CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – BERRYBANK WINDFARM AN EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFITS OF GREEN ENERGY – WEDNESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2021
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has welcomed today’s announcement that Berrybank Wind Farm’s Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing Plan will deliver for communities across Golden Plains. As part of this program, Berrybank Wind Farms is funding the installation of solar panels on community and council buildings and low-income homes across the region. “At a
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – 55 PER CENT OF “REGIONAL” GRANTS WENT TO THE CITIES – TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2021
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Analysis released today by the Australian National Audit Office has revealed that 55 per cent of all “regional” grants announced by the Morrison-Joyce Government since 2018 has gone to projects located in the major cities. In total, 3,682 “regional” grants have gone to major city projects, compared to only 309 projects in areas classified as
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CATHERINE KING – TRANSCRIPT – RADIO INTERVIEW – ABC NEWSRADIO – WEDNESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2021
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
E&OE TRANSCRIPTRADIO INTERVIEWABC NEWSRADIO WITH GLEN BARTHOLOMEWWEDNESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2021 SUBJECTS: ANAO report on regional grants to major cities; Building Better Regions Fund rorts; National Integrity Commission. GLEN BARTHOLOMEW, HOST: Catherine King joins us now. Good morning. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Good morning Glen. HOST: What do you make
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MARLES & KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MORRISON-JOYCE GOVERNMENT’S NEGLECT TO SKILLS IS BIGGEST RISK TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS – WEDNESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2021
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
The Morrison-Joyce Government’s nearly decade-long neglect of the skills sector has been revealed today as one of the biggest risks to our future infrastructure development. Infrastructure Australia’s Infrastructure Market Capacity report has highlighted the labour shortages in critical skills required for infrastructure projects are expected to have severe impacts. The report outlined that in order to meet
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – BBRF RORTS CONDUCTED VIA COLOUR-CODED SPREADSHEET – TUESDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2021
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Yesterday we learnt that the Building Better Regions Fund disproportionately favoured Coalition-held seats and today we found out why – projects were chosen according to secret, colour-coded spreadsheets. Speaking to Flow FM, a radio station based in Kapunda, SA, Member for Mallee, Anne Webster, spectacularly belled the cat, telling listeners that Coalition MPs had the
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CATHERINE KING – MEDIA RELEASE – MORE RORTS FROM THE MORRISON-JOYCE GOVERNMENT – MONDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2021
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
New analysis has today revealed the latest round of Morrison-Joyce Government rorts, with almost 90% of new Building Better Regions funding going to Coalition-held or marginal seats. Out of $300 million of funding available, Coalition-held and marginal seats received around $270 million. The numbers don’t lie. This is the latest in a long line of rorts from
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NEW CENTRE FOR BALLAN SCOUTS
Friday, 08 October 2021
Catherine King has today welcomed the news that Ballan Scouts will receive a $550,000 grant for the construction of the Ballan Scout and Community Centre (BSACC). This $1.1 million project will construct a multi-purpose Scout and Community Activity Centre to be used as a meeting and activities space for this important community group. “I am
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KING & GILES – MEDIA RELEASE – PAUL FLETCHER NEEDS A DICTIONARY & AUSTRALIA NEEDS A NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION – THURSDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2021
Thursday, 07 October 2021
Minister Fletcher has failed to address serious concerns about the Morrison-Joyce Government’s $660 million Commuter Car Park Fund, better known as car park rorts, where programs were selected on the basis of a secret spreadsheet of marginal seats before the last election. Astonishingly, yesterday the Minister claimed ‘we have been very transparent in relation to
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KING AND COKER – MEDIA RELEASE – BELLARINE PENINSULA TO DIVE INTO NEW INDOOR AQUATIC CENTRE – WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
An Albanese Labor Government will commit $20 million to the construction of an indoor aquatic centre at the Drysdale Sports Precinct. This will be a year-round facility for the entire community, including a 50 indoor metre pool with movable floor and dry spaces perfect for community functions, classes and rehab. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and
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CATHERINE KING WELCOMES GOLDEN PLAINS FUNDING
Friday, 01 October 2021
Federal Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has today welcomed the announcement from Golden Plains Shire Council that they have allocated $2.6m of federal funding to road upgrades and other infrastructure projects across our region. “Everyone in our region and all across the state could name ten roads that are in desperate need of an upgrade,
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