CENTENARY OF ANZAC GRANTS The Centenary of Anzac marks one of the most important commemorations in our nation's history. Our Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program is helping communities commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australians in so many important ways. Out & About in Corangamite Cadel Evans race showcases region The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race was a great success, showing off our region to the world. It was terrific to join the People's Ride with some 4000 other cyclists. Cadel Evans taking a selfie on the starting line. With the Winchelsea and District Historical Society's Shirley Leak, Lauris Mathison, Joan Davis, June Rowe, Laurene Lloyd and Sandra Jones. Winchelsea has received $20,000 to help construct a Walk of Honour to commemorate 64 Victoria Cross recipients including Albert Jacka. With Belmont Fire Brigade's Third Lieutenant, Luke McDonald. The brigade has received $3,200 to fund research and a new memorial to honour nine brigade members who served Australia during World War One. HENDERSON MP Listening to your concerns is so important. Please feel free to come along and meet me at my Mobile Office. You will find me at the following locations, and please check my website for updates. Federal Member for Corangamite Saturday 7 March 9.30am - 10.30am Belmont, High St near library Wednesday 11 March 10.00am - 10.30am Inverleigh 12.00pm - 12.30pm Lethbridge 1.00pm - 1.30pm Meredith 2.30pm - 3.00pm Bannockburn, outside Safeway Thursday 12 March Princes Highway milestone The duplication of the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and Winchelsea has reached a major milestone with the opening of a 3.5km section at Waurn Ponds. With VicRoads' Project Director Tony Hedley. SARAH Mobile Office 11.00am - 12.00pm Highton shops, Bellevue Ave NDIS reaches 10,000 participants I'm delighted that the NDIS is now helping 10,000 people with disability including 3,300 in our region. With Sen. Mitch Fifield, Tina Gulino, Adam Lee and NDIA Chair Bruce Bonyhady. 11.00am - 12.00pm Colac, Murray St Blane's newsagency 12.30pm - 1.00pm Cororooke General Store 2.00pm - 2.30pm Beeac 3.30pm - 4.00pm Winchelsea IGA SarahHendersonMP www.sarahhenderson.com.au Rolling out the NBN After campaigning over such a long period for better broadband, I am so excited that some 34,000 premises across Corangamite have been included in the first 18-month rollout plan for connection to the National Broadband Network. The NBN build will commence across many parts of the Bellarine, Surf Coast and Golden Plains as well as in Colac and Apollo Bay over the next 18 months, delivering superfast speeds. This is on top of the fixed wireless rollout we announced earlier which will service another 5000 premises in parts of the Colac Otway and Golden Plains regions. As a strong local voice for Corangamite, every community counts. Consistent with our policy, it is wonderful to see so many under-served areas being prioritised. I am also fighting tooth and nail for the NBN to be fast tracked across the rest of Corangamite, including Belmont, Highton, Grovedale and Waurn Ponds. What's inside... 10.30am - 11.00am Rokewood At Christian College with Principal Glen McKeeman and Year 12 students Eve Dickenson and Alex Jeantou, announcing an $11,500 grant to help the school construct a new memorial. With Senator Michael Ronaldson, Torquay & District Historical Society president David Hall and Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Torquay to announce an $18,650 grant which will fund a memorial plaque at Point Danger. • • 11.30am - 12.00pm Teesdale Saturday 21 March 11.00am - 1.00pm Apollo Bay Show • Wednesday 1 April 9.30am - 10.00am Photo courtesy of Christoph Settgast. Corangamite Community News Saturday 14 March Surf Coast Solar Towns I'm supporting a number of applications to our $300,000 Surf Coast Solar Towns program including one from Torquay Surf Life Saving Club. With Torquay SLSC's Noel Dubberley, Lillie Quinlan and Milli Harris. Autumn 2015 Fighting for jobs Campaign for fairer fuel prices Centenary of Anzac local grants Queenscliff, Hesse St newsagency 12.00pm - 12.30pm Point Lonsdale IGA 2.00pm - 2.30pm Celebrating citizenship A special part of my job is welcoming new Australian citizens. Here with Barbara Noelker at a Surf Coast citizenship ceremony. Rokewood RSL has received $4,000 to upgrade its cenotaph in addition to an election commitment of $30,000. Here with Gwen Mills, John Anthony and Trevor Kearns. Your strong local voice for Corangamite Please keep an eye out in your letter box for my special commemorative brochure which lists all this year's local Anzac services. Lest We Forget. Ocean Grove, Safeway Shell Road NBN rollout: build commencement dates STAY IN TOUCH I would love to hear from you... Contact me via my website, Facebook, email [email protected] or on 03 5243 1444. With Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, Paul Fletcher, announcing the NBN fixed wireless rollout across the Colac Otway region at the Red Rock Regional Theatre and Gallery, Cororooke. Aug 2015 Bellbrae, Jan Juc, Torquay Oct 2015 Barwon Heads, Breamlea, Mannerim, Marcus Hill, Ocean Grove, Point Lonsdale, Queenscliff, Wallington Feb 2016 Bannockburn, Colac, Colac East, Elliminyt, Lethbridge, Murgheboluc, Russells Bridge, Teesdale Apr 2016 Lorne May 2016 Aireys Inlet, Anglesea, Apollo Bay, Fairhaven, Marengo, Skenes Creek Fixed wireless NBN active in: Cape Clear, Dereel, Linton, Rokewood, Ross Creek and Smythesdale Authorised by Sarah Henderson MP 3A/195 Colac Rd Waurn Ponds Vic 3216. Printed by Adams Print 58 Leather Street Breakwater VIC 3219. Fixed wireless NBN planning underway for: Alvie, Barongarook, Beeac, Beech Forest, Cororooke, Cressy, Forrest, Gellibrand, Swan Marsh and Warncoort • Anglesea roundabout community meeting • Corangamite Medal winners • Mobile Office dates • Out and about in Corangamite Office 3A/195 Colac Rd Waurn Ponds Vic 3216 Phone 03 5243 1444 SarahHendersonMP Email [email protected] Web www.sarahhenderson.com.au t SHendersonMP IN THE COMMUNITY FIGHTING FOR JOBS Surf life saving grants help fund vital equipment I was delighted to announce that each of Corangamite’s 12 surf life saving clubs will receive $25,000 over five years under our Beach Safety Equipment Fund. These grants: · help clubs purchase life saving equipment; · support the wonderful work of our volunteer surf life savers; and With Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club members on patrol. Congratulations to our surf life saving clubs for the wonderful work they do. Fighting for fairer fuel deal in Colac and Lorne My fight for fairer fuel prices received a boost when I arranged for local campaigners from Colac to meet with Professor Ian Harper who is chairing our government's review of competition policy. It was a great opportunity to argue for better laws to stop fuel companies gouging country motorists. With Sacred Heart Primary School pupils Tanisha Clarke, Joseph O'Farrell and Principal Jack Lenaghan. I have also taken on BP over its decision to stop selling LPG in Lorne. The Lorne service station even ran out of fuel at one stage. BP must start putting the Lorne community first and reverse this terrible decision. Funding boost for Colac school Strong turnout at Anglesea meeting There is wonderful news for Colac's Sacred Heart Primary School. I was very pleased to announce a $1.06m federal grant for a new administration building. I was delighted to host a fire risk and traffic community meeting in Anglesea with Emergency Management Commissioner, Craig Lapsley, as part of my campaign to upgrade the Anglesea roundabout. It was a tremendous turnout with almost 200 people which amplifies just how important these issues are in our community. The Corangamite Medal is a new annual award I have initiated which recognises outstanding citizenship in students. The medal is available to all Corangamite schools. The 2014 winners are: l Patrick Beale, Alvie Consolidated School l Jo Hall, Point Lonsdale Primary School That’s why I am fighting so hard to support Geelong’s bid to win a part of this major defence contract. l Hannah Vella, Barwon Heads Primary School l Emma Ristovski, Roslyn Primary School l Ethan James, Barwon Valley School l Shannon Tierney, Sacred Heart College I was delighted to join Defence Minister, Kevin Andrews, at Puckapunyal for the tender announcement and in Geelong for an industry briefing. With assets like Avalon Airport and the Geelong Port, our manufacturing skills and defence capability, we have what it takes! l Jeremy Dalli, Barwon Valley School l Mason Kent, Teesdale Primary School l Jayne Fendyk, Bellarine Secondary College l Steven Pople, Surf Coast Secondary College l Hannah Ridley, Belmont High School l Hannah Branson, Torquay College l Luke Gittings, Birregurra Primary School l Piper Morrissy, Wallington Primary School l Jessie Mitterbacher, Ceres Primary School l Izabella Sheridan, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Ross Creek) l Conor Killury, Clairvaux Catholic School l Cameron Grant, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Scarsdale) l Cody Fennell, Colac Secondary College l Kasey Bishop, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Smythesdale) l Claire MacDonald, Forrest Primary School l Connor Palmer, Woady Yaloak Primary School (Snake Valley) l Lachlan Solly, Grovedale College l Jessica Guley, Grovedale West Primary School l Ella Morris, Highton Primary School l Jessie Christiaans, Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College l Maddie Lundy, Montpellier Primary School l Lachie Gemmill, Mount Duneed Regional Primary School l Danielle Butler, Oberon High School l Felvia Francis, Oberon Primary School This is another great example of ways in which the Federal Government is investing in the Colac community. Principal Jack Lenaghan showed me the plans which are very exciting. ABS Centre to bring 250 jobs to Geelong In the first visit to Colac by a Prime Minister for some 10 years, Tony Abbott toured Bulla Dairy Foods to discuss the very significant opportunities offered by Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with China, Japan and South Korea. It was exciting to help deliver a new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Centre of Excellence which will bring with it 250 jobs and provide a major boost to the Geelong CBD. With some 600 employees, Bulla is such an important business in Colac. Our FTAs will deliver a real boost to Bulla's export potential, and to jobs growth. The ABS recently signed a Heads of Agreement with Deakin University to establish the Centre at the Geelong Waterfront Campus from early 2016. With Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Bulla Dairy Foods' Michelle Rowney. Victorian Emergency Services Minister, Jane Garrett, needs to ensure this funding is delivered. I have been lobbying for this relocation which reflects our government's focus on creating more jobs for Geelong. GRIIF delivers hundreds of jobs Each and every day, I am fighting for jobs and opportunity. With our region under some pressure, our government recognises how important it is to support the private sector deliver the jobs of the future. Funded by the Federal and Victorian Governments, Ford and Alcoa, the Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund (GRIIF) has already created some 750 longterm, sustainable jobs. The success of the GRIIF also reflects the investment confidence that so many businesses share in our region. Surf Coast Shire is seeking funding for an emergency traffic management plan. Almost 200 people attended our community meeting in Anglesea. With Defence Minister Kevin Andrews and Carbon Revolution's Jake Dingle and James Douglas. Free trade agreements great news for jobs As the meeting was told, VicRoads modelling shows that extra Anglesea roundabout lanes could dramatically reduce traffic queues during the summer peak. These funds will ensure students at Sacred Heart have the infrastructure necessary to help them get the most out of their time at school. I also had the honour of presenting new Australian and Aboriginal flags during my visit to the school. At Puckapunyal in an ASLAV with Lance Corporal Johnathon Brew . The Army’s $10 billion LAND 400 project to deliver a fleet of armoured fighting vehicles presents local industry with enormous opportunities. The China-Australia FTA will see the elimination of tariffs on ice-cream (19%), yoghurt (10%) and cottage cheese (12%). With Cr Michael Delahunty, Prof. Ian Harper, Bill Brown and Phil Edge. Corangamite Medal Minister's visit fires up Geelong's LAND 400 bid Our volunteer life savers play such an important role in the community, keeping our beaches safe. · reflect the government’s commitment to combat drowning fatalities on our beaches. With Australian Lamb Company workers celebrating a $3.25m grant to help the business expand. We have recently announced $10.3 million in GRIIF grants for Cotton On, Quickstep, Farm Foods, Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia, Australian Lamb Company and Ridley Agriproducts. Your strong local voice... Over the last few months, I've continued to spend a lot of time in the community, being your strong local voice. üAttended the University Hospital's Special Care Nursery opening üMet new citizens at a Surf Coast Shire citizenship ceremony üPresented an Australian flag to Colac Bowls Club üParticipated in the Cotton On Foundation's Run Geelong üJoined Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons for the lighting of Geelong’s Christmas tree üHosted a business roundtable with senior members of the Federal Government With Hannah Ridley, Belmont High School's 2014 Corangamite Medal winner. üJoined Grovedale sporting club representatives to turn the first sod for new lights at Burdoo Reserve ü Attended the Waurn Ponds Police Station opening üModerated the Harrison Lecture for Innovation üAnnounced an Early Learning Languages Australia trial at Torquay Kindergarten üRepresented the Prime Minister at a Remembrance Day üOpened the new Garden of Remembrance at University Hospital Geelong üHosted an afternoon tea for community members who have recently moved into the electorate üMet with residents at Bannockburn Aged Care ü Joined Ocean Grove community members to turn the sod for the üJudged competitions at the Teesdale Primary School Country Fair new Shell Road Reserve sports pavilion üParticipated in a community forum at Anglesea Bowling Club Your strong local voice for Corangamite service in Geelong
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