Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcome employment projections that reveal 8500 new jobs will be created in the Grafton/Coffs Harbour area over the next five years. “This is fantastic news for our job seekers and families,” he said. “This is a 13.2% increase in jobs over the next five years which is the…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said children in Goonellabah are among an extra 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities set to benefit from the Federal Government’s expansion of the Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY). “HIPPY is a two-year home-based parenting and early childhood learning programme run in the year before…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced $300,000 in funding for Heartfelt House to continue offering its wide range of services to adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, including its 18-week Taking the First Steps program. Funding for the Alstonville-based was due to run out on June 30. However, Mr Hogan has now secured…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today congratulated Grafton-based company Orara & Clarence Industries which has an agreement to provide survey pegs for the $5.6 billion duplication of the Pacific Highway between Ballina and Woolgoolga. “This is great news for the Clarence Valley and shows what a jobs bonanza the duplication of the Pacific Highway…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said sporting opportunities for children in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley were set to expand now that our local primary schools could apply for funding through the Federal Government’s $100 million Sporting Schools programme. He said the before, during and after-school hours sporting programme is designed to deliver…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has told the National Ice Taskforce that increased resources to fight the scourge of Ice should be allocated to front-line services rather than administrative or bureaucratic positions. Mr Hogan’s comments are contained in his submission to the National Ice Taskforce. He told the Taskforce there had been a substantial…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said our local farmers can now claim a tax deduction on all capital expenditure on water facilities, fodder storage assets and fencing incurred after the 2015 Budget was handed down at 7:30pm on 12 May. Farmers can fully deduct the cost of water facilities and fencing in the year they…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said towns in the Clarence Valley such as Iluka and Yamba are among 450 country towns who will find it easier to attract doctors under an overhauled GP Rural Incentives Program. Under changes announced by Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash, some 450 country towns will receive increased subsidies to…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has called for a one-month extension to the deferred sale of the Casino Drill Hall to allow time for the community to conclude negotiations with the Department of Defence to buy the hall. Mr Hogan secured a deferment of the sale of the historic Drill Hall last December, just…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced $350,000 in funding for Jarjum Aboriginal Pre-school for its literacy and numeracy programmes. “This is great news for Jarjum, its students and parents, and will help Close the Gap between our Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities,” Mr Hogan said. The Pre-school was concerned that it would miss out…