I WOULD like to congratulate the Clarence Valley’s latest crop of young Sporting Champions. I recently held a morning tea in Grafton to present the awards, and a $500 cheque, to nine Clarence teenagers who represented our community at a state and/or national event. They were Toby Power (hockey, aged 16), Harry Watts (hockey,…
WONDERFUL to see all the award nominees and recipients from our Australia Day Awards. Congratulations to John Turnbull from Modanville who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his services to secondary education, Alan Hoskins who also received an OAM for his services to the Uniting Church and Ian Grimwood who was recognised with the…
It was great to help launch an advertising campaign this week to promote new housing subsidies available for low to middle-income earners families and individuals to build their own home in Lismore. The $20,000 ‘Build Your Future’ subsidy was possible after the Federal Government provided $5 million for new roundabouts and roads for new housing…
Will 16-year-old Toby Power, 12-year-old Harry Watts and 13-year-olds Tyler Gaddes and Tyler McGarvie one day stand on the Olympic podium with their Kookaburra team mates, while 14-year-old Kroehnert also takes out Gold for Women’s Hockey? And will 12-year-old Toby Campbell reach his dream of representing Australia in the pool? Is 16-year-old Georgia Breward about…
Will 15-year-old Dean Collins be the next Australian Motorcycle Trail Champion and is 15-year-old Taj Watson the next Mick Fanning? And is 12-year-old Olissa Onley set to become our next Benita Willis or perhaps 12-year-old Lucy Not is our next Morgan Mitchell? Only time will tell, but Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan is making…
THIS YEAR is going to be one of delivering crucial infrastructure projects and job creation programs for our local community. The $3 million upgrade of Lismore’s Oakes Oval I announced during the election will help the ground become Northern New South Wales’ premier sports facility capable of hosting premiership AFL, rugby league, soccer and rugby…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said Grafton High School student Isaac Huxley is one of 60 of Australia’s brightest technology-buffs who converged on Macquarie University in Sydney this week to take part in an advanced digital technology summer-school backed by the Federal Government. “I would like to congratulate Isaac on being selected to…
The office of the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has been awarded The Electorate Office of the Year by the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. “I would like to congratulate my office staff. They work very hard to follow up on all requests made to the office. I thank and congratulate them on the award,”…
I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas/New Year break and thank you to all the people who worked or volunteered over this period to keep our community safe. Working together over the past year, we have achieved a lot for the community, but there is always more to be done. Work will begin shortly on the…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today said a Federal Government grant to support veterans and their families would benefit the entire Grafton community. Mr Hogan said the Grafton RSL Sub-Branch would receive $3000 towards programs to reduce social isolation, such as bus trips, under the Federal Government’s Veteran and Community Grants program. “We honour…