Australian National Flag Day is an opportunity for individuals, community organisations, local authorities, businesses and schools to celebrate with pride the anniversary of the Australian National Flag. Australian National Flag Day, proclaimed in 1996 as a national day, celebrates the first time the flag was flown on 3 September 1901. On that day Prime Minister Edmund…
This week marks National Volunteer Week and 18 local community groups in Dickson will benefit from a share in $9 million of federal funding to support local volunteers across Australia. The grants awarded are between $1,000 and $5,000, and will enable organisations in Dickson to better support their volunteers to purchase small equipment, pay fuel,…
EDDIE MCGUIRE: Peter Dutton joins us on the line this morning. Good morning Peter. PETER DUTTON: Eddie, good morning mate, how are you? EDDIE MCGUIRE: Good. Peter it’s an interesting time for you now because you came out yesterday and said well now I don’t have to be the hard…
Construction of the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Petrie Campus is gaining momentum with the opening of the state of the art precinct now only 18 months away. Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton, Federal Member for Petrie Luke Howarth and Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham attended the site today to mark the…
The local communities of Cashmere, Dayboro, Highvale, Samford and Wights Mountain benefited from the last round of the Mobile Black Spot Program receiving funding to construct towers to improve mobile phone coverage. Now there is another opportunity for communities to identify additional areas for improved Mobile phone coverage across the Dickson electorate. The next round…
Local families are reminded to make the switch to the Turnbull Government’s new child care and early learning system or risk missing out on the new subsidies. Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said many families will be hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a year better off by ensuring their details were to up…
The Turnbull Government is sticking to our plan to build a stronger economy to benefit all Australians. Under the Government’s economic plan; record jobs are being created, investment is rising and the Budget is strengthening. This means that we can guarantee the essential services Australians rely on. The Government’s plan will encourage and reward working…
