Chris Lynch: Government announces funding boost for rural mental health

The Government has announced a major funding boost aimed at strengthening rural mental health and wellbeing services.

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and Rural Communities Minister Mark Patterson said on Monday that three million dollars will be committed over the next four years to support Rural Support Trusts, helping improve access to mental health services in rural communities.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 14/6/24

Favours announced to foster a flourishing forestry sector – and we get a measure of the axing of public service jobs

The Government continued the flow of good news to the country’s primary producers during a busy 24 hours for the Beehive press team.

It was the forestry sector’s turn to savour announcements intended to enable it to flourish.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 3/7/23

Sure, the cost of motoring has surged, but Sepuloni wants you to know about all the good things the govt is doing

Motorists were bracing for a sharp rise in fuel prices late last week, ahead of the government reinstating the fuel tax and full-priced public transport fares from 1 July. They were grumbling about government unfairness, too, as they queued to fill their tanks before the new charges kicked in.

But hey – were those moaners unaware of the great things the government is doing to help them deal with the cost-of-living crisis.