destructor during a demonstration at Bute in SA.
Source: Australian Government