A tender has been released for the construction of road access upgrades for the new Thomas Foods International meat processing facility, north of Murray Bridge. The Morrison-McCormack and Marshall Governments have committed $14 million, on a 50:50 basis, to provide public road access to the multi-million dollar facility, to be built six kilometres north of … Continue reading TENDER RELEASED FOR ROAD ACCESS CONSTRUCTION TO SUPPORT THOMAS FOODS INTERNATIONAL FACILITY.
The Australian Government has launched the new voluntary coronavirus app, COVIDSafe. The app is an important public health initiative that will help keep you, your family, and your community safe from further spread of coronavirus through early notification of possible exposure. “Australians are doing an extraordinary job to flatten the curve and contain the spread … Continue reading COVIDSAFE: NEW APP TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS
The Morrison Government is boosting the nation’s long-term fuel security by taking advantage of dramatic falls in global oil prices and building on our historic agreement with the United States to access their Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Under the new measures, Australia will establish its first Government-owned oil reserves for domestic fuel security. This will … Continue reading AUSTRALIA TO BOOST FUEL SECURITY
The Morrison Government is providing an immediate funding injection to charities and community organisations operating across Barker to support local residents in the wake of the coronavirus economic downturn. As part of the part of the Government’s new Community Support Package, local service organisations operating in Barker will share in an additional $73 million in … Continue reading URGENT SUPPORT FOR BARKER CHARITIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
More Australians living in Barker will benefit from new and improved mobile coverage under Round 5 of the Morrison McCormack Government’s highly successful $380 million Mobile Black Spot Program. Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government, the Hon Mark Coulton … Continue reading IMPROVED MOBILE COVERAGE FOR BARKER
Federal Member for Barker, Tony Paisn MP has today announced that he is launching the #AnzacAtHomeInBarker campaign. The campaign encourages Australians marking Anzac Day at home to share their Anzac Day experience by uploading a photo of their commemoration to social media. The current coronavirus situation means we can’t gather in large numbers like we … Continue reading Pasin launches #AnzacAtHomeInBarker for ANZAC Day
As COVID-19 has changed the way we work, train and study, the Morrison Government is working to deliver more training online. The Government has launched the improved and repurposed My Skills website which will now focus on online training for Australians looking to upskill during the COVID-19 pandemic. The My Skills website has been tailored … Continue reading VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING GOES ONLINE
The Morrison Government this week announced a new $50 million program to support public interest journalism in regional Australia during the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. The Public Interest News Gathering (PING) program will target commercial television, newspaper and radio businesses in regional Australia and builds on the Government’s announcement last week to bring forward $5 … Continue reading $50 MILLION TO SUPPORT REGIONAL JOURNALISM DURING COVID-19
The Parliament has now passed the Morrison Government’s $130 billion JobKeeper Payment which will help support jobs, families and businesses across the country. This unprecedented level of financial support will save millions of jobs and keep families together, businesses in business and preserve the productive capacity of the Australian economy, including in the electorate of … Continue reading $130 BILLION JOBKEEPER PAYMENT PASSES THE PARLIAMENT
