Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (11:01): This inquiry into COVID-19 and its effects on homelessness was requested by Minister Ruston and Assistant Minister Howarth, and it’s been a very interesting inquiry, I must say. It’s certainly been quite a large one. In fact, this is just the interim report. The committee is yet to reach any conclusions…
The 2020-21 Federal Budget is totally focused on getting Australians back to work and will provide a huge boost to right across the electorate the Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said today. He said the Budget was funding important local infrastructure, supporting people into jobs and providing incentives to industry to invest in people and…
Ten projects across Grey will receive more than $9.5m in Australian Government funding under Round 5 of the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) and Round 7 of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP). Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the timing could not be better to see funding flow into regional areas to…
Show societies and field days cancelled because of COVID can now apply for a one-off payment under the Australian Government’s $39 million Supporting Agricultural Shows and Field Days program. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey encourages all ag shows and our Field Days’ organisers to get their applications in. “Applications close on October 9, so…
The impacts of the Covid virus on our economy have been enormous and we will be dealing with its effects for years, however, an international reality check will show just how well we have managed this crisis in Australia. If it were not for Victoria, which has clearly made some appalling errors, we would be…
Whyalla is an excellent place to develop Australia’s first green steel production, according to Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey. “With the announcement by Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor of a new $18bn technology roadmap this week, the Upper Spencer Gulf is in an ideal position to locate a Hydrogen Hub and use…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (11:40): About five or six weeks ago, the federal government announced support for country rural shows to compensate for the fact that virtually all of them have been cancelled this year due to COVID, and they have ongoing expenses, whether it be insurance, water or electricity. They are able to retrospectively claim…
The Strzelecki Track is to be sealed from one end to the other under a deal reached between the Federal and State Governments the Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey announced today. “This is an exciting project and one which I have been campaigning for for more than six years. It gives a certain degree of…
Federal Rural and Regional Liberals have made a call for emergency action to meet a critical labour shortage facing Australia’s food growers. Rural and Regional Liberals Chair Rowan Ramsey said Australia’s food growers are in crisis and unable to get workers on the ground to harvest their crops. “Australian farmers produce the highest quality food…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said it was a bonus to have SA Premier Steven Marshall in Whyalla today to launch an $8 million upgrade to engineering and construction company Ferretti International, a steel processing centre in Whyalla. “This joint investment from Ferretti, State and Federal Governments is a strong expression of our collective…