Football fans in Sydney’s inner west can look forward to watching A-grade football in style with Fraser Park Football Club set to receive a $2 million redevelopment. Federal Minister for Sport Kate Lundy today met with members of the Fraser Park Football Club to announce the redevelopment. “Fraser Park FC has been around since the [...]
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National Museums Conference spends the weekend in Canberra
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy was pleased to officially open the Museums Australia National Conference being held in Canberra from today (17 – 20 May 2013). This year’s conference is themed How Museum’s Work: people, industry and nation and will offer 39 concurrent sessions which will explore a range of issues relevant to people [...]
Seselja wants draconian body ABCC reinstated
Liberal Senate Candidate and MLA Zed Seselja has pledged his strong desire to have the draconian Howard-esque Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) reinstated should Tony Abbott become Prime Minister in September. “The Gillard Government abolished the ABCC and replaced it with the Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate with the view to restoring a more [...]
Keeping kids active after school
Children will be encouraged to participate in sport from a young age, through $39.4 million in funding to continue the popular Active After-school Communities program. While Australians love their sport, we know that some young Australians are missing out on opportunities to get involved. The Active After-school Communities program assists by providing access to free, [...]
Liberals must use budget reply to be upfront about cuts hurting Canberra
ACT Senator Kate Lundy, Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh are calling on Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to be upfront about any planned cuts on Canberra in the Opposition’s formal budget reply on Thursday. With only one day until the budget reply speech to Parliament, they are calling on the [...]
Kiss Goodbye to MS for the month of May
Over 23,000 Australian’s have Multiple Sclerosis and that number is climbing by 4% every year. The impact of the disease doesn’t stop with its direct victims but also affects their families and friends. This May MS Australia is asking you to Wear, Dare or Share to raise both awareness and funds so that we can [...]
Federal Budget will mean a stronger, smarter and fairer Canberra
Initiatives outlined in Wayne Swan’s sixth Budget will mean a stronger, smarter and fairer Canberra. While Canberra is small compared to other Australian states and territories, initiatives outlined in this Budget demonstrate the special role Canberra plays as a city of culture, learning, and a provider of important services to the whole country. The Budget [...]
$270,000 to enhance local settlement services
The Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy today visited the Woden Community Service (WCS) to acknowledge the important work of the service which is receiving $270,000 in additional funding to support refugees and migrants to become self-reliant and settle in Canberra. WCS will receive funding under the Gillard Government’s Settlement Grants Program (SGP) which [...]
New Cricket Centre of Excellence close to completion
Construction of Cricket Australia’s new Centre of Excellence in Brisbane is nearing completion and will soon be the new home for high performance cricket. Federal Minister for Sport Kate Lundy today toured Cricket Australia’s Centre of Excellence at Allan Border Field with its Senior Manager Belinda Clark and several Australian cricketers. Senator Lundy said it [...]
Liberal’s Paid Parental Leave Scheme leaves public servants out in the cold
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Senator Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT Gai Brodtmann MP, Member for Canberra Andrew Leigh MP, Member for Fraser The Liberals are scrambling to rein in the costs of their paid parental leave scheme and as usual they are sharpening their knives to cut into the rights of public servants. This morning’s [...]
