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New jobactive services up and running in the New England Electorate, says Joyce
30 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the start of the Australian Government’s new employment service – jobactive. “jobactive is the Government’s new $6.8 billion employment service which will help more job seekers in our region to find and keep a job” Mr Joyce said. ...
Read MoreBarnaby Joyce welcomes BAE Systems contract to train Republic of Singapore Air Force pilots
29 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has welcomed the announcement that BAE Systems has been awarded an extension on its contract to support the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Air Grading Centre (AGC) – Flying Training Institute (FTI) from its Flight Training Academy...
Read MoreExtra funding for local roads across the New England Electorate, says Joyce
27 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said local roads and streets in the New England Electorate will receive a major boost with $1.105 billion extra funding being made available to councils across Australia for vital road upgrades through the Roads to Recovery Programme over the next two...
Read More104 Mobile phone black spots nominated for New England Electorate, says Joyce
25 Jun 2015
25 June 2015 FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce has applauded the announcement that 28 new or upgraded base stations, covering 104 mobile phone blackspots will be funded in the New England Electorate. “This is a stunning announcement, it sits on the back of the mass...
Read MoreAlmost $2 million for new trees in New England Electorate, says Joyce
22 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said funding announcements of almost $2 million under the 20 Million Trees Programme will establish green corridors, as well as increasing and improving habitat for threatened species in the New England Electorate. Two projects wi...
Read MoreGolden Wattle to visit the New England Electorate in July, says Joyce
19 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said the Australian Government Mobile Service Centre ‘Golden Wattle’ is heading to the New England Electorate to provide convenient, local access to essential government payments and services in early July. The Mobile Service Cen...
Read MoreNationals MPs urge fellow Australians to undertake a bowel screen test
18 Jun 2015
18 June 2015 FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce and fellow MPs Keith Pitt and David Gillespie have scheduled long-overdue bowel screening tests for themselves and are encouraging Australians to do the same. Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce said Bowel Cancer Aw...
Read MoreBarnaby welcomes widespread rain boosting hopes for New England and North West
18 Jun 2015
18 June 2015 FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said widespread, heavy falls of rain from Bourke to Bendemeer, Yetman to Blackville will boost hopes for winter crop and fodder growth. Mr Joyce said while the falls further out west have been patchy in many recordings, the...
Read MoreTwo weeks for New England Electorate schools to apply for Sporting Schools funding
12 Jun 2015
12 June 2015 FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said Primary schools across the New England Electorate have less than two weeks to benefit from the first funding round of the Abbott Government’s $100 million Sporting Schools programme. Mr Joyce urged all local New E...
Read MoreNew England Electorate consumers to have their say on Country of Origin food labelling
09 Jun 2015
FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said members of the New England Electorate community can have their say on what they want in clearer country of origin food labelling in an online survey that will help design the Australian Government’s new labelling system. The ...
Read MoreImpact of Federal Governments Budget strategy seen at CRT FarmFest, says Joyce
05 Jun 2015
05 June 2015 FEDERAL Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce said a clear indication of how the Federal Government’s policies to assist farmers and small businesses can be seen at CRT FarmFest, Toowoomba with Queensland’s largest agricultural field day kicking off today [Tuesday 2 June ...
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