November 30, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price is calling on local landholders and community groups to apply for Round 2 of Smart Farms Small Grants.
Minister Price said Landcare groups, NRM bodies, Indigenous organisations and community groups in the Durack electorate could apply for grants of between $5,000 and $200,000...
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November 27, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said a thousand adolescents across the country will be selected to participate in a trial designed to prevent and reduce the risk of depression, anxiety and eating disorders.
The Federal Government will provide $210,000 to the Healthy Minds Program to trial the mental health ...
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November 27, 2018
Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said she is excited that today funding has been announced for the expansion of the Geraldton Universities Centre and the establishment of the Pilbara Universities Centre in the Pilbara.
“The Geraldton Universities Centre has been operating since 2010 as an incorporated body and...
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November 23, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price welcomed the Federal Government’s introduction of further legislative amendments to the My Health Record system to ensure the safety and privacy of information.
Minister Price said the government has listened to concerns raised by a variety of groups and My Health Recor...
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November 23, 2018
A further mobile base station has been switched on in Durack under the Federal Government’s $220 million Mobile Black Spot Program.
Telstra has flicked the switch at Warroora which is located about 175 km north of Carnarvon and about 20 km south east of Coral Bay in the Gascoyne.
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Me...
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November 23, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price applauded the Federal Government’s announcement today, of changes to the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa program and the Seasonal Worker Program to target genuine workforce shortages in regional Australia.
“The Federal Government will increase the number of visa ...
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November 19, 2018
Three more Durack mobile base stations have been switched on under the Federal Government’s $220 million Mobile Black Spot Program, this time in the Kimberley.
Two have been switched on in the World Heritage-listed Purnululu National Park in the Kimberley – home of the magnificent Bungle Bungles – one at the Wilderness Lodge and ...
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November 19, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price welcomed the announcement earlier this month, of the Federal Government’s $60 million wage subsidy trial for regional and rural apprentices.
“Businesses in eligible locations across Durack can take advantage of this incentive to secure the skills our regional and ...
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November 15, 2018
Regular passenger flights will soon be available to people living in and travelling to the North-West thanks to a major upgrade to Derby Airport.
Federal Member for Durack Melissa Price, who attended and spoke at the opening of the facility yesterda...
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November 13, 2018
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and two more major new listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), have the potential to extend the lives of patients in the Durack electorate with advanced lung cancer and those at risk of a heart attack, saving patients up to almost $190,000 a year.
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the ...
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November 13, 2018
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said the Morrison Government will invest $80 million in eye medications through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), helping those living in the Durack electorate improve and preserve their vision.
Minister Price said from 1 November 2018, patients will get new subsidise...
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November 9, 2018
More than 660 community projects across the nation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War are set to share in more than $5.3 million under the Armistice Centenary Grants Program.
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said she is pleased to announce five of these grants have be...
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November 9, 2018
A new Course Seeker website will make a real difference for prospective students from rural and regional communities who can’t attend university open days or visit the campus in person.
Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price encouraged students in the Durack electorate to research and apply for more than 7,0...
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November 9, 2018
Round 6 of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program is now open and Federal Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price urges Durack remote communities to apply for funding to upgrade their local airstrip.
“The funding recognises the challenges remote communities face in accessing the services they need, particularly during t...
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November 9, 2018
Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in Durack are undertaking facility upgrades and repairs, thanks to more than $2.7 million in funding nationwide, from the Federal Government’s Service Maintenance Program.
Member for Durack and Minister for the Environment Melissa Price said more than $530,000 has been allocated to ...
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