NEWS
New $2.8m rebuild of Culcairn’s St Joseph’s Primary School
Member for Farrer Sussan Ley joined students and staff today at St Joseph’s Primary School in Culcairn to help open the school’s rebuild of new general learning areas and an administration block. The Coalition provided $875,139 towards the project through the Capital...
Economic boost for Basin communities in Farrer
Murray-Darling Basin communities in Farrer are set to benefit from more than $6.3 million in grants under the third round of the Coalition Government’s Economic Development Program (EDP). Minster for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt joined with local...
Federal move to cut red tape for border regions
Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ben Morton, met local business leaders and Border Commissioners in Albury-Wodonga today to hear about red tape impacting our border communities. Mr Morton listened to the issues with the Border Commissioner from...
Ettamogah Rail Hub siding official opens
A $12.2 million upgrade of a rail siding at the Ettamogah Rail Hub near Albury is now complete, providing significantly increased efficiency for freight and passenger rail services and capacity to meet growing transport demands. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for...
Local Men’s Sheds receive a funding boost
Farrer MP Sussan Ley has welcomed the latest round of funding support for Men’s Sheds in her electorate as part of the National Shed Development Program*. “This funding will provide our sheds with a wide range of needs, from items like ear plugs for hearing protection...
Federal Budget 2021
Today I had the honour of delivering our government's Women’s budget statement for 2021-22. You can view my full speech to the House of Representatives here. And for details on all of this week's budget measures go to budget.gov.au BUDGET DELIVERING FOR AUSTRALIAN...
Super-fast nbn rollout announced for 17,000 homes in Albury-Wodonga
Homes in East Albury, Wodonga and West Wodonga will be among the first premises to benefit from new access to ultrafast internet, after nbn this week announced the next phase of its $4.5 billion network investment plan. Local MP Sussan Ley said around 2,900 homes* in...
Albury-Wodonga Regional Deal on track to deliver
While deal partners are working together on finalising the Albury-Wodonga Regional Deal, an investment of $911,000 is being provided to help deliver the border's 'tracks and trails' project. This project involves the development of cultural tracks and trails along...
Extra support for students to study in regional Australia
More students will be encouraged to study in regional Australia, with the third round of our government’s popular Destination Australia scholarship program officially open. Regional universities and vocational education providers can now apply to offer scholarships at...
Commemorating ANZAC Day 2021
Ahead of joining services at Griffith and Rankins Springs this Sunday, Farrer MP Sussan Ley is encouraging local residents to commemorate ANZAC Day in 2021. “This is the most sacred day of commemoration on the Australian calendar and a time for us to remember the...