Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is pleased to announce the Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies in recovering from the effects of COVID-19. Local rural and regional show societies who have made the decision to cancel this year’s event will be eligible for a share of $10…
A new $1.5 billion Australian Government infrastructure package will provide an immediate injection into the economy and bring jobs back online to help stem the impact of COVID-19. Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased the Government has shown its ongoing commitment to the nation’s road network with this announcement. “Every…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (13:37): Today marks the 80th anniversary of the tragic wartime accident that took the life of John Napier (Dinger) Bell. John was born on 25 April 1916, son of a local storekeeper and raised at Farina, now a ghost town with a group dedicated to its restoration in South Australia’s far north.…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (10:25): I’m very pleased to discuss the fact that the Grey electorate received seven separate grants under the recent Regional Airports Program. Two of them, Orroroo and Quorn, are for fencing and lighting. The fencing is to keep vermin off the strips. Down at Jamestown, we have an installation going in…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (11:42): I move: That this House: (1) notes that there are: (a) 1.3 million Australians with diabetes registered on the National Diabetes Services Scheme, with over 280 new people diagnosed and registered each day and an estimated 500,000 Australians with type 2 diabetes which remain undiagnosed; and (b) an estimated 2…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (19:55): We had 10 wonderful recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours recently. Firstly, Alan Ferguson, a great friend and mentor, was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the parliament. He was our state Liberal Party president from 1990 to 1992 and was appointed to the Senate on…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased Eyre Peninsula prostate cancer sufferers and their families will benefit under an expansion of the Australian Government’s Prostate Cancer Nurses Program with the creation of a new nursing position based in Port Lincoln.. Mr Ramsey said the Government is investing $23 million in…
Federal Member for Grey Rowan Ramsey said he is very pleased to announced funding for seven aerodromes in Grey as part of the $41.2 million Regional Airports Program. Funding has been approved for aerodromes in Orroroo, Quorn, Whyalla, Cowell, Minlaton, Jamestown and Copper Coast. “This is great news for our regional aerodromes and will enable…
Legislation has been introduced to federal parliament that will pave the way for a critical piece of national infrastructure to support the increasing use of nuclear medicine in Australia and provide an economic boost to a regional South Australian community. The National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill today…
Mr RAMSEY (Grey—Government Whip) (10:57): Let me say from the outset that I am both surprised and disappointed at the member for Macarthur’s comments, and particularly the shadow minister’s comments, on this bill, the National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020. The members are either seeking to deliberately…