Refugee Week People immigrate permanently to Australia in one of two ways: through the Migration Program (family reunions or skilled migrants) or the Refugee and Humanitarian Program. Who is a refugee? According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homes and have crossed an international border…
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Blast from the Past: The Anti-Transportation League
In 1850 the Australasian Anti-Transportation League was formed to lobby for a permanent end to convict transportation. The last convict ship arrived in the eastern colonies in 1853 and only small numbers of convicts continued to be transported to Western Australia. In 1863, however, a Royal Commission into the rise of violent crime in England…
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Grants to boost community projects
Mount Alexander Shire Council is offering funding opportunities to local groups and individuals developing new and emerging community projects.
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Progress on historic sites
Parks Victoria (PV) has confirmed that there has been progress with maintenance and repair works on the shelter at Butts Reserve and the Beehive Chimney.
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