Page 2622 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 5 June 2012
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The Government remains committed to ensuring there are the necessary resources to assist special needs students to get the best possible start in life.
The ACT outperforms other States and Territories in the areas of vocational education and training, and this Budget invests an additional $3.2 million over four years in CIT’s Year 12 program, strengthening linkages between secondary and vocational education, and providing additional support for CIT students with disabilities.
In addition, $28 million has already been secured from the Commonwealth for skills training that will create an additional 1,000 vocational education and training opportunities over the next 5 years.
Canberra’s tertiary education institutions are some of the best in Australia. We will continue to work co-operatively with the tertiary sector and seek partnership opportunities.
We will continue to leverage our educational strengths, and ensure that innovation and research and development remain at the forefront of our community.
The initiatives contained in this Budget will ensure a well-educated and highly skilled population, capable of meeting the challenges of the future.
A healthier and more active community
Labor has made and continues to make record investments in hospitals and other health services, building world-class facilities and a modern health system.
The result is a health system that responds even better to the needs of our community now and that is prepared for the demands of the future.
This Budget builds on our commitment, and this year delivers a record level of investment in health of $1.3 billion.
We are delivering more acute care beds and more hospital-in-the-home beds. There are more beds for Calvary Hospital, new paediatric high dependency beds and additional intensive care beds at the Canberra Hospital.
We are expanding the Canberra Hospital’s emergency department with new treatment spaces and more beds.
Neo-natal services will be expanded in the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital—to look after the needs of our newest Canberrans.
There is additional funding for the Gungahlin, Tuggeranong and Belconnen Community Health Centres, and for mental health services in the community.
This will help maintain a modern, high-quality health system capable of accommodating the growing demand for health care.
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