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.

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.

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.

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.