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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

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

$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

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

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

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

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

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

$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

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

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