Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said Indigenous communities across the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley will benefit from a $13.7 million investment in primary and preventable health care as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to closing the gap. Mr Hogan announced today Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation in Grafton and Ballina-based Bullinah…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today launched three key koala habitat restoration projects, consisting of two Green Army projects and a major rainforest restoration in Tregeagle. Marking the 25th anniversary of Landcare, Tregeagle Landcare received a Federal Government grant of $20,000 to restore koala habitat along ridges leading to Tucki Tucki and Boggy Creeks…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the Government’s announcement it will introduce Country of Origin Food labelling. “This is an issue I have been lobbying Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce and Assistant Health minister Fiona Nash,” he said. “In the wake of the Frozen Berry Hepatitis A outbreak, consumers rightly want to know where…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced 13 Green Army projects to be rolled out across the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley in the programs second round of projects. “In addition to the 13 new Green Army projects I am announcing today, we have another four other projects which are already up and running.…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced $7.2 million in third quarterly payments to Page’s councils under the Federal Government’s Financial Assistance Grant Programme. “Councils in Page will receive a total of $28.8 million this financial year,” he said. “The Australian Government is committed to supporting local communities to deliver the services and facilities…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said he was determined to get to the bottom of why petrol prices in Page were higher than those paid by city motorists after the competition watchdog confirmed it was monitoring North Coast fuel prices. Mr Hogan wrote to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission last month asking it…
When the call went out for volunteers to fight in World War I, men from the upper reaches of the Clarence Valley answered the nation’s call, riding their horses across rivers and through bush to sign up at the Copmanhurst Hotel before riding on to Grafton and heading off to battle. The ride has become…
When the call went out for volunteers to fight in World War I, men from the upper reaches of the Clarence Valley answered the nation’s call, riding their horses across rivers and through bush to sign up at the Copmanhurst Hotel before riding on to Grafton and heading off to battle. Federal member for Page…
The Clarence Valley has a rich and proud sporting history and today eight teenagers have been inducted as Local Young Sporting Champions who could one day be household names. “Presenting these twice-yearly awards is one of the highlights of my year,” the Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said. “All of these Young Champions have…
In an editorial this week, the editor of the Northern Star said I needed to “chalk up some wins”. I would like to share a list of just some of the wins I have had for our community in my first 15 months. The paper’s editorial also mentioned the difficulties of first-time backbenchers getting their…