$600,000 To Increase Internet Access for all Victorians
Source: Victoria. Minister for Local Government. Media Release
"Free public internet access is a step closer for thousands of Victorians, thanks to $600,000 from the Brumby Government that will pay for Neighbourhood Houses across the state to install broadband connections and computer hardware. Celebrating Neighbourhood House Week by opening an extension to the Jika Jika Community Centre in Darebin, Local Government Minister Richard Wynne, today announced the latest round of Public Internet Access Program (PIAP) grants, which help to make free or affordable internet access available in public facilities.“The Brumby Government is taking action for communities and the Public Internet Access Program has already provided more than 315,000 hours of free or low cost public Internet access to Victorians who would not otherwise have had access,” Mr Wynne said. A quarter of funding to date has been provided to Neighbourhood Houses across Victoria, making them a vital link in helping to increase computer literacy and ensuring local people have access to computers and the internet.”