Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said 1900 premises in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley are ready to join the superfast era with the NBN Co activating its fixed wireless network in the region, offering Internet speeds more than twice as fast as city-based ADSL connections. The fixed wireless network utilises advanced 4G technology…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today congratulated Southern Cross University for receiving funding of $1.2 million from the Australian Government to fund three new collaborative research projects with industry partners. Funding for these projects has been awarded under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Projects scheme. “The funding awarded to Southern Cross University will…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced the Coota Girls Aboriginal Corp will receive $332,400 under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to deliver a Safety and Wellbeing project for First Australians in Kyogle. “This is a wonderful project to establish a Coota Girls Centre to provide a range of support…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the release of the Commonwealth Government’s Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. “For the first time, Australia has a long-term plan to make agriculture stronger,” he said. Mr Hogan said the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper is a vital part of our plan to build a strong, prosperous economy and…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley apprentices, people looking for a new career, and employers will now get more help than ever before with the Australian Apprenticeship Support Network starting today. He said the Apprenticeship Network was the Australian Government’s new programme to help employers to recruit, train and…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said young people involved in the Richmond River Riparian Restoration Project Green Army project have commenced on-ground works in Bungawalbin. “The Richmond River Riparian Restoration Project will benefit the Bungawalbin region through addressing threats to freshwater rivers and creeks on the floodplain and wetlands within the Richmond River catchment…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said more than $26 million will be poured into repairing and maintaining local roads in the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley thanks to the expansion of the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery programme. “As part of the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to improve local roads, funding to councils in…
WORKS on the $862 million Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway upgrade are almost complete, with the road expected to open to traffic before the end of the year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the upcoming completion of the upgrade is an important step towards…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has locked in $220,000 in Coalition Government funding to replace Kyogle’s Minneys Bridge. The old single-lane wooden truss bridge will now be replaced with a two-lane concrete structure. “This is a great outcome for the community. I was determined to make sure the Kyogle community got this vital bridge…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today said mobile phone coverage across the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley will radically improve with an $8.1 million investment to fix 91 local black spots. Mr Hogan said under the Federal Government’s $100 million Mobile Black Spots Programme 11 new or upgraded base stations will be funded in…