Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased Port Augusta will be able to cast their net wider in the search for more GPs following the Distribution Priority Area (DPA) reclassification of the city which now identifies it as an area with a doctor shortage. “I have been in discussion with doctors and…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased to announce the Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies in recovering from the effects of COVID-19. Local rural and regional show societies who have made the decision to cancel this year’s event will be eligible for a share of $10…
A new $1.5 billion Australian Government infrastructure package will provide an immediate injection into the economy and bring jobs back online to help stem the impact of COVID-19. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased the Government has shown its ongoing commitment to the nation’s road network with this announcement. “Every…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased Eyre Peninsula prostate cancer sufferers and their families will benefit under an expansion of the Australian Government’s Prostate Cancer Nurses Program with the creation of a new nursing position based in Port Lincoln.. Mr Ramsey said the Government is investing $23 million in…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased to announced funding for seven aerodromes in Grey as part of the $41.2 million Regional Airports Program. Funding has been approved for aerodromes in Orroroo, Quorn, Whyalla, Cowell, Minlaton, Jamestown and Copper Coast. “This is great news for our regional aerodromes and will enable…
Legislation has been introduced to federal parliament that will pave the way for a critical piece of national infrastructure to support the increasing use of nuclear medicine in Australia and provide an economic boost to a regional South Australian community. The National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill today…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he was heartened by Sanjeev Gupta’s announcement of a billion dollar expansion of the Whyalla steelworks. “Mr Gupta has mapped out the steps and timeline for the transformation he announced in late 2018,” Mr Ramsey said. “Given the challenges facing the global community I applaud his determination to…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased six community groups across Grey will be better equipped to remember the service and sacrifice of our current and former Australian Defence Force personnel thanks to the Australian Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. In Grey successful groups include the Carrieton Progress Association…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased drought-affected regional communities in his electorate are set to receive a boost of more than $11.5m with four new local infrastructure and community projects. This funding is part of a $207 million investment under Round 4 of the Federal Government’s highly successful Building Better…
Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said local students could live at home and work locally while also studying a tertiary qualification at a new Regional University Centre to be established in Kadina. Mr Ramsey welcomed the Coalition Government’s commitment to tertiary education in the region and said the centre would boost opportunities for local…