Today the Commonwealth Government announced the projects to gain funding under its $50 million Manufacturing Transition Programme. The Commonwealth contribution to the Programme is accompanied by over $200 million in investment by Australian manufacturers. Nineteen businesses will receive between $1 million and $5 million to improve their competitiveness by investing in new capital equipment and…
Bonner students are set to benefit greatly from the 2015 Budget, which delivers a record $15.7 billion in 2015-16 for all schools across Australia, Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said today. This is part of more than $69.5 billion in funding over the forward estimates for all Australian government and non-government schools. Total Commonwealth…
The 2015-16 Budget has confirmed that pensions for veterans and their families will continue to increase by the greater measure out of CPI, Male Total Average Weekly Earnings or the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index. Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said the Abbott Government recognised the significant contribution and sacrifice veterans and their…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta has welcomed a further Budget boost to communities hit by the drought, taking the total value of measures available in this year’s Budget to more than $400 million. In addition to the $333 million announced at the weekend, the Commonwealth will provide $70 million to assist primary producers claim…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta has welcomed measures in the 2015-16 Budget that will deliver support for the full roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), improve employment services for people with disability and increase assistance for Australia’s 2.7 million carers. The 2015 Budget initiatives are part of the Government’s commitment to full…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta today said the Government is improving aged care in Australia to reduce regulation and allow home care funding to follow the individual to provide greater choice over their future. Mr Vasta said the Government is investing $73.7 million over four years to improve the way home care services are…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta today said the Bonner electorate had received a significant boost in the 2015-16 Budget with the Coalition Government’s new Stronger Communities Programme. “Stronger Communities will provide $45 million over two years to fund small capital projects in local communities,” Mr Vasta said. “Our community will receive funding of $150,000…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta has welcomed new changes announced in the 2015-16 Budget that will make the age pension fairer and more sustainable. The changes mean: More than 170,000 pensioners with modest assets will have their pensions increased by an average of $30 per fortnight; No change or higher pensions for…
Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta, today said the new $5.5 billion Growing Jobs and Small Business package will help small businesses in Bonner invest more, grow more, and employ more. “This package will help employers in Bonner to create jobs and assist Australia’s unemployed, particularly unemployed youth, to build the skills to get into…
Young job seekers in Bonner will have new opportunities to secure a job as a result of the Coalition Government’s Growing Jobs and Small Business package announced in the 2015 Budget, Federal Member for Bonner, Ross Vasta said today. Mr Vasta said young Australians need the right assistance and encouragement to learn new skills, become…