Monthly Archives: December 2011

TOP END GETS ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING TROPICAL CYCLONE GRANT

Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP and the Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson today announced that financial assistance will be made available to repair damaged roads and bridges and help communities affected by Tropical Cyclone Grant.

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ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING HAIL STORMS AND FLASH FLOODING IN MELBOURNE ON CHRISTMAS DAY

Minister for Emergency Management Robert McClelland MP This is an update to the media release below – Local Government Areas (LGAs) Moreland, Yarra and Yarra Ranges have now been added to the LGAs declared in this release as natural disaster … Continue reading

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HELPING HOMELESS AUSTRALIANS THIS CHRISTMAS

Minister for Housing and Homelessness Robert McClelland MP Minister for Housing and Homelessness Robert McClelland MP, today helped serve lunch at The Salvation Army’s Anchor Men’s Crisis Centre in Newcastle, NSW.

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ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOLLOWING FLASH FLOODING ACROSS VICTORIA

Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP and the Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Ryan today announced that financial assistance will be made available to communities affected by the heavy rain and flash … Continue reading

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DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD AFFECTED SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND

Robert McClelland MP Minister for Emergency Management This is an update to the media release attached and poured in below – Local Government Areas (LGAs) Bulloo Shire Council and Maranoa Shire Council have now been added to the LGAs declared … Continue reading

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DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Minister for Emergency Management Minister for Emergency Management, Robert McClelland MP, today announced that the federal Labor Government will provide natural disaster assistance to help communities hit by severe thunderstorms and flooding in the Great Southern region of Western Australia … Continue reading

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NEW WEBSITE TO TACKLE BUSHFIRE ARSON

Minister for Emergency Management Minister for Emergency Management Robert McClelland today launched a new website to reduce the number of deliberately lit bushfires in Australia.

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HOMELESSNESS SERVICES AWARDS RECOGNISE CRUCIAL SECTOR

Minister for Housing and Homelessness, New Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Robert McClelland MP, today announced that nominations have closed in the first-ever National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards.

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FUNDING TO BOOST NATURAL DISASTER RESILIENCE ACROSS THE ACT

Robert McClelland MP Minister for Emergency Management Simon Corbell MLA ACT Minister for Police and Emergency Services The Canberra community will benefit from more than $1 million in funding to improve preparedness for natural disasters, Commonwealth Minister for Emergency Management … Continue reading

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More than $5 million to boost natural disaster resilience across Tasmania

Joint Media Release Attorney-General The Hon. Robert McClelland MP Tasmanian Minister for Police and Emergency Management The Hon. David O’Byrne MP Communities across Tasmania will benefit from more than $5 million in funding to improve preparedness for natural disasters the … Continue reading

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