September 29, 2017
$701,875 for the installation of new telecommunications infrastructure for the North Eastern Wheatbelt, connecting local businesses and communities.
The Wheatbelt will receive a boost following news they have won $701,875 in Federal funding through the Coalition Government’s Building Better Regions Fund, ...
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September 28, 2017
Another leading industry organisation has backed in the Coalition Government’s Youth
Jobs PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program with a commitment to deliver thousands
of internships for young Australians.
The Australian Retailers Association has confirmed it will partner with the Turnbull Government and deliver up to 10,...
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July 31, 2017
PriceM_StrongerCommunities-Form2018.pdf
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June 30, 2017
Member for Durack Melissa Price spoke in Parliament last week on Western Australia’s GST allocation, following news the New South Wales Government is also calling for a change to the model.
“The Western Australian Federal Liberals have been talking about this since I got elected in 2013; arguing that the GST model is broken and...
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June 30, 2017
Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price has today announced that the construction work will begin in a few weeks to connect 7,600 homes and businesses in Broome and surrounding area, with work already underway to connect another 4,000 premises in Kun...
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June 30, 2017
The Turnbull Government will provide new headspace services for young people across the Pilbara region.
$2.3 million will be invested over two years and the new services will help to address some of the current challenges experienced by young people living in the local area, which in some cases lead to mental ill-health, self-harm and suic...
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June 23, 2017
The Coalition Government will provide the Yaburara and Coastal Mardudhunera Aboriginal Corporation with almost $850,000 to establish an ongoing Indigenous ranger team to work on Mardudhunera Country in the western Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The investment was announced by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and the Mem...
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June 23, 2017
A competition that gives local students in Durack the chance to win a trip to Antarctica has been extended until Friday 7 July.
The ‘Name our Icebreaker’ competition will see up to 12 students fly to Antarctica for a day and become the first children to set foot on the continent under the Australian Antarctic Division program.
Mem...
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June 16, 2017
Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price has today
announced that the construction work will begin in a few weeks to connect 7,600
homes and businesses in Broome and surrounding area, with work already underway
to connect another 4,000 premises in ...
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June 16, 2017
The Turnbull Government will invest an
additional $138 million to increase opportunities and improve outcomes for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
The 1967 Referendum 50th Anniversary
Indigenous Education Package will support First Australians through their
education and into employment.
The announcement today honours t...
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June 16, 2017
Water use efficiency is a
key issue for Australia’s agriculture sector, and the government is keen to
hear from local voices with opinions on the subject.
The House Agriculture and
Water Resources Committee are investigating the adequacy and efficacy of water
use efficiency programs in Australian agriculture.
Member for Durack Melissa
...
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June 16, 2017
Member for Durack, Melissa Price has
welcomed the signing of contracts for the Geraldton Cathedral Precinct project;
a $3 million election commitment.
Ms Price said the milestone marked an
important day for Geraldton, as the town would benefit from the tourism dollars
generated by the project.
“I’m very happy t...
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June 16, 2017
Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price is urging
locals to take the time to nominate those people working hard protecting
the environment and delivering more sustainable agriculture in the region for
the 2017 State Landcare Awards.
Ms Price said local Landcare groups and volunteers
deserved to be recognised for their passion and commitm...
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May 31, 2017
The Coalition Government has approved under national environment law a prawn aquaculture facility in Northern Australia that will have significant benefits for the local and regional economies.
The development, known as Project Sea Dragon, is the initiative of Australian agri-food company Seafarms Group Ltd.
Federal Me...
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May 29, 2017
Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price is urging locals to take the time to nominate those people working hard protecting the environment and delivering more sustainable agriculture in the region for the 2017 State Landcare Awards.
Ms Price said local Landcare groups and volunteers deserved to be recognised for their passion and com...
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