SA grower-owned agribusiness Free Eyre has been invited to submit a Full Business Case for assessment under the Australian Government’s highly anticipated $272.2 million Regional Growth Fund to construct Port Spencer Deep Sea Wharf on Eyre Peninsula. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said Free Eyre had put a bid in for $10m to assist…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (16:20): About a week ago, I took the opportunity to visit a region out to the east of Burra in my electorate, to Eudunda, which is severely affected by the current dry conditions of the drought. I toured with some young farmers and had a look at the properties out there.…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (17:11): I rise to speak on the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018. Aged care is not always perfect, but it is our job here to make it as near to perfect as…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (11:41 I rise to speak on the Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports Bill 2018, this private member’s bill by the member for Hunter. It seems to me that, in so much of our political conversation in Australia, conversations taking place are often mired in misinformation. Certainly, so it…
DetailsFederal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey MP said he was delighted to officially unveil the Edithburgh Tidal Pool Mural last Wednesday. The Edithburgh Progress Association was granted funding under Round Two of the Government’s Stronger Communities Programme to restore the pool and improve the pool area. A feature of the work is…
DetailsCommunities in the Grey electorate are being urged to apply for a share in $200 million under a third round of the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF). Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said regional tourism, infrastructure and local jobs are front and centre in this funding round. “I’m pleased that the…
DetailsFederal Member fior Grey has encouraged students in Grey to apply for a Government-funded scholarship to study a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) course. Mr Ramsey said applications were now open for the $24 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program. “Scholarships of up to $18,000 are available to help students…
DetailsAged care services across the Grey electorate are being encouraged to apply for $40 million made available to regional aged care providers to improve their operations, for the benefit of local seniors. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said aged care providers could apply for one-off grants of up to $500,000 to undertake infrastructure…
DetailsLast week I was mightily relieved and very pleased that the Senate passed the legislation taking the cashless debit card trial to Bundaberg. Of course, the first community in Australia to embark down this path was Ceduna in my electorate, latterly joined by the East Kimberley and then the Goldfields around Kalgoorlie. It is very…
DetailsMr RAMSEY (Grey–Government Whip) (19:11): Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I know you hail from Port Augusta and you understand the electorate very well. We have a crisis in rural Australia, particularly in South Australia and in my electorate, in the provision of doctors in rural areas. I have a history in rural…
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