Childcare Desert

Bringing rain to a childcare desert

Media ReleasesBy admin 29 October, 2024

Tuesday 29 October 2024 After advocating for regional childcare since beginning in the role, The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, has brought rain to the childcare desert of Red Cliffs. Minister for Children, Hon. Lizzie Blandthorn today announced that six new State Government owned and operated childcare centre locations, due to open…

Nationals’ childcare desert relief plan

Media ReleasesBy admin 21 June, 2024

The Nationals are working on a specialist policy to address the ongoing childcare crisis in regional Victoria. The first step to building this policy involved an analysis summarised in a report titled “Beyond Urban Borders” and investigates access to childcare in regional Victoria using data, community responses, and interviews with local providers. Nationals’ colleague, Member…