Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan yesterday asked a question on behalf of Andrew Playford of Ballina during Question Time about the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Page. Mr Playford submitted the question after Mr Hogan opened up Question Time to residents of the Page electorate. “This is the second “constituency” question…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan will use his Facebook page to allow residents of the Northern Rivers and Clarence Valley to ask their own questions in Parliament’s Question Time. “I am asking residents of Page to ask their own questions to Parliament via my Facebook page,” he said. From the next sitting week starting…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today welcomed the launch of a new Pay and Conditions Tool (PACT) designed for small businesses which combines pay, shift and leave calculators with an intuitive interface for mobile devices. He said this delivered on another election commitment to the Small Business sector in the Northern Rivers and Clarence…
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 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 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…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said more than 906 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…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has called for a one-month extension to the deferred sale of the Casino Drill Hall to allow time for the community to conclude negotiations with the Department of Defence to buy the hall. Mr Hogan secured a deferment of the sale of the historic Drill Hall last December, just…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has spoken in Parliament today stating his continued opposition to CSG in our region. Mr Hogan told Parliament he came to the conclusion that CSG was inappropriate for Page after he visited Chinchilla in Queensland in January 2013 to spoke with community members about the impact of the industry…