June 3rd, 2020
Buy Australian Made
This week, a new Federal Government campaign has been launched to promote Australian Made products.
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan, in conjunction with this, is promoting locally produced products and businesses on his Facebook page.
“I know everyone wants to do their bit to help our econo
January 20th, 2020
$50,000 GRANT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY BUSHFIRES
In response to the devastating bushfires, the Coalition Government has today announced measures to immediately support impacted small businesses.
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said what we're doing today is increasing the grant from $15,000, which is bein
October 31st, 2019
Attracting more students to our community
26 scholarships are available to international and domestic students to study in our community next year, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“There will be 16 scholarships at Southern Cross University in Lismore and 10 scholarships at the Wollongbar campus of TAF
October 10th, 2019
BUSHFIRE ASSISTANCE FOR RICHMOND VALLEY COMMUNITIES
Disaster assistance has been made available for communities in Richmond Valley in response to the impacts of the Busbys Flat Road fire.
Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Federal
September 27th, 2019
Immediate drought assistance available
Farming families will have access to a new support package that delivers nearly $100 million to drought-hit communities. This is on top of more than $7 billion in drought support funding already provided by the Government, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“This la
July 5th, 2019
Tax relief to help local families
More than 57,000 low and middle income earners in our community will start to receive immediate tax relief from next week, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“We have delivered on our promise to build a better tax system and provide more tax relief,” he said.
“This will
April 11th, 2019
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan has welcomed the calling of the election on May 18.
"It is a great honour to be our community’s representative in Canberra. I have and always will have, our community’s interests front and centre."
“In this role it is about integrity, I say what I believe and I do what
April 3rd, 2019
A Budget for our Community
“Great news in the budget for local projects. $332 million allocated this year and $221 million next year to complete the duplication of the Pacific Highway by 2020, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“Also both the Regional Growth Fund and the Building Better Regions Fund ha
March 21st, 2019
$200 million to reduce out of pocket costs for scans
The out-of-pocket medical expenses will be reduced for families needing life-saving scans like ultrasounds and X-rays with an almost $200 million investment, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“It is the first time in 20 years the indexation of Medicare Be
March 20th, 2019
Pensioners to receive increase in payments
Pension payments including the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment will increase by $9.90 a fortnight to $926.20 for singles, and by $14.80 a fortnight to $1,396.20 for couples combined, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“Since we were fir
February 14th, 2019
Assistance for those hit by bushfire
Families and farmers affected by this week’s bushfires in the Kyogle and Tenterfield shires can now apply for Disaster Recovery Assistance, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“While the full extent of the damage caused by the fires is still being determined, it’s
February 10th, 2019
Grant to Grafton Sporting Car Club to resurface Mountain View Motorsport track
The Hill Climb at the Grafton Sporting Car Club‘s Mountain View racing track has to be resurfaced. It needs to do this to accreditation to hold National and State Championships.
The tracks were last resurfaced in the early 1990s and now
February 10th, 2019
Two grants to upgrade Evans Head Bombers’ change rooms
The new Evans Head Bombers’ Women’s Tag Team will no longer be forced to share an open shower room with male teams, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said, announcing two grants totalling $53,000 to upgrade the club’s facilities.
“The club came to me
February 7th, 2019
Driving down cost of Child Care in our community
Our Government’s Child Care reforms are driving down out-of-pocket costs for parents across the community, Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“Since our Child Care Subsidy was introduced on 2 July 2018, out-of-pocket Child Care costs for families had reduced
February 5th, 2019
$54.5 million for Type 1 Diabetes research
Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan welcomed the Government’s announcement of $54.5 million for research into Type 1 Diabetes, saying it gives new hope to those in our community living with the disease.
“Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia will receive
February 1st, 2019
Investing in our local community sporting groups
A fit-out of Yamba Football Club’s Clubhouse, made possible by a Federal Government grant of more than $5200, will allow more local groups to use its facilities, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said.
“Yamba Football Club has a strong focus on the social nat
January 10th, 2019
North Coast tourism industry continues to boom
The North Coast continues to benefit from strong domestic and international traveller numbers, the Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan said citing the latest International Visitor Survey.
“We’ve seen 5,569,000 domestic and 354,000 international visitors flock to