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…
Local road safety projects are rolling out across the North Coast in a $35 million blitz designed to reduce road trauma and save lives. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Australian and NSW Governments were working together to ensure works start immediately and are completed by June to get people home sooner…
Oneva Holdings is a local business that processes local food to create unique food products. They work with a range of local farmers and chefs to create their products. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced new funding for Oneva Holdings to upgrade their manufacturing equipment. “This funding has been used to…
Australia is leading the world in fighting COVID-19 and our economy is one of the strongest globally. Speaking to many of our local businesses, they are starting to bounce back. A recent Deloitte Access Economics report says, “you’d rather be here (Australia) than almost anywhere else” in the world. It continues by saying our…
A new Employment Facilitator for the North Coast has begun his role in helping job seekers find work as part of the Australian Government’s $62.8 million Local Jobs Program. Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said a new Employment Facilitator will help support the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The North Coast Employment Facilitator,…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the creation of more than 6000 local jobs on the North Coast in the last 12 months. “This is wonderful news for our community and those looking for work,” he said. “These newly created jobs have pushed our local unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent, which is…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced a significant milestone in the full duplication of the Pacific Highway – the preferred tenderer to design and build the longest bridge between Woolgoolga and Ballina. “The communities on the North Coast have long dreamed about the duplication of the Pacific Highway, and now it is quickly…