Edition 50: May 31 2021
May 31, 2021 - The Fortnightly
Pride in Hawthorn Innovators
May 28, 2021 - News
Minister for Innovation, Medical Research and the Digital Economy, Jaala Pulford, visited the Hawthorn electorate last Monday to open Compass Education’s new Australian Headquarters on Burwood Road. John Kennedy MP attended alongside colleagues Will Fowles MP and Nina Taylor MP to celebrate the Hawthorn success story...
$11.5 Million for Local School Sporting Space
May 28, 2021 - News
The Member for Hawthorn, John Kennedy, is proud to announce the Andrews Government’s delivery of $11.5 million to upgrade sporting facilities used by Swinburne Senior Secondary College and the broader community in the 2021-2022 State Budget. The funds will contribute to the redevelopment of Fritsch...
Creating Jobs and Caring For Hawthorn
May 20, 2021 - News
The Andrews Labor Government is creating jobs and caring for the people of Hawthorn. The Victorian Budget 2021/22 will support an average of 38,000 jobs every year over the next four years, while also investing in the care and services our community needs. Swinburne Senior Secondary College is one of 52...
Edition 49: May 17 2021
May 17, 2021 - The Fortnightly
Celebrating A Greener Camberwell
May 14, 2021 - News
Mr Kennedy, Member for Hawthorn, and Nina Taylor, Member for the Southern Metropolitan region, attended an event held at Ignite Café in Camberwell on 13 May to celebrate the $1.76 million dollars the Andrews Labor Government is providing towards the creation of the Camberwell Green...
Parliament online series to showcase Victorian scientific endeavour
May 13, 2021 - News
Launching this week, a new online series ‘STEM and Society’ will highlight the game-changing work being undertaken by various Victorian scientists and researchers. Presented as a partnership between the Parliament of Victoria, the Royal Society of Victoria and Victorian Parliamentarians for STEM, the series will...
A Bolder, Brighter Future For Our Creative State
May 13, 2021 - News
We are working to reinvigorate Victoria’s multi-billion-dollar creative economy, with an unprecedented $288 million investment by the Andrews Labor Government in the upcoming Victorian Budget 2021/22. Designed to secure jobs and reassert Victoria’s position as the creative state, a $167.3 million Creative State funding package...
Up And About: Revitalisation Push Backs City and State Recovery
May 13, 2021 - News
The Andrews Labor Government is backing Victoria’s jobs recovery with a new investment of more than $260 million to rejuvenate Melbourne’s much-loved CBD and attract visitors to the state from across the nation. Acting Premier James Merlino and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events...
Innovation and Excellence: Hawthorn Park
May 13, 2021 - News
Mr Kennedy, Member for Hawthorn, is delighted that Hawthorn Park, a new residential development located at 33-57 Camberwell Road in Hawthorn East has been nominated for a Property Council of Australia Innovation & Excellence Award in the Development Innovation category. The apartments and townhouses that...
Bills St Housing Project – Consultations Open
May 7, 2021 - News
Consultation on the Bills St Housing Project’s plans is now open. The Homes Victoria redevelopment site at Bills Street, Hawthorn, will replace obsolete social housing with well designed, secure, modern social and affordable housing. Homes Victoria want to hear from the community on the Bills...
Committee Calls To Extend Anti-Vilification Protections
May 7, 2021 - News
The ABC reported that as the COVID-19 pandemic rose in Victoria, a year ago, so did the number of people contacting Victoria’s human rights commissioner for advice about racial vilification, and new data shows it is not slowing down. This week the Anti-Vilification Protections Inquiry, which investigated...
Edition 48: May 4 2021
May 4, 2021 - The Fortnightly