Local small businesses to benefit from new hiring guide The Coalition Government is working to build a stronger more prosperous economy with more jobs by making it easier for small businesses in Forde to hire new employees with the release of a new employment guide. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP…
Labor puts brakes on $1.75B Roads to Recovery boost THE Australian Government’s $1.75 billion five-year funding extension of the Roads to Recovery Programme is at risk of being blocked in the Senate. Legislation to extend Roads to Recovery funding for the next five years (from 2014-15 to 2018-19) passed the House of…
ANZAC DAY FOR THE TROOPS 2014 Anzac Day is an important occasion when Australians reflect on the courage of the men and women who have served in our name, particularly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Australia’s military history and our contribution to the maintenance of international peace and security are rightly revered.…
Six Months in Government – Letter to the Editor In what feels like a blink, we are already six months away from the federal election. We hit the ground running and the foundations have been laid to ensure we are in the best place possible to get this great nation back on track.…
NEW WOOLWORTHS STORES WELCOMED IN FORDE All levels of government attended the Woolworths site in Ormeau today to officially welcome the construction of the new store on Peachey Road. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP, Gold Coast City Council Acting Mayor, Cr Donna Gates and State Member for Albert, Mark Boothman MP joined…
Helping young Job Seekers Find and Keep a Job
AGED CARE APPROVALS ROUND: APPLICATIONS OPEN MAY 2014 Aged care providers Forde will be able to apply for funds under the next Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR) from May 2014. Federal MP, Bert van Manen said this Round marks an important step forward in the Government’s reform agenda of the aged…
Payment Increase for 3.6 Million Pensioners More than 3.6 million pensioners will receive an increase to their payments from 20 March. The increases will help pensioners keep up with rises in cost of living expenses and are driven by the CPI increase of 1.9 per cent for the six months to December 2013. The…
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New Website to Boost Volunteers in Forde Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP has partnered with DoSomething! charity to launch a website making it easier for people to volunteer locally. By typing in their postcode at http://www.dosomethingnearyou.com.au/bert-van-manen people will be able to find community groups and events that they can lend…