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Page MP Janelle Saffin has called for local action to stop Sydney Airport Corporation imposing massive new fees of more than $3 million a year on REX airlines.
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PAGE MP Janelle Saffin next week will host Federal Minister for Rural and Regional Health Warren Snowdon for a series of roundtable consultations on implementing the Australian Government’s health reform on the Northern Rivers.
Ms Saffin and Mr Snowdon...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin MP says the Nationals and Liberals have blocked moves to help more young people exercise their right to vote in the next Federal election.Ms Saffin said there are an estimated 1.4 million people missing from the electoral rolls, and...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin today said the announcement of Coffs Harbour as a rollout site for the National Broadband Network (NBN) is great news for our region.NBN CO, the company established to design, build and operate the national broadband network today a...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement of the Australian Government’s approach to border protection, asylum seekers and people smugglers.Ms Saffin said the Prime Minister is tackling these issues based on the f...
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The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, today met with local pensioners and carers in Lismore to discuss the latest improvements to the pension.
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From 1 January next year eligible families in Lismore will have access to Australia’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme.The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, and the Member for Page, Janelle Saffin ...
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Residents of Kyogle and surrounding towns on the north coast of New South Wales will have access to a community garden, a refurbished gym and new equipment, and local fitness instructors under new project funded by the Australian Government.
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Page MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed today’s announcement by Prime Minister Julia Gillard of the Government’s breakthrough agreement with the resources industry on tax reforms.
“I am very pleased that the mining tax is settled, so that the Australia...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed the new Australian Government initiatives being rolled out from today (July 1) that will attract and keep doctors in the local area.
Ms Saffin said the Government has changed the classification of rural and remote area...
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Richmond Valley Mayor Col Sullivan, Federal member for Page, Janelle Saffin and Minister for Defence Materiel & Science, Greg Combet cut the ribbon to officially open the Casino CBD upgrade.
Australian Government Minister Greg Combet and Janell...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin today launched the Broadband for Seniors program at Kyogle District Care Connections, aimed at helping seniors keep up with new technology to stay engaged with the community.
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Page MP Janelle Saffin told Parliament this week that the Paid Parental Leave scheme that will deliver 18 weeks paid leave from 1sst January 2011 was an historic win for all the women who campaigned for decades for such a scheme.The Paid Parental Leave sc...
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Businesses from across the Richmond Valley are invited to attend a Building the Recovery Information Session that will be held at the Casino RSM in Casino next Monday 7 June at 3.30pm.Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin said the information session wa...
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The Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin today poses the burning question to the National Party candidate for Page“Please fess up and tell us how much Federal roads money will our local councils lose in order to fund the duplication of the Princes Hig...
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Member for Page, Janelle Saffin today announced that the Australian and NSW Governments will provide a $262,655 funding for home and community services in Page delivered through the Home and Community Care program.The Home and Community Care program (HACC...
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Page MP Janelle Saffin says hundreds of computers promised to local schools are under threat, with Tony Abbott planning to rip computer funding away from local schools.“I receive many inquiries from local families keen to know when their students will b...
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Local high schools could lose funding for their Trade Training Centres under a Coalition plan to cut $230 million from the program, Member for Page, Janelle Saffin MP said today.Ms Saffin said the Coalition would rip funding away from local high schools w...
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In less than four weeks the Federal Opposition has abandoned its promise to reopen the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line, exposing the dishonesty of the recent statements from senior members of the National Party.
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Page MP Janelle Saffin today went to Defence Minister, John Faulkner to raise her concerns about the RAAF’s mooted extension of the ‘no go area’ in Evans Head.“Along with members of the Evans Head community, I was alarmed to read in the media yest...
