E&OE…. Topics: $300,000 commitment to One Tree Per Child programme JON DEE: It now gives me great pleasure to introduce the local member, the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull. Thank you for coming today Malcolm. MALCOLM TURNBULL: Well thanks very much Jon and mayors. Kids, from Bondi to Bourke, what a great thing to be…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON MALCOLM TURNBULL MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WENTWORTH, MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS As part of World Environment Day celebrations, the Australian Government is proud to throw its support behind a community-based campaign to have all two million primary school children in Australia plant a tree by 2020. The ‘One Tree Per Child’…
E&OE…. Topics: Launch of OzHarvest’s Think.Eat.Save campaign GREG HUNT: Thank you very much and obviously to our Traditional Owners, but especially to the amazing Ronni Kahn, to my parliamentary colleagues, to Mark Butler and Larissa Waters, to all of those from the Senate and the House of Representatives and to everybody, everybody engaged in the…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON BARNABY JOYCE MP, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, MR DAN TEHAN MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WANNON & MR ANDREW BROAD MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MALLEE The community is seeing results from the Australian Government’s commitment to protect the Wimmera’s natural environment and farming land with the announcement that over $100,000 in National…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON NIGEL SCULLION MP, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS The Australia Government today announced the Murray Island Group – the birthplace of Native Title – will be assessed by the Australian Heritage Council for its possible inclusion on the National Heritage List “I am pleased that the place that led to the…
E&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, Great Barrier Reef MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt’s the Federal Environment Minister and he joins us on the phone right now. Now you did walk to Federal Parliament this morning, Greg? GREG HUNT: I did. I am wondering whether I’ve got two less fingers than when I started the day. It was,…
E&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, climate change, Great Barrier Reef TOM ELLIOTT: Joining us on the line now Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon Tom. I had thought we might have spoken about the Great Barrier Reef, but I'm in your hands. TOM ELLIOTT: No well we'll talk about…
Some of the most significant sites on Australia's National Heritage List will share in almost $9 million funding to protect and maintain their historic values. I am proud to announce that 18 successful applicants will benefit from grants of up to $1 million through the Australian Government's Protecting National Historic Sites Programme. This will allow…
The Australian War Memorial will carry out major restoration work to its Commemorative Area Courtyard thanks to a $1 million Commonwealth heritage grant. Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, and Minister for Veterans Affairs, Senator Michael Ronaldson, today visited the War Memorial to announce the restoration and reconstruction project. “The Australian War Memorial is an important national…
E&OE…. Topics: $1 million Protecting National Historic Sites grant to the Australian War Memorial BRENDAN NELSON: Well today is a very important day for the Australian War Memorial and in that sense, also for Australia. It’s my privilege to welcome to the Memorial today the Environment Minister, Minister Greg Hunt, and the Minister for Veterans…