I would like to congratulate the Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary on its 100th anniversary of raising funds for much needed medical equipment at the Hospital. Karen represented me at their afternoon tea as I was in Parliament last week. The…
I dropped in to see Sam Newman who recently opened Woopi Backpackers. The Backpackers is a great addition, attracting more tourism to our town. It offers accommodation for up to 61 people, a juice bar, meals, and eventually hopefully a…
I recently took the Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion to Nimbin Rocks to inspect the great work being done by the Working on Country Ranger Project. The Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council is doing a terrific job. Thank you…
It was great to announce a $1.5 million upgrade of the Far North Coast’s Regional Hockey Centre in Goonellabah. This is wonderful news for our community. It will transform the existing aged complex into a new state-of-the-art facility for players…
It was great to announce 170 new permanent Aged Care jobs in Grafton last week. These jobs are a direct result of almost $7 million in ongoing annual Federal funding for the new Aged Care Facility – Signature Grafton –…
It was great to attend the opening of the Southern Cross Enterprise Lab at the University this week. The new Enterprise Labs sits alongside the $14 million Centre of Co-operative Excellence at SCU that I announced last year. I would…
Last week I was joined by Senator Nigel Scullion to announce funding of $1.7 million to reduce family violence. This money will also support youths in our community. The funding will deliver a safe and trauma-informed service to reduce family…
It was great to announce Federal Government funding of $1 million to develop a world-class baseball facility at Albert Park on Monday. This funding will allow Baseball Australia to commit to five years of key national events, international team training…
I recently spoke in Parliament about our community members who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. I would like to congratulate John Murray who was awarded an Emergency Service Medal for his 15 years commitment to the Woolgoolga…
It was great to attend the 70th anniversary dinner for the East Lismore Hockey Club on the weekend. They are a wonderful club with much reason to celebrate. I would like to acknowledge the night’s organisers Tracey Drew, Judy Mallett,…
It was great to open the $2.5 million upgraded facilities at the Clarence Valley Airport last week. This is an important piece of infrastructure that we need to maintain for our wider community. The terminal building was extended, the…
I spoke about our Order of Australia Medal recipients in Parliament last week. It is always good to acknowledge the great work members of our community do to make our community even better. I would like to congratulate John Barnes…