More patients in Dickson are seeing their doctor without paying a cent, with the bulk-billing rate increasing to a record 85.8 per cent in the first half of the 2017–18 financial year. This is the highest GP bulk-billing rate on record for the July to December period and it is nearly 4% higher than Labor’s…
Young people in the northern Brisbane and southern Moreton Bay regions will have access to state of the art facilities and a local tertiary education in two years’ time from 2020. The Turnbull Government will guarantee funding for student places at the future Petrie Campus of the University of the Sunshine Coast. The Member for…
With limited medallions awarded each year, the award is officially recognised by the National Australia Day Council and is one of the highest forms of recognition that an organisation or workplace can give to an individual. The Member for Dickson Peter Dutton congratulated Mick Phelan and Coralee Goedhart on receiving the award. “The Australia Day…
Today marks a milestone for Australia – the establishment of the Home Affairs portfolio – the most significant reform of Australia’s domestic security and law enforcement arrangements in decades. It is an important move to protect Australia’s security and prosperity at a time when nations face a growing number of challenges. Australia’s security and law…
Petrie Police have been armed with 16 new portable CCTV cameras to help combat crime. The police can deploy the cameras in crime hotspots; use them to combat anti-social behaviour such as alcohol-fuelled violence in public places or hooning on suburban streets. They can also be deployed discreetly and used to gather evidence as part…
Former part-pensioners in Dickson will have their Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) reinstated from this week. These former part-pensioners lost the card in January as a consequence of reforms to the pension assets test, which were designed to make the pension system more affordable and sustainable for the future. “Those reforms provided increased pension for people…
The Turnbull Government has provided $50,000 in grant funding for local community commemorations in Dickson to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War in 2018. The Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said that next year Australians will pause and reflect on the Armistice Day Centenary. “From a population of…
The Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton has called on businesses and veterans in the Dickson electorate to nominate for the inaugural Veterans’ Employment Awards. Peter Dutton said the Veterans’ Employment Awards will recognise businesses and organisations that created employment opportunities for veterans and spouses of serving Defence members. It will also recognise veterans who…
This Australian Citizenship Day more than 1,110 people from 88 countries will become Australian citizens at ceremonies across the country. The Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton congratulated over 390 new Australians at a special citizenship ceremony at Calamvale Community Sports Centre, encouraging them to commit to the Australian values of democracy, respect,…
Around 2000 seniors from the Dickson electorate visited the Dickson Seniors Expo this week. The two day Expo at the Strathpine Community Centre brought together more than 60 organisations, companies and government agencies to provide useful and important information to our local retirees or those close to retirement. I hope all who attended found it…
