Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan is reminding businesses in that the Restart programme provides up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) to hire an eligible 50-plus job seeker and retain that person for two years. Mr Hogan said under the programme…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced funding of $2.1 million for 36 new residential Aged Care beds provided by the Whiddon Group in Grafton, which will create 100 new jobs. The project will include the construction and extension…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced $7.2 million in third quarterly payments to Page’s councils under the Federal Government’s Financial Assistance Grant Programme. “Councils in Page will receive a total of $28.8 million this financial year,” he said.…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced that Lismore City Council has been successful in the first round of the Federal Government’s $300 million Bridges Renewal Project. Lismore City Council will receive a grant of $875,000 to build 200…
Ballina’s Koalas will benefit from the planting of 8000 new native trees, thanks to a Federal Government grant of $80,000 announced today by the Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan. “The 8000 native trees, which will connect existing Koala habitat…
Federal member for Page has welcomed a government plan to reduce the screening threshold for foreign investment in agricultural land to $15 million and to establish a register of foreign ownership of agricultural land. “This was one of our election…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said he was glad the issue of the Liberal Party leadership had been resolved today. “My focus has always been, and will always be, on helping my constituents and delivering for our community,” he…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said he was determined to get to the bottom of why petrol prices in Page were higher than those paid by city motorists after the competition watchdog confirmed it was monitoring North Coast fuel…
TENDERS have been invited for the next stage of enabling works on the Woolgoolga to Ballina upgrade along the Pacific Highway. Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker said this is another milestone in delivering one of Australia’s largest regional road infrastructure…
The Northern Rivers has a rich and proud sporting history and today six teenagers have been inducted as Local Young Sporting Champions who could one day be household names. “Presenting these twice-yearly awards is one of the highlights of my…
In an editorial this week, the editor of the Northern Star said I needed to “chalk up some wins”. I would like to share a list of just some of the wins I have had for our community in my…
The benefits of a new $476 million Industry Skills Fund will be felt across Page, with Australian businesses now able to apply for support to boost the skills of their workforce. “The fund will provide up to 200,000 training places…