The Morrison Government is supporting millions of small businesses by helping to ensure they get paid on time. Legislation to implement the Payment Times Reporting Scheme was passed by the Senate today, which will put every big business on notice. Under the scheme, large businesses and applicable government enterprises with a total annual income of…
The Morrison Government’s steadfast commitment to Medicare has been underlined by a record GP bulk billing rate of 87.5 per cent for 2019–20. The bulk billing rate in Forde was 88.7 per cent, meaning on average more than 8 out of 10 visits to the GP were provided with no out-of-pocket cost. “This is just…
Recognising the importance of local knowledge, the Australian Government is investing $62.8 million in a Local Jobs Program to support the recovery on the Gold Coast from COVID-19 to help Australians get back into work. As part of the program, 14 Employment Facilitators, in addition to the existing 11 facilitators, will be engaged to help…
Migrant groups, people with physical and intellectual disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Logan will be the focus of a new initiative aimed at ensuring all Australians can participate in sport and physical activity. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen MP welcomed the allocation of $644,080 in funding for Logan…
A virtual jobs fair to connect job seekers with local employers in the south-east Brisbane and Logan region will be held on Friday, 7 August 2020. Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, said the Brisbane South East and Logan virtual jobs fair is an opportunity for those looking for work to see what employment opportunities are available in their area. “As we…
In new project details released today, Queensland’s Mount Lindesay Highway will be upgraded from two to four lanes between Stoney Camp Road and Chambers Flat Road. The two-lane upgrade follows an extra $7.5 million injected into the project by the Morrison Government. The overall $75 million upgrade will also deliver safety improvements along this secton…
The JobKeeper program and the Coronavirus Supplement have been extended for those in Forde under the next phase of our support for affected businesses and households. This unprecedented economic support for local businesses and their workers is helping the Logan community through the COVID-19 pandemic and bolstering our economic recovery. Under the Morrison Government’s next…
The Morrison Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of Australians access to new skills by retraining and upskilling them into sectors with job opportunities. The new JobTrainer skills package will also guarantee support for tens of thousands of apprentices in jobs across Australia, including Logan and the Northern Gold Coast by…
Forde MP Bert van Manen has welcomed the announcement from the Member for Macalister of matched funding for the upgrade of Beaudesert – Beenleigh Road after a 12 month delay from the QLD State Government. Today’s announcement of matched funding follows a $5 million-dollar commitment secured by Mr van Manen during the 2019 federal election…
Forde residents driving on the M1 would have noticed Stage 1 of the M1 Pacific Motorway upgrades (M1/M3/Gateway Merge) are now complete with all southbound lanes open and speed limits lifted. I fought to secure $115 million dollars for this upgrade which was delivered ahead of schedule earlier this year. Now we are getting on…