Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen has today welcomed the start of the Australian Government’s new employment service – jobactive. “jobactive is the Government’s new $6.8 billion employment service which will help more job seekers in our region to find and keep a job,” Mr van Manen said. “Through jobactive, local job…
DetailsJune 15 was a great day for Forde’s hard working small business owners with the Senate approving the Coalition’s tax cut for small business companies. Federal Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP said the tax cut was part of the Coalition Government’s Growing Jobs and Small Business package. “The Senate also approved…
DetailsForde based business Smart Steel Systems Pty Ltd at Yatala will receive a $1 million grant to propel their bright ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace under the Australian Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation program. Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP announced the grant as part of a $10.6 million Accelerated Commercialisation element…
DetailsMore generous means testing arrangements for youth payments from January 1, 2016 will give Forde families better opportunities to support their children from school to further study. The Federal Government will remove the Family Asset Test and Family Actual Means Test from the Youth Allowance Parental Income Test to provide a more generous means…
DetailsLOCAL streets and roads in Forde will benefit from the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery Programme being doubled in 2015–16 to $13.1 million Tuesday’s 2015-16 Federal Budget confirmed a national commitment to doubling the Roads to Recovery investment in the next financial year to support greater access for Australians and improved safety, economic and…
DetailsThe 2015 Budget is a ‘have a go’ Budget that will help local families and small businesses. Member for Forde, Bert van Manen MP said the big winners of this Budget were families and small businesses. “This Budget will deliver jobs, growth and opportunity in a way that is responsible, measured and…
DetailsThe Big Issue’s Community Street Soccer Programme will continue to provide positive health outcomes for disadvantaged and marginalised Australians following a $2 million Australian Government funding commitment today. The Minister for Health Sussan Ley and Independent Senator for Queensland Glenn Lazarus today announced the sport-based programme would continue to provide a range of activities…
DetailsThe Coalition Government has delivered certainty to people with disability, carers, families and their advocates in Forde by extending funding for a range of programmes transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Member for Forde, Bert van Manen said the Government’s priority is to ensure continuity of services to families and carers…
DetailsBusinesses and community organisations in Forde can now apply for support to boost the skills of youth under youth stream pilot programmes through the Industry Skills Fund. Bert van Manen MP said the Training for Employment Scholarships and Youth Employment Pathways are new ways of delivering skilled young employees to businesses on in Logan and…
DetailsThe Australian Government understands that the work performed by members of the Australian Defence Force is unique and crucial to our nation and our security. In recognition of these unique circumstances, the Government has decided to increase the pay for ADF personnel to two per cent per annum, over the life of the agreement,…
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