E&OE…. Topics: One Tree Per Child campaign, Australia’s emissions reduction targets, Olive Vale clearing GREG HUNT: I’m delighted that we’ve been able to launch the One Tree Per Child campaign with an initial Commonwealth contribution today. We want councils, we want communities, we want young people, we want Australian’s right around the country to be…
E&OE…. Topics: $300,000 commitment to One Tree Per Child programme JON DEE: It now gives me great pleasure to introduce the local member, the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull. Thank you for coming today Malcolm. MALCOLM TURNBULL: Well thanks very much Jon and mayors. Kids, from Bondi to Bourke, what a great thing to be…
E&OE…. Topics: Launch of OzHarvest’s Think.Eat.Save campaign GREG HUNT: Thank you very much and obviously to our Traditional Owners, but especially to the amazing Ronni Kahn, to my parliamentary colleagues, to Mark Butler and Larissa Waters, to all of those from the Senate and the House of Representatives and to everybody, everybody engaged in the…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON BARNABY JOYCE MP, MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE, MR DAN TEHAN MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WANNON & MR ANDREW BROAD MP, FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MALLEE The community is seeing results from the Australian Government’s commitment to protect the Wimmera’s natural environment and farming land with the announcement that over $100,000 in National…
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH HON NIGEL SCULLION MP, MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS The Australia Government today announced the Murray Island Group – the birthplace of Native Title – will be assessed by the Australian Heritage Council for its possible inclusion on the National Heritage List “I am pleased that the place that led to the…
E&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, Great Barrier Reef MARK PARTON: Greg Hunt’s the Federal Environment Minister and he joins us on the phone right now. Now you did walk to Federal Parliament this morning, Greg? GREG HUNT: I did. I am wondering whether I’ve got two less fingers than when I started the day. It was,…
E&OE…. Topics: Marriage equality, climate change, Great Barrier Reef TOM ELLIOTT: Joining us on the line now Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon Tom. I had thought we might have spoken about the Great Barrier Reef, but I'm in your hands. TOM ELLIOTT: No well we'll talk about…
Communities in the Flinders electorate will benefit from a significant boost in funding announced in the 2015 Budget. The Government’s new Stronger Communities Program will provide $45 million over two years to fund small capital projects. In my electorate of Flinders, we will receive funding of $150,000 per year over two years to support projects…
Some of the most significant sites on Australia's National Heritage List will share in almost $9 million funding to protect and maintain their historic values. I am proud to announce that 18 successful applicants will benefit from grants of up to $1 million through the Australian Government's Protecting National Historic Sites Programme. This will allow…
The Australian War Memorial will carry out major restoration work to its Commemorative Area Courtyard thanks to a $1 million Commonwealth heritage grant. Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, and Minister for Veterans Affairs, Senator Michael Ronaldson, today visited the War Memorial to announce the restoration and reconstruction project. “The Australian War Memorial is an important national…