Mr ALEXANDER (Bennelong) (10:56): It is a great honour to represent the people of Bennelong in parliament, and I would like to take this opportunity to update the House on events and projects in my local community. Bennelong is a unique corner of Sydney and a wonderful place to call home. It is one of […]
Archive | March, 2016
$6.3 million boost creates 162 new aged care places in Bennelong
Older Australians in Bennelong will benefit from a substantial increase in funding for aged care services, with the Australian Government announcing over 17,000 new care places across the nation worth an estimated $910 million. Following the announcement of the 2015 Aged Care Approvals Round, John Alexander MP welcomed news 162 places had been created locally […]
28th Anniversary of Sumgait Pogroms – Speech in Parliament, 16/3/16
Below is a link to a speech I delivered on the 16th March recognising the 28th Anniversary of the Sumgait Progroms. These are stories that do not dominate the attention of our media, of this Parliament, or even in our school history classes. Yet the atrocities committed against the Armenian people over the past century […]
Children in Bennelong to benefit from Universal Access
Over 2000 children in Bennelong are estimated to benefit from the Turnbull Government’s National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education. Member for Bennelong John Alexander MP said $840 million in federal funding will be available for quality preschool programmes across the country, and that these benefits would be felt across Bennelong. “The […]
North Ryde Medicare services relocating to one-stop shop
The Department of Human Services has announced changes to face-to-face services for Ryde residents. Medicare services from the North Ryde Service Centre within Macquarie Centre on Herring Road will relocate to the much larger Ryde Service Centre at 19–27 Devlin Street from Monday 14 March 2016. Department of Human Services General Manager Hank Jongen said […]