Three+levels+of+government

=__﻿Three levels of government__= Australia has three levels of government. (If you don't know this yet either we must be teaching badly or you must not be listening in class.)

The Federal Government looks after things that concern all of Australia. It is the most powerful government in the country. The Prime Minister leads the Federal Government.

The state and territory governments look after one state or territory. Premiers are the leaders of the state governments and Chief Ministers are the leaders of the territory governments.

Local municipalities are led by mayors in Victoria. Melbourne has a Lord Mayor because it is the capital city of a state.

We are in the state of Victoria. Seaholme is in Altona, which is part of the municipality of Hobsons Bay.

The three government leaders for us are the Prime Minister (Federal Govenment), the Premier of Victoria (State Government) and the Mayor of Hobsons Bay (Local Government).

Do you know who they are? (See the pictures below for a hint)



You can find out more about local government here: [|Hobsons Bay City Council.]

You can find out more about state government here: [|Parliament of Victoria.]

You can find out more about federal government here: [|Parliament of Australia.]

You can find more about Federal Parliament and the State Parliaments at [|Parliament@Work.]

This is an interactive website to help you learn about Australia's Federal Parliament. You can find it here:[|Welcome to Kidsview - Parliament in focus.]

You can earn more about Federal Parliament at the [|Parliamentary Education Office.]

Do you think you know what each level of government is responsible for?

Have a go at the "Who decides?" activity. You have to click on 22 different things in the picture and decide which level of government is responsible for them. If you ask your teacher nicely you will get a copy of the picture to record your answers on. You can find "Who decides?" here: [|Who decides?]