Applications for the 2012 YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament are now open to allow 15-25 year olds in Queensland a chance to be proactive on important issues to them. Applications close on Friday February 24. The YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament is an apolitical state-wide program that gives young people the opportunity to speak out about what…
The Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave will be held from 15-17 March 2012 to raise finds for patients and their families living with leukaemia, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. Once again tens of thousands of Queenslanders are expected to shave or colour their hair to raise funds and show their support for the people…
Be proactive, not reactive. Last summer saw Queensland battered cyclones and storms, the human and financial cost of which is still being counted. As we push ahead into yet another summer of unpredictable whether I would like to remind residents to be mindful of the steps they can actively take to prepare for storm season.…
Telstra are hosting a community meeting to help Telstra customers stay in tune with what the company is doing. On the 14th of December 2011, Brisbane customers will have the opportunity to meet Telstra’s senior local management face-to-face at an interactive customer open session. Representatives from Telstra Country Wide, Telstra Business and Telstra Operations, Network…
“The Government has today finally admitted what the Coalition has been saying since last Tuesday night – the Government’s self-described ‘Labor Budget’ is bad for families” said Ross Vasta, Federal Member for Bonner. “The Government’s budget, which will freeze the indexation of the Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A and B supplements for three years,…
“Tony Abbott set out a clear plan to get Australia back on track,” Ross Vasta, Federal Member for Bonner, said today. “Australia’s forgotten families need relief from rising cost of living pressures, new taxes and wasteful government spending to take unnecessary upward pressure off interest rates.” “Every household in Bonner facing these cost pressures will…
“This Budget confirms how out of touch Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan are with Australian families. It fails the essential test: to ease the cost of living on Australians who face higher prices every day,” Mr Vasta, Federal Member for Bonner, said today. “There is nothing in this Budget for Australian families doing it tough.…
Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta, today recognised and thanked volunteers across Bonner for their outstanding contribution to Australian society. “Volunteers are the glue that hold Australian communities together. They perform a range of important work in a variety of areas across all walks of life,” Mr Vasta said. “Whether it be the volunteer coach of…
Ross Vasta, Federal Member for Bonner, has today encouraged voluntary organisations in Bonner to apply for the 2011 round of Volunteer Grants, which opened this week. Volunteer grants were first introduced by the Howard Government in recognition of the valuable contribution voluntary groups make to the community. 2011 marks the tenth year of their operation.…
Ross Vasta, Federal Member for Bonner, has today encouraged voluntary organisations in Bonner to apply for the 2011 round of Volunteer Grants, which opened this week. Volunteer grants were first introduced by the Howard Government in recognition of the valuable contribution voluntary groups make to the community. 2011 marks the tenth year of their operation.The…