Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said a $3 million Federal Government grant to construct Airport Boulevard at Ballina would improve access to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport and create jobs. “This is great news for the entire Northern Rivers community,” he said. “Ballina airport is one of the busiest airports in regional Australia handling close…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today turned the first sod on the $3 million upgrade of Lismore’s Oakes Oval. The Federal Government contributed $1.4 million to the Oakes Oval project, with the AFL, Lismore City Council and the Lismore Swans AFL matching the funds in cash or in-kind. “The project includes an extension of…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said leukaemia and lymphoma patients in our community will benefit from affordable access to a new medicine, with the Federal Government subsidising the drug Ibrutinib. “This new treatment will provide much needed support to patients who don’t respond to other initial treatments,” he said. Ibrutinib (sold as Imbruvica®) would…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today delivered a petition approaching 2000 signatures calling on Lismore City Council to reverse its decision to reject a $90 million investment in Lismore Square. “On behalf of those who have supported this petition, I call on Lismore City Council to sign the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with McConaghy’s,”…
DetailsThe completion of the Maclean Riverside precinct is one step closer today, after Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan turned the first sod on the project. Today’s event sees construction start on the $1.8 million project Kevin Hogan committed to funding last year. Work is underway at both ends of the precinct with the final…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today launched a new evidence based program to enhance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people in the Northern Rivers. The program called Garimaleh Werlu Na (taking care of yourself) has seen the North Coast Primary Health Network (NCPHN) allocate $118,315 in Commonwealth funds to the University Centre for Rural…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today presented 12 Clarence Valley teenagers with a Local Sporting Champion Award and a $500 cheque to help them on their way. “I’m very pleased to help these teenagers follow their dreams,” he said. “Those who are receiving awards have excelled themselves representing the Clarence Valley on the international,…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today attended the official opening of the upgraded facilities at Woolgoolga Art Gallery following a Federal Government grant of $10,000. “This new facility is a wonderful asset for the community,” he said. “The upgrade includes a complete refurbishment of the kitchen and new accessible toilets.” “I would like to…
DetailsWill 15-year-old Josiah Varney be the next Australian Judo Champion? And will 12-year-old Lauren Grocott one day represent Australia in Show Jumping at the Olympics? Only time will tell, but Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today presented these two local teenagers with a Local Sporting Champion Award and a $500 cheque to help…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced a $90,000 grant for a two-day regional arts conference, ARTSTATE, to be held in Lismore in November. “This conference will further cement Lismore and the Northern Rivers as the centre of arts in regional Australia,” he said. “The two day conference will bring more than 200 delegates…
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