The 2021 Federal Budget brings enormous spending to regional Australia investing in roads, skills, apprentices, incentives to business, and providing a huge boost to aged care, the NDIS, childcare and services. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the road investments which were detailed in a pre-budget release has brought Commonwealth investment in roads in…
More money is being allocated through the coming budget to roads in the Grey electorate with the duplication of the Augusta Highway and the sealing of the Strzelecki Track the big winners. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is tremendously pleased the Augusta Highway duplication project is to receive another $148m to the…
Farmers and residents in the federal electorate of Grey will now have access to more reliable and up-to-date weather information, with the Bureau of Meteorology making significant upgrades to the Ceduna radar. Over the past two months a new digital receiver and control system for the Ceduna radar has been installed. The work has now…
Funding through Round Two of the Live Music Australia program will enable the Federal Hotel in Port Pirie to host more live music in Port Pirie. The Morrison Government is reactivating live music across Australia with funding of more than $2.5 million under the Live Music Australia Program. Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has welcomed…
Communities in remote and very remote South Australia will benefit from better air services thanks to the Australian Government’s latest round of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program with nine airstrips in Grey to receive funding. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the upgrades will help local communities maintain access to essential goods and services.…
Funding to upgrade more than 400 kilometres of roads across Grey including 60 kilometres on the Yorke Highway between Arthurton and Minlaton will have a huge impact on road traffic and safety. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said receiving advice the Yorke Highway will be re-shouldered and levelled right through to Minlaton was great…
Seven organisations in Grey have been successful under the latest round of the Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. The program is an Australian Government initiative which honours the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service men and women in wars, conflicts and peace operations Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said these organisations can…
The prospect of establishing a Hydrogen Hub on Eyre Peninsula, most likely at Whyalla, has greatly improved following the Prime Minister’s latest announcement of an extra $275m to expand the Hydrogen Hub program. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has welcomed the commitment and said, “the response from the States to the Federal Government’s earlier…
Community groups across Grey will be supported by a new Government program to lower energy costs, support local jobs and help reduce global emissions. The Powering Communities Program will fund up to 12 projects worth a total of $67,700 in each electorate. Grants of between $5,000 and $12,000 will be available to eligible community organisations,…
Farmers will be given another 12 months to apply for funding from the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme (EWIRS) to help them build much needed infrastructure to make their properties drought resilient. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt said farmers will now have until June 2022 to utilise the $50 million…