Budget 2015: Budget delivers Deakin schools record levels of funding
Students in the electorate of Deakin are big winners in the 2015 Budget, which delivers a record $15.7 billion in 2015-16 for all schools across Australia.
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Budget 2015: Roads to Recovery a double boost to local roads in Deakin
Local streets and roads in Deakin will benefit from the Commonwealth Government’s Roads to Recovery Programme being doubled in 2015–16.
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Budget 2015: Federal funding guarantee for preschools in Deakin
The Abbott Government is to continue the 15 hours per week four-year-old kindergarten programme with $840 million over 2016 and 2017.
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Budget 2015: Child care visit gives parents a say on upcoming families’ package
Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison visited Croydon South to discuss the Abbott Government’s upcoming families’ package, which includes a $246m pilot programme to extend subsidy support to home care services provided by nannies.
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LABOR’S EAST WEST LINK BETRAYAL
Residents in Melbourne’s outer-eastern suburbs will despair at Labor’s decision to put the East West Link project on the scrap heap.
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Surrey Rd and Junction Rd Intersection Upgrade approved
Joint media statement – Briggs/Sukkar – $500,000 to deliver the Surrey Road and Junction Road intersection upgrade in Blackburn North.
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No Jab, No Play and No Pay for Childcare
From 1 January 2016, childcare and family payments will be denied to parents who don’t vaccinate their children.
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Michael Sukkar congratulates new jobactive services in Deakin
Federal Member for Deakin, Michael Sukkar, today congratulated the organisations that have won contracts to deliver employment services to job seekers and employers in Deakin.
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Call for Applications for Community Heritage Grants
The Australian Government is calling for applications for the 2015 Community Heritage grants program. Grants of up to $15,000 are […]
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Celebrate local Landcare achievements—nominate today!
Federal Member for Deakin, Michael Sukkar, is calling on local community groups, networks and individuals who participate in community Landcare […]
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