Communities in the Grey electorate are being urged to apply for a share in $200 million under a third round of the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said regional tourism, infrastructure and local jobs are front and centre in this funding round. “I’m pleased that the…
Federal Member fior Grey has encouraged students in Grey to apply for a Government-funded scholarship to study a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) course. Mr Ramsey said applications were now open for the $24 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program. “Scholarships of up to $18,000 are available to help students…
Aged care services across the Grey electorate are being encouraged to apply for $40 million made available to regional aged care providers to improve their operations, for the benefit of local seniors. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said aged care providers could apply for one-off grants of up to $500,000 to undertake infrastructure…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (19:11): Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know you hail from Port Augusta and you understand the electorate very well. We have a crisis in rural Australia, particularly in South Australia and in my electorate, in the provision of doctors in rural areas. I have a history in rural…
Last week I was mightily relieved and very pleased that the Senate passed the legislation taking the cashless debit card trial to Bundaberg. Of course, the first community in Australia to embark down this path was Ceduna in my electorate, latterly joined by the East Kimberley and then the Goldfields around Kalgoorlie. It is very…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (18:13): I’m very pleased to hear the member for Macquarie make such an impassioned plea about mobile stations, and I’m sure we will hear before the next election about Labor’s commitment to building more mobile stations in black spots. They never have before. Not one cent has ever come from a…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (12:26): To cut to the chase, no, I don’t support the amendment. But I do support the bill that is before the House, which is on variations to veterans’ entitlements, the Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment Bill 2018. It is a relatively simple bill, correcting a drafting oversight that occurred back in 2005-that…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the extension of the Cashless Debit Card (CDC) trial to Bundaberg is confirmation of the worth of the terrific pioneering work the residents of the Ceduna area had done in proviing to the nation the community value of the card. “The Government has secured support to…
Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey is calling on relevant organisations and people with first-hand experience of intergenerational welfare dependency throughout the Grey electorate to participate in the current inquiry being conducted by a special Parliamentary Select Committee. Mr Ramsey, who sits on the committee, said the inquiry is currently taking submissions into the impact on…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (13:49): The recent South Australian redistribution has added an extra 5,000 square kilometres or 18,000 voters to the electorate of Grey. While increasing my workload, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to represent the remarkable Clare and Gilbert valleys and the Adelaide Plains. Clare Valley Cuisine is a vibrant group in…
