LIBERAL CUTS HURTING BALLARAT SCHOOLS
Tuesday, 31 January 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today visited Ballarat High School to bring attention to how Liberal cuts are hurting our local schools. “At this time of year, as school goes back, many parents are thinking about their kids’ education, and what the future holds,” Ms King said. “Under Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberals, Ballarat schools
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CENTRELINK DEBT RECOVERY DRAGNET HURTING THE VULNERABLE
Thursday, 05 January 2017
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, today voiced serious concerns about the Turnbull government’s new attack on the most vulnerable members of our community via Centrelink’s new automated debt recovery program. “My office is receiving an increasing number of calls and emails from people told by Centrelink that they owe thousands of dollars, and have
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TURNBULL GOVERNMENT IGNORES BALLARAT DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Pleas to fund better road and rail infrastructure for Ballarat and region should be addressed directly to the Turnbull Government, Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, said today. Ms King slammed the Turnbull Government’s record of funding such infrastructure in Victoria as a disgrace. “For instance, Mr Turnbull promised at the election to spend $858
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TELSTRA NEEDS TO COMMIT TO OUR REGION
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, said today she was deeply concerned that Telstra was continuing to leak jobs from its skilled workforce in Ballarat. Ms King was referring to Telstra’s proposal to create several “Design Centres of Excellence”, which the telco says will result in 15 jobs lost from Ballarat. “This is just part
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MEAN MALCOLM SHORT CHANGES PENSIONERS
Monday, 26 September 2016
Malcolm Turnbull is short changing pensioners in Ballarat by failing to reduce deeming rates in line with falling interest rates. The Liberals have failed to adjust the deeming rates for more than 18 months despite interest rates falling from 2.25 percent in February 2015 to 1.50 percent today. Currently a single pensioner’s savings are deemed
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GOVERNMENT STILL NEGLECTING BALLARAT
Friday, 23 September 2016
The lack of funding for the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre, confirmed in The Courier, is a further example of the neglect of Ballarat by the Turnbull Government. I understood the frustration of Basketball Ballarat chief executive, Peter Eddy, at the refusal so far to fund the proposed centre under the third round of the
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MAINTAIN PRESSURE TO REMOVE MOBILE BLACK SPOTS: KING
Thursday, 08 September 2016
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, has urged communities to maintain pressure on the Turnbull Government to eliminate mobile black spots across the region. Responding to a report of the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) into the Government’s handling of the mobile blackspot program, Ms King said the region should not rest until all blackspots
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NEW MEN’S SHED FOR SEBASTOPOL
Friday, 02 September 2016
Construction of a new Sebastopol Men’s Shed will proceed following the approval of a $20,000 grant under the national Stronger Communities Programme. Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King, confirmed the grant today saying it is critical to ensuring the $184,088 facility can be built. The new men’s shed – a complete workshop and administrative facility
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BETTER FACILITIES FOR ELAINE CFA
Tuesday, 09 August 2016
Meeting room facilities at the Elaine CFA will be upgraded with the help of funding confirmed today by the Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King. Ms King said funding of $5,337 under Round 2 of the Stronger Communities Programme will enable the Elaine Fire Brigade to complete a fit out of its meeting room projected
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KING CONFIRMS CRUCIAL FUNDING FOR GORDON CFA
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Gordon CFA will now have better storage for its vital firefighting equipment as a result of a $5,000 grant confirmed today by Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King. Ms King said the funding will be provided under the Stronger Communities Programme for a project the CFA estimates which cost a total of $10,000. “I know
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