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…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsCommunity 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,…
DetailsFarmers 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…
DetailsPeople living and working in Wudinna can look forward to faster NBN, moving from SkyMuster satellite to Fibre To The Premises through the Regional Connectivity Program. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he had been concerned since the initial NBN rollout that Wudinna as a major service centre should have an upgraded service and…
DetailsA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub launches in South Australia University of Adelaide to lead transformational drought resilience delivery An $8 million Australian Government investment, with $11 million contribution from Hub members This is one of eight hubs to be established around the country through the Australian Government’s $5 billion Future Drought Fund. A…
DetailsCommunity 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,…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (12:39): The seat of Grey was formed in 1903 and, despite the fact that I am only the third Liberal to represent that seat, this is the 28th year that it will have been in Liberal hands and I’m proud of that outcome. As such, it is considered a safe seat, even…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:40): Last Sunday I had the great honour, along with Copper Coast Mayor Ros Talbot and the member for Narungga, Fraser Ellis, to open the new Kadina synthetic hockey pitch. It is testament to a great team effort. The federal government put up $422,000 through the local sporting infrastructure grants; the local…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (16:32): In my home town of Kimba, they began to open the farming lands in about 1908. In 1913, a railway line arrived, but there were considerable supplies coming from the coastal community of Cowell, 90 kilometres to the south-east. To facilitate this, a place called Shed Tanks was built, roughly halfway…
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