Paving the Outback Way
Works have begun on the next stage of the transformational Outback Way upgrade.
NEW CROYDON CHILDCARE CENTRE OPEN
Better childcare has been delivered to residents of Croydon, following the construction and fit-out of the new St Joseph’s Maronite Church childcare centre in Sydney’s inner-west.
Deputy Prime Minister – Transcript – Vale Tim Fischer AC – 22 August 2019
E&OE MICHAEL MCCORMACK Today Judy Fischer has lost a husband. Harrison and Dominic have lost their Dad. The National Party has lost one of its giants and our nation mourns one of its finest. Tim Fischer AC. The AC, in my opinion is, stands for a champion, a colossus. Tim Fischer was all of that […]
PASSING OF THE HON TIM FISCHER AC
Today we have lost one of Australia’s finest with the passing of Tim Fischer AC. Tim was a giant of The National Party, he was a giant of Australia, but more than that, he was a champion for regional and rural communities. Regional Australia had no better friend than Tim. He was a proud Australian […]
Deputy Prime Minister – Transcript – Doorstop – Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Breakfast, Brisbane, QLD – 22 August 2019
TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Breakfast, Brisbane, QLD 22 August 2019 E&OE JOURNALIST So do you concede your comments about Pacific Islanders being able to survive climate change because they can get fruit picking jobs in Australia could be received, by Islanders, as insulting? MICHAEL MCCORMACK Well look if any insult was […]
NEWELL HIGHWAY CORRIDOR STRATEGY DELIVERS INVESTMENT ROADMAP
Freight efficiency, road safety and support for drought-affected areas will continue to improve across regional New South Wales thanks to the completion of the Newell Highway Corridor Strategy. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Member for Riverina Michael McCormack said the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government-funded strategy would ensure the […]
INVESTIGATION STARTS INTO NT ‘SUPER FOOD BOWL’
A comprehensive investigation into transforming the Northern Territory’s Roper River catchment into a ‘super food bowl’ has been kicked off by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government had contracted CSIRO to deliver the […]
SEALING WORK ON BURKE DEVELOPMENTAL ROAD
The sealing of key cattle supply routes in North Queensland continues apace, with works under way on the Burke Developmental Road between Chillagoe and Almaden. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the works were part of the $100 million Northern Australia Beef Roads Program and jointly funded […]
CONNECTIVITY KEY TO UNLOCKING REGIONAL BENEFITS FROM INLAND RAIL
The Liberal and Nationals Government is rolling out a $44 million program and enhancing its network of offices in the bush to support regional communities and industry to better connect to Inland Rail and the benefits that flow from fast, reliable and cost-competitive freight rail. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional […]
GRANTS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT LOCAL ENVIRONMENT
LOCAL communities throughout the Riverina and Central West are set to share in $150,000 of funding with expressions of interest now open for the Communities Environment Program.