Applications are now open for community-led Green Army projects that support practical, grassroots environment and heritage conservation activities across Forde. The Australian Government is providing additional opportunities in the 2014/15 financial year for community organisations, environment groups and local councils to apply for Green Army projects. Projects must run for 20-26 weeks and may be…
Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP is urging local communities to recognise the valuable and tireless work of Australia’s State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers by wearing orange on Wednesday 12 November 2014. “The focus of Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day) is to encourage the community to show their support by wearing orange, the…
The Logan community will have access to better and expanded hospital care and support closer to home through a $188 million redevelopment of the Logan Hospital. The Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP today represented the Federal Minister for Health Peter Dutton to open stage one of the redevelopment. The redevelopment…
Child care educators in Forde are among more than 50,000 long day care educators across Australia set to benefit from a $200 million Federal Government investment in professional development. Federal Member, Bert van Manen MP says “the Abbott Government’s Long Day Care Professional Development Programme will directly support 50 long day care services in Forde…
MAX Solutions will help people with disability find jobs as part of a $300 million per year Government programme. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen said the Government had this year opened up to competitive tender the 47 per cent of Disability Management Service (DMS) currently delivered by CRS Australia. DMS provides specialist assistance…
Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP is encouraging young people in Forde to nominate for the 2015 National Youth Awards. This is the third annual series of the Awards, which celebrate the achievements and contributions of young Australians aged 12-25. Mr van Manen urged those thinking about nominating to act now. “It’s…
AN UPGRADED section of Stanmore Road at Yatala is now open to traffic, with Stage 3 of a larger works programme now completed. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the works, which have upgraded the stretch between Darlington Drive and Peachey Road, were funded through the…
Christmas can be a difficult time for our Australian Defence Force (ADF) service men and women who are deployed away from home and separated from their loved ones. A simple message of thanks to our service men and women will remind them of how much we appreciate the sacrifices they make in order to serve…
The Australian Government has introduced legislation to change the Do Not Call Register so it will only be necessary to place a phone number on the Register once, as opposed to re-registering after eight years. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP said households will no longer have to remember to renew their…
There has been much concern and discussion recently about the brutal killings in Syria and Iraq by ISIS militants. This concern has been heightened by the presence and involvement of Australian citizens in these atrocities. A number of constituents have contacted my office to raise their concerns. Latest estimates are that some 60 Australians…