RICHMOND Valley Council is putting criminals and would-be offenders on notice – you will soon have nowhere to hide in Casino’s CBD. Council has accepted a tender from SAT Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based radio communications consultancy, to implement its $463,000 closed circuit television (CCTV) project that has been funded by the Federal Government. Up to…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan is calling on local Page schools, clubs and coaches to sign up to Sporting Schools, the Federal Government’s new initiative to get more kids active and health. He said individuals and sporting groups could now register at the new Sporting Schools website for Australia’s largest school-based participation programme prior…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan is calling on local community groups, networks and individuals who participate in community Landcare and Coastcare activities to nominate a Landcare project or “local hero” for the 2015 State and Territory Landcare Awards, which opened this week. He said the National Landcare Awards were an important mechanism to promote…
DetailsMember for Page, Kevin Hogan MP said pensioners in Page are $51.80 per fortnight better off for singles and $78 per fortnight for couples since the Coalition Government was elected following a further rise in the age pension last Friday. Kevin Hogan said today: “Age pensioners deserve our support and once again the age pension…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan welcomed the announcement the Specialist Training Programme and the Emergency Medicine Programme would have their funding extended for 2016. He said the Government would contribute more than $150 million to the two programmes that have proven records in the successful training of the next generation of medical professionals. “Many…
DetailsFederal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed today’s visit to Casino by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Darren Chester, to discuss future plans for the Casino Drill Hall. Mr Hogan arranged the meeting after the local community expressed concerns regarding the Department of Defence’s plans to sell the hall and surrounding…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the Government’s announcement of a further $305 million in red tape reduction to ease the burden on Australian businesses, community organisations, families and individuals. He said the measures in the Government’s third Repeal Day built on the $2.1 billion in red tape reduction decisions announced by the…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government is delivering on its commitment to protect the savings of Australians through improvements to the way that unclaimed money in savings accounts and life insurance policies is managed. He said the Government is restoring the time bank accounts and life insurance policies can be inactive before…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government’s efforts to speed up the NBN rollout are paying off for residents and businesses in Bagotville and surrounds as work begins to connect hundreds of premises to the National Broadband Network. Fixed wireless construction has just begun to connect 158 premises in Bagotville. It is expected…
DetailsFederal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government has delivered certainty to people with disability, carers, families and their advocates in Page by extending funding for a range of programmes transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). He said the Government’s priority is to ensure continuity of services to familes and carers as…
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