In the News
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell has encouraged local public schools to consider participating in the Coalition Government’s new $70 million Independent Public School initiative.
Alex Hawke said the Independent Public School initiative will help local government schools to become more independent by increasing their own local governance and community and parental engagement.
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell, is asking all people to be alert to a recent spate of phone scams across the Hills community.
“My office has been contacted by a number of elderly members of our community who have been the subject of recent phone scams,
“I am urging everyone to be alert to these scams and remind people not to give their account details to anyone over the phone” Alex Hawke said.
Monday, 9 December 2013
Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP welcomes the announcement a new small business helpline has been established to provide small businesses with quick and stress-free access to workplace relations advice.
“Operating a small business can be very exciting, but quite difficult when it comes to understanding requirements and responsibilities under the Fair Work Act including minimum employment conditions, recording keeping and payslips,” Alex Hawke said.
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell was today appointed by Prime Minster Tony Abbott as Chair of the House Standing Committee on the Environment.
“I am delighted to be asked to Chair this committee by the Prime Minister. It is a great honour to be asked to serve in this way in the 44th Parliament and I look forward to working with Minister Hunt and all of my Parliamentary colleagues on the myriad of important policies pertaining to the environment” Alex Hawke said.
Federal Member for Mitchell, Alex Hawke MP, today announced that Government, Catholic and Independent schools throughout Mitchell will have the funding certainty they need as a result of the Coalition Government investing an additional $2.8 billion over the next four years.
“Labor left school funding in a mess,” said Alex Hawke.
“Labor’s funding model was not national and it was not fair. In his last act as Education Minister, Bill Shorten ripped $1.2 billion from schools in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.