Tony Pasin, Federal Member for Barker is calling on our local community to showcase the best of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history during this year’s NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week 2020 will be held from 8 to 15 November and the Morrison Government has opened a new NAIDOC local grants round, with … Continue reading NAIDOC WEEK 2020 LOCAL GRANTS
The Berri community will soon have a new Men’s Shed in part thanks to a Federal Government Grant of $20,000 through the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Program. Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP attended a ‘sod turn’ event in Berri on Sunday to mark the beginning of construction on the new Shed. “Men’s … Continue reading BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY IN BERRI
The Barossa Valley Pony Club has upgraded equipment in part to a Federal Government Grant of $3,000 through the Stronger Communities Program. Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP visited the Club last week to see the new show jumping equipment. The old style wings and cups have been replaced by new wings with … Continue reading BAROSSA VALLEY PONY CLUB HELPS BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITY
Dear Editor This week (July 20 – 25) is National Farm Safety Week. National Farm Safety Week aims to raise awareness of farm safety issues in rural communities across Australia. This year’s theme for Farm Safety Week is “Farming for a Future” and will focus on risk assessment and awareness, planning and mitigation. … Continue reading LETTER TO THE EDITOR – NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK
The Morrison Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of Australians access to new skills by retraining and upskilling them into sectors with job opportunities. The new JobTrainer skills package will also guarantee support for tens of thousands of apprentices in jobs across Australia, including the Barker by subsidising their wages … Continue reading $2 BILLION SKILLS PACKAGE TO DELIVER ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND GROWTH
The Morrison Government is further supporting multicultural communities in Barker by providing funding to the Highway Church in Bordertown to help foster integration. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said the latest round of the Federal Government’s Fostering Integration Grants supports grassroots organisations are helping migrant communities to be more resilient in times of crisis, … Continue reading FOSTERING INTEGRATION GRANTS BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN BORDERTOWN
Six projects in Barker will receive Federal Government funding through the Regional Arts Fund Community Grants program, delivered through Country Arts SA. Member for Barker Tony Pasin said more than $80,000 would flow through to the Barker community through the program. “Barker has a vibrant arts community and through the latest round of … Continue reading BARKER WINS IN REGIONAL ARTS FUND COMMUNITY GRANTS
Member for Barker Tony Pasin has visited the Beachport Surf Lifesaving Club to talk about plans for an extended Clubhouse made possible with a volunteer grant of $5,000 from the Federal Government awarded in May this year. The Club received the grant to purchase a third shipping container to complete stage 1 of the … Continue reading BEACHPORT SURF LIFESAVING
Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP said local students and businesses in Barker are benefiting from the Coalition Government’s investment of $1 billion in regional higher education since 2016. The Coalition Government provided an additional $400 million for regional and rural higher education in its recent Job-ready Graduates package. Mr Pasin said students … Continue reading BARKER BENEFITING FROM $1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION
