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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas/New Year break and thank you to all the people who worked or volunteered over this period to keep our community safe. Working together over the past year, we have achieved a lot for the…
I HOPE everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. Businesses in town were telling me they were busy which is great. I would particularly like to thank all of our workers and volunteers who gave their time over the Christmas…
This is my last column for the year and I would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year. For those working and keeping our community safe over the summer, I thank you.…