Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP has called out Labor Senator Murray Watt and Forde’s Labor candidate Des Hardman’s campaign fail following claims the Gold Coast Bulletin the Turnbull Government’s business tax cuts fail to support small business. “How quickly Senator Watt and Mr Hardman forget the Turnbull Coalition Government has already delivered…
The latest Medicare data from July 2017 to March 2018 shows Australian patients have set a new record for the highest GP bulk-billing rate ever achieved for this period – increasing to 85.8 per cent nationwide. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said locally in the south east Queensland region, the bulk billing…
The Turnbull Government has released a landmark report into Australia’s school system that outlines a clear plan to ensure every school student; including those in Forde have the opportunities they need to succeed. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said he welcomed the Turnbull Government’s in-principle support for all recommendations of the Review…
Beenleigh District Men’s Shed and Pimpama Men’s Shed have both been awarded Turnbull Government Grants as part of the National Shed Development Programme. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said he was pleased to share the great news with the two Men’s Sheds, who do tremendous work in the local community. “Pimpama Men’s…
The Turnbull Government is supporting the next generation of Australia’s Sporting Champions through the Logan Sporting Champions Grant program. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said young athletes could apply for a Local Sporting Champions grant to support their involvement in sport. “The Coalition Government is committed to getting Australian kids more active,…
Senior residents in Forde and their families will benefit from significant aged care quality reforms announced by the Turnbull Government. At the heart of these reforms, aged care regulation, compliance and complaints handing will be brought together in a new and independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen…
Congestion relief is on the way for Queensland motorists as the Turnbull Government gets to work on vital upgrades to the M1 Motorway. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said work started today on upgrades between Mudgeeraba and Varsity Lakes and at the Gateway Merge to Springwood, providing much-needed extra capacity to one…
The Turnbull Government will drastically reduce the cost of a life-saving new medicine, which uses a patient’s own immune system to track down and destroy cancer cells. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said from May 1, classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients would no longer pay over $200,000 per course of treatment, now only…
The Turnbull Government’s ParentsNext program is helping parents with young children to move into work once their children are at school. In the 2017–18 Budget the Turnbull Government announced the expansion of the successful ParentsNext program from July 2018 to help more parents experience the benefits of having a job. From this, the Government is…
The Coalition Government is acting to provide critical upgrades to the M1 Motorway to deliver safer, less congested roads for the people of Queensland. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the $1 billion investment means people in his electorate of Forde, which includes parts of Logan and the northern Gold Coast, would…