Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today inspected the commencement of earthworks for the $8.2 million upgrade of the Harwood Sugar Mill and Refinery. “This is a great project that will provide local jobs for local people,” he said. “More than 2000 jobs exist because of the Harwood Mill and Refinery. This includes direct jobs,…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today said the Buttery’s new alcohol and rehabilitation services, particularly for the drug Ice, will fill a gap in local services and will complement existing programs. “The new Dayhab community program is a free community-based service that has been developed locally to meet our local needs,” he said. “I…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said primary producers affected by the Lismore flood can now apply for grants of up to $10,000. “Many farms were affected by the flood, with lots of fencing and machinery damaged or destroyed,” he said. The recovery grants are under the Category C Flood assistance that has already been…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the further injection of funding by the Coalition Government to the legal assistance sector as part of the 2017-18 budget. The Federal Government will provide a further $55.7 million over the next three years to community legal centres ($39 million) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal services…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has urged people to heed the warnings of the SES and keep away from Lismore CBD, South Lismore and North Lismore as flood waters are expected to overtop the levee early Friday morning. “If river levels reach predicted heights, this will be a major event,” he said. “Once the…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced that young people in the local community will soon be able to access Employability Skills Training to help improve their chances of finding and keeping a job. Mr Hogan congratulated the training organisations on their new role and looked forward to the program starting this April. “The…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said almost 10,000 of families across our community are set for child care cost relief and their children will benefit from more early learning opportunities as part of the Government’s reforms to the system that passed Parliament last night. He said the new reforms would offer relief for families…
Contracts have been awarded to begin works on more than 100 bridges between Woolgoolga and Ballina Work will deliver jobs boom for Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions Around 1,700 workers already employed on upgrade, with more jobs to come as work ramps up Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and State Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis today paid tribute to the Honourable Ian Robinson, the former member for Cowper and Page who passed away on Thursday. “Ian will be greatly missed,” Mr Hogan said. “Ian represented the community for 37 years with distinction – a community that he…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced more than $115,000 of new funding for Namatjira Haven Drug and Alcohol Healing Centre to expand its existing services and offer new mental health services. “In partnership with Rekindling The Spirit, the funding will be used to train local staff in Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid…