ELIGIBLE SCHOOL LEAVERS URGED TO APPLY NOW FOR YOUTH ALLOWANCE High School leavers might be enjoying a well-earned summer break, but those thinking about going on to tertiary study or starting an apprenticeship start applying for Youth Allowance now. Eligible students of Forde aged 16 to 24 can lodge their claim 13…
19th December 2013 EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM ATO TO MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP, welcomes the decision by the Australian Taxation Office to withdraw its draft ruling seeking to apply GST to sites fees. Mr van Manen is pleased the Tax Office has given these residents an…
REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK The Strategic Review of the National Broadband Network reveals very fast broadband can be delivered to all Australians four years sooner and for $32 billion less than under Labor by using a mix of technologies. The Review was carried out by NBN Co, the publicly-owned company…
Residents Band Together to Send Message to ATO Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP and State Member for Waterford, Mike Latter MP joined hundreds of local residents at Palm Lake Resort in Waterford today to send a message to the ATO. Residents are outraged that the ATO is considering a draft ruling…
Make a Donation Make a donation to the RSL, Legacy or Soldier On rather than sending a parcel. The RSL, Legacy and Soldier On play in integral role in supporting our troops, particularly those who have been wounded on operations and those family members who are suffering financially and emotionally from the death of…
Centenary Local Grants Program funding increased to $125,000 Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP has today announced local funding for the Federal Government’s Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program (ACLGP) has increased to $125,000. Mr van Manen believes the Centenary of Anzac will be the most significant national period of commemoration in…
VAN MANEN TO SUPPORT CARBON TAX REPEAL AS FIRST PRIORITY WHEN PARLIAMENT MEETS IN NOVEMBER The Coalition Government is delivering on its election commitment to scrap the carbon tax. When the carbon tax is gone, households in Forde will be around $550 better off in 2014″15 than they would have been with…
Thank You – Local Newsletter Article October 2013 I feel extremely honoured to have been given the opportunity to represent you in the seat of Forde for another term and I would like to thank you for giving me this important responsibility. Over the past three years I have been listening to your issues and concerns…
The Coalition will help retirees by indexing the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, provide $200 million to dementia research and help young apprentices with a HECS-like apprentice loan scheme. Bert said the indexing of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) will provide retirees with peace of mind. “That is why the Coalition will scrap the carbon…
BERT VAN MANEN TO HOLD LOCAL JOBS FORUM Bert van Manen, LNP candidate for Forde, has invited local businesses and residents from across the community to join him at the Forde Local Jobs Forum. “I look forward to the participation of businesses, employment placement companies, training organisations and residents from across our community.…