The Liberal National Government has today welcomed news of a medical research breakthrough that could soon benefit 2,000 Australians living with motor neurone disease (MND). MND is a condition where the nerve cells that control the muscles that allow people to move, speak, swallow and breathe fail to work normally, the nerve cells eventually…
The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council will receive a more than $700,000 increase in Australian Government funding provided under the new Roads to Recovery Program. Federal Member for Flinders, Greg Hunt MP said the Mornington Peninsula Shire will receive $6,438,558 in base funding for the new period, up from $5,733,877 during the last period. …
Federal Member for Flinders, The Hon. Greg Hunt MP has encouraged students across the Southern Mornington Peninsula to apply for a Government-funded scholarship to study a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) course. Minister Hunt said the Morrison Government is increasing the number of scholarships available through the Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program…
E&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; cane toads; national child sex offender register; Saudi Arabian girl in Bangkok; Labor’s attack on retiree income – franking credits. JASON TRETHOWAN: Well, thanks very much ladies and gentlemen, thanks very much everyone. We’d like to commence the proceedings by first…
E&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; Sex Offenders Register; Saudi Teen in Thailand PAUL KENNEDY: To federal politics now and the Government is pledging an extra $47 million for mental health services. For more we’re joined by the Health Minister Greg Hunt from Mount Martha on Victoria’s magnificent…
E&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; beyondblue MESHEL LAURIE: We welcome to the program Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Hi Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Meshel. MESHEL LAURIE: Hey, great news today. Can you please tell the listeners who haven’t caught up with it yet…
E&OE… Topics: $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health; superannuation MATT DORAN: The Government is investing a further $47 million to support the mental wellbeing of young Australians. One in four young Aussies aged 16 to 24 experience mental illness in any given year. EDWINA BARTHOLOMEW: It is a huge…
The Liberal National Government will a invest a further $47 million to continue to support the mental wellbeing of young Australians through headspace with a new youth mental health ambassadors project and funding for its head office. About 560,000 Australian children and adolescents are estimated to have a mental illness and one in four…
The Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP is calling on sport and physical activity providers across the Mornington Peninsula to apply for funding for a national $28.9 million Liberal Nationals Sport Participation Grants program. Minister Hunt urged sporting groups and local government organisations to create or enhance programs that would help…
The Liberal National Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to develop kidneys as an alternative for renal replacement. It is estimated that one in ten Australians will show evidence of chronic kidney disease by 2020, but only one in four patients…