fairer victoria
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National Reform Agenda
• The National Reform Agenda is based on the proposition that future economic prosperity depends on:– new investment to increase the skills and
health of the population and therefore boost workforce participation; and
– economic reforms to boost competition and reduce regulation.
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A Fairer Victoria
• A Fairer Victoria was launched in May 2005 as the Victorian Government’s long term action plan to tackle disadvantage and create opportunity for all Victorians
• In 2006 A Fairer Victoria – Progress and Next Steps, was released
• In May 2007 A Fairer Victoria – Building on Our Commitment, was released– The core element of this framework is the combined emphasis
on the provision of accessible and affordable universal services for all Victorians
– is based around five principal policy objectives and 14 specific strategies for achieving them
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A Fairer Victoria cont…
• The framework tackles inequality and disadvantage by:– emphasising early intervention and
prevention;– matching local service delivery to individual
needs– assisting communities to support individuals
to overcome problems– making services easier to access, more
responsive and more successful.
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A Fairer Victoria cont…
• Department of Planning & Community Development– Neighbourhood House Coordination Funding
(NHCP)– Adult, Community & Further Education
(ACFE)
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A Fairer Victoria - Strategies
• ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL SERVICES• REDUCING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY
– Strategy 5 Providing fairer access to services
• SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS– Strategy 10 Creating new opportunities for people with a
disability– Strategy 11 Increasing support for mental health services
• SUPPORT FOR DISADVANTAGED PLACES– Strategy 12 Building stronger communities
• MAKING IT EASIER TO WORK WITH GOVERNMENT
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Providing fairer access to services
• reduce the barriers faced by some individuals or groups in accessing services and facilities that most Victorians take for granted.
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Support for people with disabilities
• We will also make training and employment opportunities for people with a disability a higher priority and through implementation of State Disability Action Plans across government encourage more people with a disability to consider careers in the public and community sectors.
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Further emphasis on skills andtraining
• Victoria’s economy is performing strongly and is steadily creating new opportunities for people to enter the workforce and to upgrade their skills in areas of high demand. However, as a consequence of the ageing of the population, we also need to increase workforce participation, increase skills in the existing workforce and boost skilled migration to meet our future needs.
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Building Stronger Communities
• Achievements– building 12 new and redeveloping 52 existing
neighbourhood houses, and improving the computer facilities/Internet access of 56 houses
– increasing payments to neighbourhood house coordinators and funding extra hours for services (increased NHCP funding received in 2007)
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Building Stronger Communities
• Future Directions– We will provide $5 million to enable
neighbourhood houses to upgrade, redevelop or co–locate, to provide information and communication technology and to purchase essential infrastructure. We will also invest
– $4 million to fund equipment grants of up to $5000 for Adult Community Education (ACE) providers and the Centre for Adult Education and Adult Multicultural Education Services.