Today is a great day for sport, and a great day for women’s sport. The Women’s Final at the Australian Open will see two of the world’s best athletes – the Williams sisters – go head to head in what is set to be an incredible match. To see these elite athletes performing at the…
Senior citizens in Hastings will benefit from a Federal funding boost to a local veteran welfare organisation. The 1066 Hastings Day Club has received a grant of $6,285 through the Veteran and Community Grants programme to allow members to take part in a series of bus trips and activities in order to help reduce social…
E&OE… Topics: Turnbull Government support to secure jobs in Portland community; TOM ELLIOTT: Joining us on the line now, he's now the Health Minister but until very recently he was the federal Industry Minister, Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon, Tom. TOM ELLIOTT: You're a member of a free market…
E&OE… Topics: Turnbull Government support to secure jobs in Portland community; automotive sector JON FAINE: Greg Hunt, good morning to you. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Jon. I'm actually calling from the Alcoa plant in Portland, and we're just about to do a tour of what are called the potlines, so the actual lines where the…
The Turnbull Government welcomes the announcement today that the Alcoa Portland Aluminium Smelter will remain open into the next decade. This is great news for the workers at the Alcoa smelter and the community of Portland. A power supply failure to Alcoa last month caused damage to production lines and significantly reduced the operating capacity…
Federal Member for Flinders Greg Hunt said he was thrilled to visit BlueScope Reserve in Hastings to see upgrades completed through the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Program. Mornington Peninsula Junior Football League was one of nine local groups that received funding under Round Two of the program. “I am delighted the Mornington Peninsula Junior Football…
E&OE… Topics: Appointment as Minister for Sport and Health GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to Sue Williams, the CEO of Peninsula Health and Chris Crewther, the Member for Dunkley who fought so hard for the funding to expand MRI services here with $6 million over the next four years to help local residents access better…
Health touches the lives of every Australian. It is essential that people can see a doctor when they need to and have medicine when they are not well. For this reason, I am deeply honoured to take on this new and very important responsibility. My mother was a nurse. My wife is a nurse. All…
After months of negotiations, I am pleased that VicRoads has confirmed its commitment to improving safety at the dangerous Forest Drive intersection thanks to $200,000 in federal funding. I welcome a recent letter from Victorian Minister for Roads Luke Donnellan confirming the funds will be used to install interim safety measures at this horrendous intersection.…
One of the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, based in the Western Australian outback, has begun processing mind-boggling amounts of data which will help scientists explore the secrets and history of the Universe. The antennas of CSIRO’s $188 million Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope are now processing 5.2 terabytes of data per second…
