3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (296+ words) Coastal protection works to address erosion at Clarkes Beach in Byron Bay have been completed as part of a $1.6 million NSW Government investment to improve safety and access for beachgoers and protect key community infrastructure from further erosion. High tides…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (337+ words) More than 23,500 WA high school students will be given an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of road safety, with the State Government announcing a $63 million investment to expand the Road Smart program. The world-class Road Smart program aims to…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (358+ words) Four community organisations will share in $500,000 funding to deliver targeted feral cat control projects across the Wheatbelt, Pilbara, Kimberley, and South West regions as part of the WA Government’s Feral Cat Management Grants program. The projects will help to reduce…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (430+ words) New research from the University of Melbourne’s BlakAbility team has found disability among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the criminal justice system is often overlooked or misunderstood, leading to behaviours being punished rather than supported. The national report,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (140+ words) The Victorian Government has announced a mentoring program that has already helped to mentor more than 500 First Nations young people will be expanded. Minister for Youth, Luba Grigorovitch confirmed a new $666,000 investment for five Aboriginal organisations to deliver youth mentorship…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (644+ words) The NSW Government has announced $4.3 million in funding to continue drug checking services at selected NSW music festivals from October this year, following a 12-month trial and independent evaluation. The independent evaluation, led by the University of Sydney, found the…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (351+ words) The new westbound flyover at the Cessnock Road and New England Highway roundabout at Maitland is one step closer, with investigation work continuing from today. The Federal Government is fully funding the $100 million upgrade, which is set to slash congestion…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (118+ words) Inside State Government Man charged over alleged assault of two NT Police officers A 23-year-old man has been arrested after two police officers were allegedly assaulted in Alice Springs on Sunday. In a statement, Northern Territory Police said that at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) ACT Fire & Rescue is partnering with Deaf Connect to raise awareness around home fire safety and encourage deaf and hard of hearing Canberrans to access specialised smoke alarm technology. Through the hard of hearing smoke alarm program, ACT firefighters help…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (300+ words) Good character references will no longer be able to be used by WA courts as a mitigating factor at sentencing following landmark reforms announced by the State Government today. The WA Government says the reforms follow growing concerns that offenders…...