The National Broadband Network has arrived in parts of Forde with businesses and residents celebrating the connection of the Chambers Flat and wider Ormeau communities. Letters advising residents of the completion of the construction phase are now arriving in mailboxes across the region. Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen said it was an exciting…
Beenleigh Multisports is set to benefit from Government funding for a new solar electricity system under the Solar Communities Program. The organisation will receive $15,000 for the installation of rooftop solar photovoltaic panels. Local Federal MP Bert van Manen said the program, which was one of the Coalition’s 2016 election commitments providing $5 million to…
The chequebook at Twin Rivers Community Care in Eagleby is looking healthier thanks to a $15,000 boost from the Federal Government, as part of the Solar Communities Program. The organisation will put the funding towards the cost of installing rooftop solar photovoltaic panels. Member for Forde Bert van Manen said the funding would allow the…
The second round of applications are now open for local organisations to join the Turnbull Government’s Local Drug Action Team program. Community groups across Australia are joining forces to deliver targeted local action to help tackle drug use and addiction. “We need to work together to fight the scourge of ice and other drugs which…
An additional $416,804,200 for local Forde schools is one step closer after the Turnbull Government’s Gonski needs-based funding plan passed the House of Representatives. Member for Forde Bert van Manen said the Turnbull Government’s needs-based funding reforms had been endorsed by David Gonski himself and would see local schools get a $10.1 million average…
The Turnbull Government is providing an additional $649 million per year to create 9911 new residential aged care places with Forde set to benefit. “I welcome the news of the funding through the 2016-17 Aged Care Approvals Round and that Infinite Aged Care in Cornubia will be funded to provide new aged care services or…
An extension to the popular instant asset write-off programme is one step closer thanks to a Bill introduced to Parliament this week, Small Business Minister Michael McCormack says. “Across Australia I heard from hundreds of small business people how helpful the $20,000 instant asset write-off programme is to help businesses grow, pursue new ideas and hire…
The Turnbull Government is seeking a high quality, comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Peru to open new markets for Forde exporters that will create more local jobs. MP Bert van Manen said Peru presents a growing opportunity for Forde exporters that the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) will help unlock. “Over the…
The Turnbull Government has launched negotiations to secure a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong to help create more jobs in Forde. Forde MP Bert van Manen said an FTA with Hong Kong would create new export opportunities for local service providers. “This will be a very modern FTA focused on securing access for…
The Turnbull Government has set a deadline for thousands of Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) who flooded into Australia under the previous Labor Government to prove they are genuine refugees and owed protection by Australia. They must lodge applications for processing by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) by October 1. There are 7500…