As Australians prepare to spend around $50 billion in the lead-up to Christmas Day, Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta has urged locals to shop small in our community. “The coming month is when many local businesses take risks, make investments and employ more locals in the hope that the upswing in Christmas retail trade…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said veterans and their families in the Manly-Lota area would benefit from Australian Government grant funding for a local project. Mr Vasta said the Returned and Services League of Australia’s Manly-Lota Sub-Branch had been awarded $37,800 to install air-conditioning at its community hall in Manly under the Veteran and…
Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre will soon have two new General Learning Areas and associated walkways after Member for Bonner Ross Vasta MP today announced a $298,312 Australian Government grant through the Capital Grants Program. Mr Vasta congratulated Hemmant Flexible Learning Centre on being selected for the grant and said it would be in addition to…
8 November 2016 Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta MP, has encouraged the community to honour Remembrance Day and remember every Australian who has made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of our nation. “Remembrance Day on November 11 marks 98 years since the Armistice that ended the First World War,” Ross Vasta said. “I encourage everyone…
This Friday, 21 October, FSG Australia (FSG) and Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta MP, will be coming together to host a Carers Morning Tea at the FSG Café in Wynnum during National Carer’s Week, to celebrate Australia’s more than 2.8 million unpaid carers. “Unpaid carers are often performing this role for a loved one…
A new Turnbull Government-backed initiative will ensure educators in Bonner have access to the latest teaching strategies and practical advice on how to support students with learning difficulties. Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said the Turnbull Government’s $341,000 funding to DSF Literacy and Clinical Services in Western Australia would ensure the organisation’s new guide…
People living with dementia, their families and carers would benefit from new initiatives being developed by FSG Australia to build a dementia friendly community in Wynnum, Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said today. “In Australia over 350,000 people are currently living with dementia. This Dementia Awareness Month it’s important to let these people and…
Applications are now open to nominate a worthy serviceman or woman for a Certificate of Appreciation under the Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorations Program, Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said today. “Certificates of Appreciation are a way of expressing the nation’s gratitude to those who served in the defence forces or on the home…
NRL and AFL players will champion apprentices and trainees in Bonner this week when they team up with the Australian Government for National Skills Week. Mr Vasta said the week, which runs from 29 August to 4 September, showcases the vital contribution vocational education and training (VET) makes to the community. Fifteen past and present…