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
Member for Barker Tony Pasin has visited the Sunset Community Kitchen to help out and congratulate the organisation on their recent volunteer grant of $2,800 from the Federal Government awarded in May this year. The organisation received the grant to replace the small domestic sink and tap with a large deep commercial sink and … Continue reading PASIN LENDS A HAND AT SUNSET COMMUNITY KITCHEN
A national campaign has been launched to support the recovery of Australia’s small businesses by calling on all Australians to ‘Go Local First’. Funded by the Morrison Government, the campaign led by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) will urge Australians to ‘Go Local First’ when they are purchasing products and services … Continue reading ‘GO LOCAL FIRST’ NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES
South Australians diagnosed with lymphoedema now have greater access to therapeutic compression garments, thanks to investments from the Morrison Government and South Australian Marshall Government. Member or Barker Tony Pasin said the Morrison Government has committed $2 million a year for lymphedema support at the National level. “This funding will begin immediately and … Continue reading MORRISON AND MARSHALL GOVERNMENTS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT AUSTRALIANS WITH LYMPHOEDEMA
Dear Editor, This week is National Diabetes Week. Type 1 diabetes is a life-long auto-immune disease that usually occurs in childhood but can be diagnosed at any age. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and most newly diagnosed cases are in people less than 15 years old. … Continue reading LETTER TO THE EDITOR – National Diabetes Week
Member for Barker Tony Pasin has congratulated 16 students from across Barker for receiving a Government-funded scholarship to assist with the costs of their tertiary education. The fourth round of scholarships have been awarded under the Coalition Government’s $58.1 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program, with additional consideration given to those affected by … Continue reading BARKER STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
More than 6,100 older Australians will live independently for longer following a $325.7 million investment in new home care packages by the Morrison Government. The extra 6,105 home care packages announced by the Prime Minister this week, brings the total number of additional packages to over 50,000 since the 18-19 Budget, at a cost … Continue reading SUPPORTING OLDER AUSTRALIANS
The Coalition Government is delivering a permanent and expanded Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner from July 1 as a new Commissioner is appointed to replace Professor Paul Worley who was the first National Rural Health Commissioner following the creation of the office in 2017. Member for Barker, Tony Pasin said continuing and … Continue reading EXPANDED OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER AS NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED
Member for Barker Tony Pasin MP has delivered $2,754 in Federal Government Funding for the South East Radio Group to purchase new software and hardware thanks to the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Program. The new equipment will enable rapid and accurate scoring of the Australian Radio Foxhunting Championships held annually in Mount Gambier. … Continue reading BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH AMATEUR RADIO
