Tiny Towns Fund
Jacinta ERMACORA (Western Victoria) (18:05): (1617) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Regional Development. The $20 million Tiny Towns Fund celebrates the pride of place and identity that makes small communities a unique and essential part of Victoria. The awards can bring to life new projects in community infrastructure improvements to facilities and capacity-building projects. I particularly appreciate the way these awards focus and provide for small but often very significant community investments. Last week the grants from $5000 to $50,000 were announced across regional Victoria. Can the minister, Jaclyn Symes, indicate how many towns have received funding through the two rounds of the Tiny Towns awards and if there are noticeable themes of where funding is being channelled across the state?