Launching the new www.getoutofthecity.com.au campaign to drive submissions from regional Australia to a new Senate inquiry Submissions can be made via www.getoutofthecity.com.au by March 10, 2017 Country Women’s Association joins calls for regional Australians to make a submission Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said just nine days remain for regional Australians to…
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Contract awarded on Pimlico and Teven section to deliver final stage of 155-kilometre Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade The works will deliver a safer, four-lane divided highway with a consistent 110 km/h speed limit between the Ballina bypass and the Coolgardie to Richmond River section Works to complete…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the announcement of a Headspace for Grafton along with a range of additional mental health services that are being rolled-out across the Clarence Valley. “This is fantastic news that the Clarence Valley will have its own Headspace,” he said. “Greg Hunt became Health Minister a few weeks…
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Financial incentives of up to $10,000 are now available to encourage businesses to employ new staff. This will help our local economy and create more jobs. There is no higher priority for our community and for the Government than creating jobs. That means not only growing our economy, but also helping people become job ready.…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced a grant of more than $1.5 million for the Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation as part of new funding to improve access for Indigenous Australians to better health care services across the Clarence Valley and for the first time into the Richmond Valley and Tweed. He said…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today attended the opening of the new Disability and Automotive workshops at St Andrews Christian School in Clarenza. “These two workshops are a wonderful addition to the school and caters for its students living and learning with a disability,” Mr Hogan said. “All the studies show people living with…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan is encouraging regional artists and organisations to apply for the Festivals Australia program. The program provides around $1.2 million each year for high quality arts and cultural projects in regional and remote Australia that support community participation and audience engagement. “I encourage organisations in the Northern Rivers and Coffs…
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Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said time is running out for preschools and child care centres to apply to take part in the Coalition Government’s popular early language learning program which is being rolled out nationally for the first time. Mr Hogan said there’s less than a week to go for local preschools and…
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I attended the Richmond Valley Australia Day celebrations at Woodburn. It was a great day. It was wonderful to see all the award nominees and recipients from our Australia Day Awards. Congratulations to Richmond Valley Council awardees: Brian O’Farrell (Citizen of the Year), Aideen Yourell (Young Citizen of the Year), Bill Bartier (Volunteer of the Year),…
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Last week, legislation was introduced into Parliament that will bring a crackdown on multinational tax avoidance. Once this legislation comes into effect on July 1, and is expected to raise at least $100 million in its first year. These will be the toughest laws against multinational tax avoidance in the world. ***** Country of Origin…
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