Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan has announced almost $3 million in funding to fix seven dangerous Black Spots on local roads across the Northern Rivers, including almost $900,000 to improve Teven Road. The funding will allow the installation of curve alignment markers, retro reflective pavement markers, advisory signs and anti-skid surface and improve superelevation.…
When Australia went to war in 1915, so did 160,000 ‘Waler’ horses. The horses quickly became legendary on the Turkish battlefield and are credited with saving the lives of many Australian servicemen. To mark the Anzac Centenary, the Federal Government has funded an $8000 project to create a tree-line commemorate avenue in Ballina to be…
Will Goonellabah’s Gabrielle Venn be the next Laura Geitz? And will we soon be watching Max Simpkins on Centre Court at the Australian Open? Only time will tell, but Federal member of Page Kevin Hogan is making sure these local sporting champions are given every opportunity to follow their dreams. At a Local Sporting Champions…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan is calling on the local community to have their say as part of the nation’s largest conversation about the best ways to prevent, treat and cure diabetes. He said the opening of a national consultation process would help guide the Federal Government’s development of a National Diabetes Strategy –…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan today announced that the Northern NSW Local Health District will receive more than $640,000 from the Federal Government to provide direct delivery of dementia care services across the Northern Rivers. “This is terrific news and I would like to give credit to our local health district and health professionals…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said the Government’s efforts to speed up the NBN rollout are paying off for residents and businesses in the Clarence Valley as work begins to connect hundreds of premises to the National Broadband Network. Fixed wireless construction has just begun to connect 886 premises in parts of Lawrence, Seelands…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said he and the Federal Government were working with small businesses in the Northern Rivers to create jobs and drive the local economy. He made the comments at a Small Business Lunch at Ballina today where the Minister for Small Business Bruce Billson was the guest of honour. “There…
Will Clarence Valley teenager Charlie Steele be the next Ian Thorpe? And will we soon be watching Teagan McFarlane standing on the Olympic podium claiming Gold for the rowing at the next Summer Olympics? Only time will tell, but Federal member of Page Kevin Hogan is making sure these local sporting champions are given every…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said patients in Page are set to receive better access to frontline health services following the announcement of who will be running new Primary Health Networks locally. Primary Health Networks – or PHNs – are part of the Abbott Government’s plans to improve the health of the nation and…
Federal member for Page Kevin Hogan said applications for the 2015 Community Heritage grants programme are now open. He said grants of up to $15,000 are available to not-for-profit community groups across Australia to preserve and manage nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations. Projects supported include significance assessments, preservations…