Future Drought Fund: Supporting Grey’s drought resilience

Tumby Bay Progress Association will receive $45,000 to improve farmers skills in effective communication and digital literacy under Round 2 of the Networks to Build Drought Resilience program. Three agricultural communities on the Eyre Peninsula will benefit from over $180,000 to help them better prepare for drought thanks to the Federal Government’s $5 billion Future…

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MOBILE SERVICE CENTRE DESERT ROSE IN YORKE PENINSULA

The Mobile Service Centre Desert Rose is travelling through the Yorke Peninsula to provide support to rural and regional communities nearby. Mobile Service Centre staff help customers with essential government services including Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services and is one of three Mobile Service Centres operated by Services Australia. Federal Member for Grey Rowan…

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RAIL PROJECTS BACKING MANUFACTURING JOBS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

 The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has signed a contract worth $292 million with Liberty Primary Steel for the supply of heavy-duty rail that will support 1,500 jobs in the coming years. The Whyalla plant will soon start rolling more than 147,000 tonnes of steel rail under the contract, including more than 110,000 tonnes for…

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New facilities for students at Maitland Lutheran School

Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey attended Maitland Lutheran School in February to open a new upper primary building providing six general learning areas around a learning common space and a staff preparation space that were funded by the Coalition Government. Mr Ramsey said students and staff would benefit from the fresh modern facilities, with a…

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New bulk billing services for patients in Ceduna, Lameroo and Wallaroo

For the first time, more than 20,000 South Australians living in rural and remote communities will be able to access a range of bulk-billed primary health care services under an innovative Federal Coalition Government-funded initiative. Patients in Lameroo, Wallaroo and Ceduna can now visit their local hospital to access bulk-billed GP consultations, appointments with allied…

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Project provides pull to Port Lincoln for aged care professionals

The Federal Coalition Government is providing $3.7 million to the University of South Australia (UniSA) to create a training site in Port Lincoln that will encourage current and future nursing and allied health students to pursue a career in aged care once qualified. Making the significant announcement today at the Matthew Flinders Home, where the…

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Keeping projectors rolling in Grey

The Government continues to support the recovery of the arts and entertainment sector in Grey with a total of $70,000 awarded to two cinemas under the first set of grants from the second round of the $20 million Supporting Cinemas’ Retention Endurance and Enhancement of Neighbourhoods (SCREEN) Fund. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said the…

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PLANTING TREES FOR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE

Eligible groups and organisations in Grey have a great opportunity to nominate potential projects for an Australian Government grant to plant trees to commemorate the Queen’s 70 years of service to Australia and the Commonwealth. During this time, the Queen has visited Australia on 16 occasions, and on many of these visits has planted trees…

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