Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan announced $17,371 for Casino High School last year. They needed a commercial 10 tray Combi Oven for the canteen, which has now been purchased and is in operation. “Many students were not having an adequate breakfast or nutritious food during the day, which leads to poor attention in class,” Mr Hogan said. “Great to…
Westlawn Public School teaches primary school students important cooking skills. They had limited space for students to take part in these programs. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan announced $20,000 last year for a new ‘Kitchen Kart’. “It is great to see Westlawn has now purchased the portable teaching kitchen, and is up…
Razorback Lookout is a very popular spot to look out over our spectacular coastal town of Evans Head. It is used by many tourists and locals. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said work has now begun on the $399,963 redevelopment of the lookout. “This project is great for tourists who come to…
Rappville was devastated by the Black Summer bushfires. More than 50 homes were destroyed, lives were lost, and livelihoods were shattered. It is an incredibly resilient community. Richmond Valley Council received over $1.4 million in Federal Government grants to assist with bushfire recovery. Council allocated $500,000 of this to rebuild Rappville Community Hall. BizRebuild,…
The upgrade of Casino Memorial Swimming Pool is now underway. Stage one is worth $6.68 million and will ensure the future of this very important community asset. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the upgrade was a vitally important project for our community. “This work includes the construction of a new eight-lane,…
Community Halls are important spaces in our community. Wardell and Pimlico Halls need to make improvements to their facility to make it safer and compliant with building standards. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced $70,000 to complete the upgrades. “This funding will allow for various repairs and improvements at Pimlico Hall,…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today officially opened the $12 million extension of Kyogle’s Whiddon Group Aged Care Facility Extension. “With this extension, over 60 of our locals will be able to stay in the area, closer to their home and their families,” Mr Hogan said. “This upgrade has included the construction…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the announcement that Rex has reinstated the Grafton and Lismore routes that were set for closure at the end of this month. “I am extremely pleased that they have reconsidered and are now reinstating this important service to our community,” Mr Hogan said. “Rex will…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has today welcomed the latest Australian job figures. “The unemployment rate plunged from 6.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent in February, as the economy added 88,700 jobs in the month,” Mr Hogan said. “Employment increased to 13,006,900 and is now only 1800 under its pre-COVID peak…
Australia is leading the world in fighting COVID-19 and our economy is one of the strongest globally. Last week Australia’s latest National Accounts were released and showed our recovery plan is working. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said our performance on both the health and the economic fronts is world-leading. “Real GDP increased…