NSW Ambulance has today launched a major recruitment drive to boost capacity within the state’s Virtual Clinical Care Centre (VCCC).
Read MoreThe NSW Government is working to improve safety on buses and coaches, accepting all 5 recommendations from the Bus Taskforce First Safety Report, that was ordered following the Hunter Valley tragedy.
Read MoreMore than 850,000. unpaid carers around the state are being recognised this week as the NSW Government, service providers and the community celebrates National Carers Week.
Read MoreThe Albanese Government has today opened consultation on draft planning rules to include consideration of mobile coverage in new housing developments.
The proposed amendments to the Telecommunications in New Developments (TIND) policy would place an expectation on developers to actively consider the inclusion of mobile infrastructure in new developments, in a similar way as other services – such as water and electricity – are currently considered.
Funding of $12.2 million to provide scholarships to the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce was secured in the NSW Budget, beginning the practical work to create a pipeline of educators for this vital sector.
Read MoreIn late August 2023, the Pro Patria Centre secured the use of a former monastery in Wagga Wagga. The property is a unique, peaceful, family-friendly location and the newly elected Board of Directors and committee are aiming to develop it into a hub for serving and ex-serving and their families.
Read MoreNSW Education are reviewing the NSW Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector and are seeking your feedback as part of the review. They are looking, in particular, at the current landscape of VET in NSW, including TAFE and other VET providers.
Read MoreExpressions of interest are now open for Aboriginal organisations to apply for the next round of Community and Place Grants.
$10 million funding for the grants, to deliver immediate and tangible on-ground activities to support Closing the Gap, were confirmed in the NSW budget handed down on Tuesday 19 September.
Read MoreWith hot weather predicted across NSW for the week ahead, fire agencies have signalled the start of the fire danger period across most of the state with a call to households to prepare.
Read MoreThe NSW Government has launched a $20 million trial grants program aimed at improving working families’ access to early childhood education and care when and where they need it most.
Offering providers a pool of up to $20 million over two years, the Flexible Initiatives Trial will provide grants to support existing ECEC services to expand and innovate, to better meet the needs of children and families and allow parents to enter the workforce or increase their hours.
Read MoreThe NSW Government has today taken an important step towards achieving net zero by 2050, with the release of a new net zero emissions policy for heavy road and rail freight.
Read MoreFire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is continuing to work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities to deliver key home fire safety messages as the weather warms up.
FRNSW attended the Canterbury-Bankstown Safety Expo on October 7th, with firefighters from Arabic, Greek and Vietnamese backgrounds spending time with locals to discuss fire safety in their native language.
Read MoreThe Live Music Australia program aims to bring music to more Australians, supporting organisations and businesses to professionally stage original live music in regional communities. Round 7 is now open for applications and Australian live music festivals presenting home-grown music can apply for assistance towards a range of activities and equipment.
Read MoreAnother round of the excellent and very popular Cert IV in Leadership and Management training, run in workshop form where most of the assessment is done during the workshops as a group, is starting up again for 2024.
Read MoreThe Australian Government has made changes to the national road vehicle standards to facilitate the supply of safer trucks in Australia, to help reduce road trauma while bolstering freight productivity.
It is estimated the changes will provide a net benefit of over $500 million to the Australian economy.
The Safer Freight Vehicles package includes an increase to the overall width limit from 2.50 to 2.55 metres for new trucks that are fitted with a number of safety features.
Read MoreLocal communities, councils and airport operators are encouraged to have their say on the Aviation White Paper which will set the long-term policies to guide the next generation of growth and innovation in the aviation sector.
Read MoreThe Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) is undertaking consultations to develop a roadmap for an oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning industry, with the key objectives of:
growing a decommissioning industry in a safe and ethical way, which also benefits adjacent industries
creating a safe and high skilled jobs environment which supports indigenous opportunity and gender equality
creating a shared long-term vision between Government, industry and workers.
Australia’s first responders are now one step closer to improved communications during an emergency, following the establishment of the Public Safety Mobile Broadband (PSMB) Taskforce. The announcement of the Taskforce comes ahead of the National Bushfire Summit, being held in Canberra today (Monday). The PSMB Taskforce will be responsible for laying the groundwork for the long-term public safety communications infrastructure, prioritising the partnerships with state and territory governments to ensure they have a voice in its design.
Read MoreThe Regional Emergency Road Repair Fund (RERRF) is supporting regional councils to continue vital repair and maintenance work needed following the devastating effects of severe weather and natural disasters. The RERRF will help regional councils to fix the damage and keep communities and industry connected and able to move to, from and through regional towns and centres across NSW.
Read MoreThe Albanese Labor Government continues to invest in regional, rural and remote communities to make them more resilient, sustainable and liveable. In partnership with Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR), 58 locally led groups across the country will share in over $900,000 in grants.
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