Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said community organisations in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley can apply for grants to help deliver projects that will reduce violence against women and their children. A total of $4 million is available under the Building Safe Communities for Women and their Children initiative to fund one-off projects…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today officially opened the $1.3 million Trade Skills Centre at Trinity Catholic College – one of six centres he announced would be built across the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley last year. “It is wonderful to have delivered on this promise. The Trinity Lismore Lavalla Trade Skills Centre will…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced the Coota Girls Aboriginal Corp will receive $332,400 under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to deliver a Safety and Wellbeing project for First Australians in Kyogle. “This is a wonderful project to establish a Coota Girls Centre to provide a range of support…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley apprentices, people looking for a new career, and employers will now get more help than ever before with the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network starting today. He said the Apprenticeship Network was the Australian Government’s new programme to help employers to recruit, train and…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said young people involved in the Richmond River Riparian Restoration Project Green Army project have commenced on-ground works in Bungawalbin. “The Richmond River Riparian Restoration Project will benefit the Bungawalbin region through addressing threats to freshwater rivers and creeks on the floodplain and wetlands within the Richmond River catchment…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said more than $26 million will be poured into repairing and maintaining local roads in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley thanks to the expansion of the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery programme. “As part of the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to improve local roads, funding to councils in…
WORKS on the $862 million Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway upgrade are almost complete, with the road expected to open to traffic before the end of the year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the upcoming completion of the upgrade is an important step towards…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today said mobile phone coverage across the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley will radically improve with an $8.1 million investment to fix 91 local black spots. Mr Hogan said under the Federal Government’s $100 million Mobile Black Spots Programme 11 new or upgraded base stations will be funded in…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan is encouraging the community to have their say about the future of our region. “This week, families have started to receive my Community2020 brochure in their mail. This is an opportunity for people to have their say about what they think the priorities should be for our region towards…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said funding for councils to repair local roads will increase by about a third after the Federal Government announced a $1 billion injection into its Roads to Recovery Programme over the next two years. “As part of the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to improve local roads, we will provide…