I attended Our Lady Help of Christians School Centenary last week. It was a great event. I would like to thank all the parish priests and Sisters of St Josephs, principals and teachers over the last 100 years for providing our community with faith-based education The School’s Centenary team has done an amazing job organising…
A new $2.1 million Community Recovery Fund has been set up to provide mental health support and community engagement to help flood-affected members of our community. We are a very strong and resilient community, but some people are struggling financially and emotionally in the aftermath of the disaster. This joint Federal and State Government Recovery…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today opened another section of the Pacific Highway upgrade between Halfway Creek and Glenugie, with traffic moved onto 11 kilometres of new lanes. “The opening of Halfway Creek to Glenugie means 72 per cent of the 657 kilometre upgrade between Hexham and the Queensland border is now four-lane divided…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today officially opened Grafton Hockey Club’s newly upgraded Clubhouse which will help boost grassroots sport in the community. This $560,000 project was an election commitment by the Federal Government. It is fantastic to open the upgraded Clubhouse today,” he said. “Twenty jobs were created during this upgrade, and the…
I announced another major contract awarded to deliver a section of the Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina. Seymour Whyte Limited—Ostwald Brothers joint venture will deliver a 35-kilometre section of the upgrade. This is great news for our community. This pipeline of contract awards means there are about 2,500 direct jobs and 7,500 indirect…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today said an additional three ageing wooden bridges will be replaced thanks to Federal Government funding of almost $1.5 million. “This is great news for our community,” Mr Hogan said. The bridges are Rambaldinis Road Bridge at Naughtons Gap, one on Old Tenterfield Road at Kippenduff and another…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the announcement of a $2.1 million Community Recovery Fund to provide mental health support and community engagement initiatives to help flood-affected members of our community. “Our community is still dealing with the impact of the March floods and it has become clear that further assistance is needed,”…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the wave of North Coast roadbuilding jobs and investment is continuing, with another major contract awarded to deliver a section of the Pacific Highway upgrade between Woolgoolga and Ballina. He said a Seymour Whyte Limited—Ostwald Brothers joint venture would deliver a 35-kilometre section of the upgrade between Glenugie…
I would like to congratulate the Lismore Base Hospital Auxiliary on its 100th anniversary of raising funds for much needed medical equipment at the Hospital. Karen represented me at their afternoon tea as I was in Parliament last week. The Auxiliary was originally known as the Women’s Guide. Its first fundraiser was a tea tent…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the announcement of more than $13,000 of funding to help Coffs Harbour City Council to better understand and manage flood risk. “This grant will allow the council to investigate options to improve evacuation access for residents of the Sunset Caravan Park which is part of the recently…