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Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00 |
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Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin is pleased to announce that Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit Page on Tuesday, February 16.
Ms Saffin said she was delighted that Ms Gillard had accepted her personal invitation to make her first official visit to the electorate.
Ms Gillard will inspect local progress of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution and attend a dinner.
The Deputy PM is Minister for Education; Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; and Minister for Social Inclusion.
A former lawyer, she is one of the nation’s most popular politicians and has been the Member for the Victorian seat of Lalor since 1998.
To attend the Julia Gillard download the invitation here. Bookings must be made at the Lismore Workers Club. |
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Friday, 05 February 2010 11:08 |
Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin today urged Northern Rivers businesses to hire a young apprentice and take advantage of extra Government assistance before time runs out.
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 00:00 |
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The Intergenerational Report released by the Treasurer this week outlines the big challenges facing Northern Rivers residents and Australia over the next 40 years, Page MP Janelle Saffin said.
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 00:00 |
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Janelle with Anna Jackowiak-Hoare of Bonalbo, winner of the Open Art section of the WetlandCare Australia National Art and Photography Competition at the awards presentation in Canberra.
To mark International World Wetlands Day, Federal Member for Page is lodging a private members motion in Parliament today recognising the important wetlands protection work of organisations in her electorate.
Ms Saffin said the theme of International Wetlands Day is ‘Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change’ with the focus on the impact of climate change on wetlands, and the role wetlands can play in helping us mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00 |
Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin emails the collaborative submission to Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy and to NBN's government relations and external affairs chief Mike Kaiser watched by NSW Minister for Planning, Infrastructure and Lands Tony Kelly MLC, left, and SCU's Professor of Information Technology and Information Systems, Professor Peter Croll.
Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin will champion a Southern Cross University submission to get the Australian Government’s $43-billion National Broadband Network (NBN) rolled out early to the NSW North Coast.
Southern Cross University’s Professor of Information Technology and Information Systems, Professor Peter Croll, today handed the submission to Ms Saffin during a ceremony at the Student Services Centre, at the Lismore campus.
NSW Minister for Planning, Infrastructure and Lands Tony Kelly MLC, who was in the region for a series of infrastructure funding announcements, also attended to receive a briefing from Professor Croll.
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