The Coalition Government is tackling intergenerational welfare dependency in at-risk groups and helping more people off welfare and into work. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the Forde community can help get involved to help break the cycle of welfare dependency. “The Government will provide funding for innovative trials that tackled welfare…
Existing and prospective aged care providers in Forde are encouraged to apply for a share in a record offering of more than 14,000 new aged care places, with a special focus on rural, regional and remote locations. With the 2018-19 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) opening on July 2, Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt said…
More child care support for more families in Forde is here with the start of the Coalition Government’s new child care system. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the reforms would provide much needed child care relief for local families. “For too long families in my electorate of Forde have struggled with…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is improving the lives of thousands of Australians with disability, their families and carers as the Scheme celebrated its fifth birthday on July 1. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the NDIS started with four trial sites launched in 2013 and now supported 160,000 people with disability,…
Survivors of child sexual abuse living in Forde can apply to the National Redress Scheme which was launched on July 1. The National Redress Scheme was a recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the Scheme was established to provide counselling,…
New labelling requirements were optional from July 1, 2016 and become mandatory on July 1, 2018. Research suggests the net benefit to business and government will be $66 million over 20 years. The ACCC will police Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL), with penalties up to $1.1 million for a company flouting the rules Low-priority food…
The Turnbull Government will provide the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine to every pregnant woman in Forde from July 1 this year. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the $39.5 million investment would see the vaccine added to the National Immunisation Program, guaranteeing its access, safety and availability for the first time. “Whooping…
A life-changing breast cancer medicine listed by the Turnbull Government on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will be available for patients in Forde from July 1 this year. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the investment of $703.6 million by the Government meant more than 3000 Australian patients with inoperable or metastatic…
Forde to share in early payment of $1.2 billion for 2017-18 Program enables councils to spend their grant according to local priorities Councils in the Forde electorate will be able to start work on crucial new projects following an early cash injection of almost $15.7 million under the Financial Assistance Grants program from the Coalition…
Community organisations in Forde can apply for volunteer grant funding to support the efforts of their volunteers. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP said the Turnbull Government was providing $20 million worth of grants valued between $1000 and $5000 for not-for-profit organisations. “The grants can be used towards the cost of essential items…