Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said leukaemia and lymphoma patients in our community will benefit from affordable access to a new medicine, with the Federal Government subsidising the drug Ibrutinib. “This new treatment will provide much needed support to patients who don’t respond to other initial treatments,” he said. Ibrutinib (sold as Imbruvica®) would…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today delivered a petition approaching 2000 signatures calling on Lismore City Council to reverse its decision to reject a $90 million investment in Lismore Square. “On behalf of those who have supported this petition, I call on Lismore City Council to sign the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with McConaghy’s,”…
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The completion of the Maclean Riverside precinct is one step closer today, after Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan turned the first sod on the project. Today’s event sees construction start on the $1.8 million project Kevin Hogan committed to funding last year. Work is underway at both ends of the precinct with the final…
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I would like to thank the more than 1000 people who signed my Community Petition on Lismore Square within the first 24 hours. Lismore City Council has rejected a $90 million investment in the Square and our city. If we are to retain our status as a Regional City, then we must continue…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today launched a new evidence based program to enhance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people in the Northern Rivers. The program called Garimaleh Werlu Na (taking care of yourself) has seen the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) allocate $118,315 in Commonwealth funds to the University Centre for Rural…
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I have launched a community petition calling on Lismore City Council to immediately reverse its decision to knock back the $90 million investment in the Lismore Square. If Lismore is to retain its status as a Regional City we must embrace investments like this. I encourage everyone who wants to see our city prosper and…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today presented 12 Clarence Valley teenagers with a Local Sporting Champion Award and a $500 cheque to help them on their way. “I’m very pleased to help these teenagers follow their dreams,” he said. “Those who are receiving awards have excelled themselves representing the Clarence Valley on the international,…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today attended the official opening of the upgraded facilities at Woolgoolga Art Gallery following a Federal Government grant of $10,000. “This new facility is a wonderful asset for the community,” he said. “The upgrade includes a complete refurbishment of the kitchen and new accessible toilets.” “I would like to…
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Will 15-year-old Josiah Varney be the next Australian Judo Champion? And will 12-year-old Lauren Grocott one day represent Australia in Show Jumping at the Olympics? Only time will tell, but Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today presented these two local teenagers with a Local Sporting Champion Award and a $500 cheque to help…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced a $90,000 grant for a two-day regional arts conference, ARTSTATE, to be held in Lismore in November. “This conference will further cement Lismore and the Northern Rivers as the centre of arts in regional Australia,” he said. “The two day conference will bring more than 200 delegates…
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