$423 million Gonski funding boost one step closer for local schools
30 May 2017
An additional $423 million for New England Electorate schools is one step closer after the Turnbull/Joyce Government’s Gonski needs-based funding plan passed the House of Representatives.
Read MoreFederal Government to fund 60 new residential aged care places in New England
29 May 2017
Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said more than $3.9 million has been allocated for 60 new residential aged care places in Tamworth as part of the Federal Government’s additional $649 million per year to create 9,911 new residential aged care places across Australia.
Read MoreRoads to Recovery funding continues in New England
26 May 2017
Roads to Recovery funding in the New England Electorate will continue with $16.7 million committed for projects across the ten local council areas in the Electorate, Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said today.
Read MoreNew funding for Manilla and Inverell Men’s Sheds
25 May 2017
Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, today welcomed funding for the Manilla and Inverell Men’s Sheds towards equipment and the operation of the local buildings.
Read MoreMilestones to be celebrated in New England during Reconciliation Week
24 May 2017
Residents in the New England Electorate are being encouraged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo High Court decision as part of National Reconciliation Week activities, Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said today.
Read MorePrime Minister corrects Plibersek on school funding in New England
23 May 2017
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has corrected the Labor deception on school funding in the New England Electorate after a question by Shadow Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek during Question Time in Federal Parliament today.
Read MoreNew shed protects Tenterfield kids’ play equipment from the elements
23 May 2017
The Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has welcomed the construction of a new shed at the Tenterfield Child Care Centre, 12 months after the organisation was granted funding under the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme (SCP).
Read MoreWorld’s best health system protected in Federal Budget
19 May 2017
Deputy Prime Minister and Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, said residents in the New England Electorate will continue to have access to the world’s best doctors, nurses, hospitals and medicines after the Federal Coalition Government committed to continuing Medicare and build on what is the world’s best health system well into the future in the recent Budget.
Read MoreRegions 2030: Unlocking Opportunity in New England
18 May 2017
Residents of the New England Electorate will continue to experience the benefits of the Coalition Government’s commitment to regional Australia, as outlined in a new regional policy document released today.
Read MoreTamworth new location for ParentsNext programme
18 May 2017
Tamworth has been selected as one of the 20 locations as part of the expansion of the Turnbull/Joyce Government’s successful ParentsNext programme, which provides disadvantaged parents of young children access to the training and support they need to become work ready.
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