Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the announcement that a re-elected Coalition Government will deliver a $1 million boost to Casino Beef Week would ensure the future of the week-long festival for many years to come. “We all know that Casino is the Beef Capital of Australia and this funding will mean Beef Week…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today helped turn the first sod on Stage 1 of the Southern Cross LADS Driver Education Facility near Lismore. “This project has been talked about since our community’s tragic loss of four young lives in a car crash at Broken Head Road in 2006,” Mr Hogan said. “Any life…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today congratulated Yamba Welding on winning a Government contract worth more than $5 million to build eight vessels to carry out border control operations around the country. “This is great news for Yamba Welding, our local community and importantly people looking for work,” Mr Hogan said. “Government tenders such…
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I recently awarded 17 teenagers with Young Sporting Champion Awards and a $500 cheque to help cover the cost of them representing our community at state and federal level in their chosen sport. Congratulations to Ethan Elliott, Matilda Elliott, Ethan Hooker, Brooke Hofmeyer, Matilda Narvo, Jacob Ponton, Madeline Mitchell, Eloise Davis, Matthew Hallmann, Taidgh Williams-Kolas,…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said our local community was a winner from this year’s budget with the government investing heavily in regional infrastructure. “The injection of $200 million for the Building Better Regions Fund to almost $500 million is great news for our community. This program has previously funded local projects like the…
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I recently awarded three teenagers with Young Sporting Champion Awards and a $500 cheque to help cover the cost of them representing our community at state and federal level of their chosen sport. Congratulations to Travis Gardner-O’Connor from Grafton West (Dragon Boat Racing), Samira Lawson from Grafton (Hockey) and Alyssa Luland from Gulmarrad (Cricket). …
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We are fast-tracking the $3 million upgrade of Oakes Oval to help with Lismore’s rebuild. This is great news our local businesses, jobs and our economy. The upgrade is a big-ticket redevelopment project, involving an extension of the grandstand roof cover, expanding the on-field playing area to boost spectator capacity and make it suitable for…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said nine local quarries have been awarded contracts to supply road building material for the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway Upgrade. “This means more jobs for our community,” Mr Hogan said. “The nine north coast quarries awarded contracts on this section are a combination of large…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government’s new plan for schools will see Government funding almost doubled over the next ten years. “It is time to put our students first with real needs-based funding of our schools,” he said. “This is a great outcome for our nation’s children, and in particular students from…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the Federal Government’s fast-tracking of funding for the $3 million upgrade of Lismore’s Oakes Oval. “This funding could not have come at a better time as our community is now rebuilding after the devastating flood,” he said. The Federal Government will contribute $1.4 million to the project,…
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