Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said thousands of jobs will be created throughout the Northern Rivers and Coffs Coast thanks to $1 billion worth of major civil work packages which have gone to tender for the Woolgoolga to Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade. “This is great news for our community,” Mr Hogan…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said more mobile black spots across the Northern Rivers will be fixed following the announcement of four new base stations under the second round of the Australian Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program. “I’m pleased to announce new coverage for Dunoon, Koonorigan, Mount Burrell and Nymboida and areas surrounding these…
Mental Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said a Mental Health Workshop to be held in Lismore next month will help identify the best way to roll-out services across the Northern Rives. “This workshop will identify what we can do together in the Northern Rivers to provide localised Mental Health Services based on evidence from…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Stage 3A Lismore Base Hospital redevelopment would deliver better health services for the community. Mr Hogan made the comments after inspecting the new state-of-the-art facilities with the Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley. “The $80 million redevelopment of the Base Hospital, which serves the entire northern Rivers, is…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery Programme has today been distributed to five councils across the Northern Rivers to assist with local road construction and maintenance. “This is the Federal Government making good on election promises by continuing to support programmes that deliver funding exactly where it’s needed…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced a $15,000 grant to the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Northern Rivers Branch Inc. The grant is for the completion of safety upgrades to the General Pistol Range at the Casino Shooting Complex. Work will include construction of a timber sleeper wall, construction of two 50m…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said residents living in the Northern Rivers can begin to connect to affordable, high-speed broadband with the launch of services on nbn’s Sky Muster satellite network. “This is great news for people in the Northern Rivers who will finally be able to access high speed internet,” he said. The…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the $13.8 million announcement that the Northern Rivers will be the National Centre of Excellence for Agricultural Co-operatives. “From Woodenbong cattle breeders and Harwood sugar growers to Woolgoolga blueberry farmers at Woolgoolga, and from the Casino Meatworks and Norco to the Fishermen’s co-ops in the Clarence River…
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan presented ten Young Sporting Championship Awards to some of the Northern Rivers’ most promising sporting stars of the future at a special morning tea held in their honour. At a Local Sporting Champions morning tea he presented ten local teenagers with a $500 cheque to help them on their…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government has announced this quarter’s payment to councils in the Northern Rivers under the Financial Assistance Grant programme which will total $3,560,988. This is the third instalment of untied funding to allocate according to local priorities that Northern Rivers councils will collect this year. Mr Hogan said…