Nineteen community groups in Grey have been awarded funding under Round 8 of the Stronger Communities Program (SCP). Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey congratulated the successful applicants who will undertake a wide-range of projects to improve their local communities. “This has been a fantastic program for small community volunteer organisations,” he said. “It has…
DetailsDire childcare shortage across Grey have been exacerbated by the Government’s lack of funding for more childcare places, forcing parents to put careers on hold, discouraging families from moving to communities with job vacancies, depriving us of skilled workers and in some cases even causing some families to leave. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (16:49): Earlier today, the Minister for Social Services, the member for Kingston, spent some time in this chamber promoting—I would say being very proud—of the government’s support of child care and, in particular, cheaper child care. It’s a $4.7 billion package, and that could be lauded. For some families it reduces their…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (16:30): On Friday night I had a great pleasure of attending the Nyrstar long service awards. Like all good companies, Nyrstar recognises that the strength of their success is in the quality of their workers, and there’s nothing like longevity to give a good understanding of the place. The people that have…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:54): I’m pleased to report that, after a 72-year hiatus, the King’s Birthday honours have returned to the electorate of Grey. There are no fewer than five wonderful residents who have given their lifetime to their fields. Congratulations to Anthea Pavy AM. Anthea spent 17 years as the CEO of Uniting Country…
DetailsFederal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey has welcomed news of floodway upgrades along Kempe Road and Anne Beadell Highway, to improve the resilience of the roads and all weather use, but laments the axing of the program which provided the money. “This funding is welcome because it is important, particularly on recently upgraded roads like…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (16:24): Much has been made in this place, particularly since the budget, by those on the government side of the increased support for child care in Australia: $4.7 billion over the forwards. Generally speaking, I’d have to say, that is welcome. It’s worth noting, though, that the coalition government increased expenditure on…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (19:08): Here in Australia we’re about to have a referendum: not one just recognising Indigenous Australians as the first inhabitants of the continent—a proposition that almost everyone would support, and certainly I would—but a referendum which is proposing a new chapter in our Constitution to ensure one racial grouping has more access…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:33): It gives me no pleasure to tell this House, ‘I told you so,’ but: I told you so. The government has pulled the funding for the security scanners in regional airports right around Australia. I warned this place that it would affect Whyalla the worst, and it is the first one…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey—Opposition Whip) (13:24): It’s quite clear to me that this announcement in the budget is what I would call thought-bubble politics. It’s: ‘Hey, I’ve got a good idea. Let’s try it!’—trying it without consulting and with very little road testing or consideration of the consequences. On the face of it, we have something that…
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