In the News
Thursday, 20 March 2014
The Auditor-General, Mr Ian McPhee PSM will inquire into Labor’s $300 million Early Years Quality Fund (EYQF) following a request from Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell.
“Following the release of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report into the EYQF, I was deeply concerned by the numerous probity issues raised. In my view, the program required further scrutiny which was why I requested the Auditor-General to undertake a review.” Alex Hawke said.
Thursday, 20 March 2014
Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP, welcomed the Abbott Government’s introduction of legislation and tabled documents to repeal over 10,000 unnecessary and counter-productive pieces of legislation and regulations.
“This is an important step toward the Coalition’s commitment of cutting $1 billion in red and green tape each year to benefit businesses, schools and community groups. This will improve our nation’s competitiveness, help to create more jobs and lower household costs.
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell, welcomed the commitment from both Federal and NSW State Government of more than $800 million for the critical motorway link between the M1 and M2.
Friday, 7 March, 2014
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell today announced that aged care providers in Mitchell will be able to apply for funds under the next Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) from May 2014.
“This Round marks an important step forward in the Government’s reform agenda of the aged care sector,” Alex Hawke said.
“The Abbott Government recognises that many older Australians wish to remain in their own home for as long as possible.”
Friday, 7 March, 2014
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell today announced the opening of applications for the 2014 Community Heritage Grants.
“The grants of up to $15,000 are available to community groups around the country to help preserve and manage locally held, nationally significant cultural heritage collections of documents and objects for future generations.” Mr Hawke said
Projects supported include significance assessments; preservation needs assessments, conservation activities and collection management.