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FUNDING BOOST FOR DANDENONG’S MENTAL HEALTH

Dandenong cancer and chronically ill patients will receive better mental health support thanks to $1.71 million funding to strengthen its consultant liaison psychiatric service, which provides mental health care for patients admitted to general hospital wards.

HEALTHY BOOST FOR DANDENONG HOSPITAL

Dandenong Hospital will share in a $60 million boost from the Andrews Labor Government to secure the latest advances in medical equipment and modernise vital engineering infrastructure.

VICTORIA TO EXAMINE IMPACT OF CUTS TO PENALTY RATES

State Member for Dandenong, Gabrielle Williams, has been appointed Chair of a new Victorian Parliamentary Committee to examine the impact of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty rates.

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN DANDENONG

Young jobseekers in Dandenong and Casey are getting opportunities to join the workforce and make a difference in their local communities thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Jobs Victoria program.

JAN WILSON OAM INDUCTED TO HONOUR ROLL FOR WOMEN

Former Member for Dandenong North Jan Wilson will receive a posthumous induction into the 2017 Victorian Honour Roll for Women for her advocacy to improve animal welfare practices across the State.

REVITALISATION PLAN BREAKS DOWN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT

Disadvantaged jobseekers in Dandenong and Doveton will be connected to local employers and find jobs and training opportunities as part of a new Andrews Labor Government initiative to put more people into work.

VITAL SAFETY BOOST FOR DANDENONG HEALTH SERVICES

Monash Health will benefit from additional safety measures to reduce and prevent violence through the second round of the Andrews Labor Government’s $20 million Health Service Violence Prevention Fund.

INVESTIGATIONS BEGIN FOR DANDENONG CROSSING REMOVAL

The Andrews Labor Government is removing the dangerous and congested level crossing on the South Gippsland Highway to get people in Melbourne’s outer South East home safer and sooner.