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Saturday, 27th April, 2024: Harriet Shing, Labor Member for Eastern Victoria, Minister for Equality, Major New Announcement.
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Macca and Paul talk to Harriet Shing, Labor Member for Eastern Victoria, Minister for Equality, Major New Announcement.
Announcement made Friday 26 April in Gippsland.
It involves $4.5 million in funding for Switchboard to deliver the Pride in Ageing program, created to help older LGBTIQA+ Victorians feel connected, safe and able to live freely as their authentic selves.
The program will open for co-design on Friday with expressions of interest to participate in the design able to be made online.
The program will be run at a variety of locations across the state, and include local and regional partnerships with councils, libraries, community organisations and health and aged care services to support new approaches to community engagement and connection for older LGBTIQA+ people.
The Minister will be able to talk about:
- Organisational Development grants program
- IDAHOBIT celebrations
- Update on the recruitment of the LGBITQA+ Communities Commissioner
- Victorian Government investment including the Pride in Place program.
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