Wednesday, 13 May 2026

 Gayle TIERNEY (Western Victoria) (10:09): Today I rise to highlight the important investment in Victoria’s clean energy training and education sector and the benefits that it will deliver right across our state. I recently travelled to Morwell – to TAFE Gippsland, the Morwell campus – to hear the Minister for Skills and TAFE Colin Brooks and the federal Minister for Skills and Training Andrew Giles, as well our very own Harriet Shing, a member in the upper house for Gippsland. The announcement was for a $50 million renewable energy TAFE centre of excellence, which is being co- funded by the state and the federal governments. The TAFE Gippsland Morwell campus will be the anchor point for renewable energy training and education in Victoria, but it will work with the rest of the TAFE network, including Holmesglen, but in particular – being a member for Western Victoria – South West TAFE and Federation University have very, very strong partnerships with the new centre.

The Clean Energy Fund is expanding training opportunities for western Victorian students and workers through its partnerships. It is an $8 million investment in Ballarat’s Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Training Centre – (Time expired)