Ros Spence

Mickleham residents and their fury friends can now enjoy a fenced dog park thanks to funding from the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Yuroke, Ros Spence MP and the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio MP recently had the opportunity to visit the newly completed dog park and meet some of Mickleham’s four-legged friends and their owners. This new off-leash dog park in Merrifield was made possible through a $275,000 funding commitment from the Andrews Labor Government, in addition to a $125,000 contribution from the Hume City Council. The Merrifield Dog Park is one of 14 purpose built off-leash dog parks delivered, through the Andrews Labor Government’s $315 million Suburban Parks Program and sits alongside the $2.5 million Building Works Program that funded an additional 17 off-leash dog parks State-wide. To see the full list of off-leash dog parks funded by the Victorian Government, please visit: https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/suburban-parks/local-parks Quotes attributable to Member for Yuroke Ros Spence MP: “Recreational spaces enhance the liveability of our local area. Dog parks provide safe spaces for local families to exercise their pets and socialise with other pet owners.” “I know this off-leash dog park will be another great community asset that will be enjoyed by locals – two and four legged!” “The past two years have shown us just how important it is to have access to green open space – we want to ensure everyone has access to quality open space in our local community.”

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Ros acknowledges the celebrations taking place across the state during Cultural Diversity Week

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The Andrews Labor Government will upgrade and improve kindergartens across Victoria under the rollout of the latest round of the Building Blocks grant program. Member for Yuroke, Ros Spence MP today announced $3 million to help deliver the Kalkallo North Integrated Child, Family and Community Centre in partnership with Hume City Council. Hume City Council is among the successful recipients of $10.2 million in funding to help deliver infrastructure, upgrades and new equipment under the latest round of the Building Blocks grant program. Building Blocks helps improve kindergarten infrastructure in Victoria and is essential in the successful statewide roll-out of the Labor Government’s Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, which is a $5 billion Australian-first scheme to deliver 15 hours of funded three-year-old kindergarten programs to children by 2029. As part of the roll-out, the Victorian Government is upgrading infrastructure through a $1.68 billion co-investment with the early childhood sector to build and expand kindergarten facilities across the state. The Building Blocks Planning stream, which is open until March 20, will fund planning and pre-construction work on kindergarten projects that support Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. Quotes attributable to Member for Yuroke Ros Spence MP “I’m really excited to announce that Hume City Council is among the recipients of the Building Blocks grants – which will be a gamechanger for families and kids in Kalkallo by giving them the best start in life.” “These grants will be used to build or upgrade infrastructure, buy equipment or implement inclusion initiatives – and support the statewide roll-out of our Three-Year-Old Kindergarten program this year.”

Ros recognises Silvio Pitruzzello who was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia on Australia Day.