Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the appointment of the country’s first National Rural Health Commissioner. He said the Commissioner will be an independent and high-profile advocate for regional, and is part of important reforms to regional and rural health in Australia. “The people of regional an rural Australia are the heart…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the naming of the preferred contractor to deliver a new one-kilometre-long bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater was another milestone in completing the full duplication of the Pacific Highway by 2020. “The bridge over the Richmond River at Broadwater is the second of two major new crossings…
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Ensuring job security is one of the most important things we can do. I announced last year a $50 million North Coast jobs package. There is a group I have established to get Businesses to move to our region and look at ways to use this funding. This will not only bring jobs to our…
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I WOULD like to congratulate the Clarence Valley’s latest crop of young Sporting Champions. I recently held a morning tea in Grafton to present the awards, and a $500 cheque, to nine Clarence teenagers who represented our community at a state and/or national event. They were Toby Power (hockey, aged 16), Harry Watts (hockey,…
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WONDERFUL to see all the award nominees and recipients from our Australia Day Awards. Congratulations to John Turnbull from Modanville who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his services to secondary education, Alan Hoskins who also received an OAM for his services to the Uniting Church and Ian Grimwood who was recognised with the…
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I would like to thank the Richmond Valley Council staff who put together the Australia Day celebrations at the Woodburn – it was a great family day. Congratulations to all the Australia Day winners and nominees. I would like to welcome all of our new citizens who took their oath on Australia Day. Congratulations also…
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It was great to help launch an advertising campaign this week to promote new housing subsidies available for low to middle-income earners families and individuals to build their own home in Lismore. The $20,000 ‘Build Your Future’ subsidy was possible after the Federal Government provided $5 million for new roundabouts and roads for new housing…
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Will 16-year-old Toby Power, 12-year-old Harry Watts and 13-year-olds Tyler Gaddes and Tyler McGarvie one day stand on the Olympic podium with their Kookaburra team mates, while 14-year-old Kroehnert also takes out Gold for Women’s Hockey? And will 12-year-old Toby Campbell reach his dream of representing Australia in the pool? Is 16-year-old Georgia Breward about…
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Will 15-year-old Dean Collins be the next Australian Motorcycle Trail Champion and is 15-year-old Taj Watson the next Mick Fanning? And is 12-year-old Olissa Onley set to become our next Benita Willis or perhaps 12-year-old Lucy Not is our next Morgan Mitchell? Only time will tell, but Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan is making…
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THIS YEAR is going to be one of delivering crucial infrastructure projects and job creation programs for our local community. The $3 million upgrade of Lismore’s Oakes Oval I announced during the election will help the ground become Northern New South Wales’ premier sports facility capable of hosting premiership AFL, rugby league, soccer and rugby…
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