Posted in Media on Tuesday, 25 May, 2010
The Nationals Member for Mallee John Forrest has warned many of the 14,000 plus small businesses in the Mallee Electorate could suffer a new $500 tax impost following this month’s Federal Budget. Buried deep in the Attorney-General’s portfolio, Coalition scrutiny has found small businesses with ob... more
Posted in Media on Thursday, 29 April, 2010
The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest has applauded federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke’s decision to rescind funding cuts for rural financial counselling services. Mr Forrest said he was dismayed when two counsellors from one service had to be laid off. Since Mr Burke’s announcem... more
Posted in Media on Tuesday, 20 April, 2010
The Rudd Government and its Agriculture Minister stand condemned for slashing rural counselling services funding by as much as 38 percent, The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest said. “The Minister thinks the drought crisis ends with a bit of rain, when in fact there’s a whole lot more... more
Posted in Media on Monday, 29 March, 2010
Monday, 29 March 2010 2010 COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS OPEN The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest advises the 2010 Community Heritage Grants round is now open for submissions. The grants for up to $15,000 are for the preservation of cultural heritage collections of national importance... more
OPINION – WATER FROM THE NORTH How do we feed and water Australia’s predicted population of 35 million in 2050? Less than 10 years ago, there seemed to be adequate water for our cities, the environment and agriculture. Those cities, mostly taking up valuable farm land on the east coastal fringe, ... more
Posted in Media on Friday, 29 January, 2010
The Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest said last night cataract procedure patients would now see a 12 percent cut to the MBS rebate for cataract operations rather than the 50 percent cut preferred by the Rudd Labor Government “The planned 50 percent cuts to cataract rebates had already... more
Posted in Media on Friday, 18 December, 2009
A Tertiary Access Allowance worth $10,000 a year should be given to every student who has to relocate away from home to study at university. The Nationals Member for Mallee John Forrest said a Senate committee chaired by Nationals Senator Fiona Nash tabled today made eight recommendations to improv... more
The Nationals Member for Mallee John Forrest has warned the Rudd Government’s so-called “modern award” system becomes law on January 1, 2010. “Some of these awards were only finalised in early December, giving business less than one month to learn about the new minimum terms and conditions that will... more
Posted in Media on Thursday, 10 December, 2009
¬ Nationals Federal Member for Mallee John Forrest has warned residents to take care when door-to-door salespeople endeavour to get them to sign contracts for work ranging from the installation of insulation under the Federal Government subsidy to changing a house over to digital television set-top ... more
Posted in Media on Monday, 7 December, 2009
Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, a man whose life and example established a set of values which still remain today as the foundations for a good life and consideration of others. Families, loved ones and friends will gather, reflect and think of others less fortunate, for whom Christm... more
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