The Australian Government has provided funding to local community projects in Barker under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program, with projects in Barker receiving more than $4.6 million in support. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said mobile phone towers at Colebatch, Narrung & Geranium are among the 524 projects funded under the program. Mr … Continue reading PASIN DELIVERS FUNDING FOR MOBILE PHONE TOWER PROJECTS IN BARKER
The Australian Government has provided funding to local community projects in Barker under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the Rural City of Murray Bridge has received a grant of $1.5 million towards the History & Tourism Precinct at Sturt Reserve. “This grant will assist the Rural City … Continue reading MURRAY BRIDGE COMMUNITY PROJECT BACKED BY NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RECOVERY FUND
The Australian Government has provided funding to local community projects in Barker under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the Mid-Murray Council received $167,250 to improve fire fighting infrastructure and water access points across the Council area. Mr Pasin said during the 2019-20 bushfire event it was found … Continue reading MID MURRAY COUNCIL COMMUNITY PROJECT BACKED BY NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RECOVERY FUND
The Australian Government has provided funding to local community projects in Barker under the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program, with projects in Kingston District Council receiving more than $400,000 in support. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the Kingston District Council’s Keilira Community Precinct Development Project is among the many projects funded under the … Continue reading KINGSTON COMMUNITY PROJECTS BACKED BY NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RECOVERY FUND
Community museums, galleries and historical societies across regional Australia are receiving an important boost under the Morrison Government’s $3 million Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism (CHART) program, with the first batch of successful applicants announced. Federal Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the Millicent National Trust Museum received $2,649 for their project ‘Women on … Continue reading COMMUNITY ARTS SECTOR RECEIVES MAJOR BOOST IN MILLICENT
Federal Member for Barker Tony Pasin has returned to Federal Parliament in Canberra this week armed with 2,600 signatures to present to Federal Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt. The petition requests that Mount Gambier become one of 24 locations around the country to be home to a ‘Head to Health’ satellite centre to … Continue reading HEAD TO HEALTH PETITION HEADS TO CANBERRA
Supported with $1.5 million in Morrison Government funding, Lifeline has this week launched a 24/7 crisis text service to expand its support for Australians struggling with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Australians are reaching out to Lifeline’s crisis support and suicide prevention services in record numbers, hitting more than 3700 calls in one day … Continue reading LIFELINE’S CRISIS TEXT SERVICE GOES 24/7 TO HELP MORE AUSTRALIANS
To continue our unprecedented investment into improving the mental health of all Australians, the Morrison Government is investing a further $44 million to increase access and reduce wait times at headspace services for young people aged 12 to 25 years. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said that Australia’s headspace centres provide young people in with … Continue reading INCREASING ACCESS, REDUCING WAIT TIMES – APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR $44 MILLION IN HEADSPACE GRANTS
Grants of between $100,000 and $20 million are now open for innovators in the Barker for projects to lower the cost of measuring carbon stored in soil. Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor and Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the grant guidelines have been released and applications are open with up … Continue reading GRANTS OPEN FOR SOIL CARBON MEASUREMENT PROJECTS
