Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the new National Party Agreement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull that puts issues affecting regional Australia at the heart of the Coalition Government. “The Coalition Agreement is very good news for the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley,” Mr Hogan said. “As part of the agreement we have…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today congratulated Southern Cross University for securing Government funding for 90 students to participate in the Government’s New Colombo Plan. The New Colombo Plan is a signature initiative of the Federal Government to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific by supporting Australian undergraduate students to study and undertake internships in…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said almost 1300 premises in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley are ready to join the superfast era with the NBN Co activating its fixed wireless network in the region, offering Internet speeds more than twice as fast as city-based ADSL connections. “The rollout is happening faster than ever…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today said the need to raise awareness of the risks children face online has again been highlighted in the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) latest ThinkUKnow report. “With this week being National Child Protection Week, it is important to recognise that online activities online and mobile phone are never 100…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the release of the Exposure Draft of the Request for Proposal for the Australian Government’s new Transition to Work service for young job seekers. He said the Transition to Work service was the centrepiece of the Coalition Government’s $331 million Youth Employment Strategy announced in the Budget…
SOFT soil work has started on two sections of the Woolgoolga to Ballina Pacific Highway upgrade. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian Government had committed $5.64 billion toward the completion of the Pacific Highway upgrade by the end of the decade. “Almost 400 kilometres of the…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the announcement that the grant for people with Inborn Error of Metabolism (IEM) will be maintained. Kevin Hogan met with Health Minister Sussan Ley in early June and raised the issue of IEM grants which affects local residents such as Jayden Driussi. “I asked the minister to…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced the Bundjalung Jarjums Preschool Support Project will receive $196,250 under the Federal Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to deliver a improve attendance and educational outcomes for Indigenous students. “This is a great project that focuses on getting children to school, improving education outcomes and improving…
PACIFIC Complete, the delivery partner that will oversee the 155 kilometre Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade, officially opened its project office in Grafton today. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Grafton office opening comes just a month after contracts for the delivery partner…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the interim report from the National Ice Taskforce, which the Prime Minister presented to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today. He said communities in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley had welcomed the opportunity to engage in the national consultation. “The use of Ice in our…