Guest speaker the Hon Kevin Andrews MP will be available to discuss all of your concerns. All welcome to this free event.
The 48,700 residents in Wannon covered by private health insurance will be hard hit by Julia Gillard’s decision to break another promise and means test the rebate.
"When talking about the overall economic performance of the Gillard government there are three issues that come top of mind. The first one is the issue of trust and credibility—the issue of the truth. The second one is waste—and we have seen a lot of waste. The third one is the carbon tax and what it is going to do to the already increasing cost of living being felt in communities across the country."
"The cost of living is biting; it is hitting hard. What is the government's answer? To increase it even further. That is what this bill will do. The sad thing is that the cost-of-living increase will hit those who can least afford it. It will hit the pensioners who save so that they can take out private health insurance and who want to have the surety of knowing that they can get the medical help they desire later in life."
Dan speaks in Parliament about foreign ownership of land and the difference between the levels of scrutiny applied to residential real estate as opposed to rural real estate.
Dan makes a personal explanation to the House of Representatives to defend his calls for the Terang Co-op students who lost their after school jobs to be heard at the review into the Fair Work Act.
The new Coalition Online Safety Working Group is an important initiative that will help prepare parents and carers to better protect children from the risks associated with the internet and social media, said the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
“The $10 million plan released by the Coalition would provide surf clubs across Australia with average grants of $5,000 to assist surf clubs purchase much needed equipment over the next five years”, said Mr Tehan.
“Across Wannon four veterans’ and community organisations will benefit from $16,762 in Veteran and Community Grants funding”, said Mr Tehan.
Students Leticia Harrison (left) and Matthew Spencer (right) with Dan Tehan outside the Terang Co-op where they lost their after school jobs.
Dan is asking for the case of the six students who lost their after school jobs at the Terang Co-op to be considered as part of the review of the Fair Work Act. Click here to view Dan's letter to Bill Shorten
Christmas time is upon us already and, along with my wife Sarah, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Abbey Kiley from Portland North Primary School has won the 2011 Dan Tehan Christmas card artwork competition with this beautiful picture of a koala.
These special award tributes promote the benefits of volunteering or participating in sports in our local community. They set an example of people who contribute to their community which encourages others to get involved.
Phone and Internet users throughout regional and rural Australia have been given an extra opportunity to have their say on the telecommunications their areas need, said the Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has welcomed the news that “inner” regional students will once again be eligible to receive Independent Youth Allowance from 1 January 2012.
Yesterday Labor joined with the Coalition, Greens and Independents to support a motion calling for the reinstatement of $12m in Commonwealth support for occasional care.
“Bowls is a sport played by people of all ages, and it is a great opportunity for interaction between older and younger Australians. It is pleasing to see the extensive support this petition has received from communities across Wannon, and the entire nation, who value this important sport,” Mr Tehan said.
I think the timber industry does have a strong future in this country. If we get the policy settings right we will see that happen. What we have to do is change the way the timber industry is viewed. We have to get education into our schools to see the merits and the environmental friendliness of the industry, change the way it is perceived and change some of the policy settings. The timber industry's future is bright.
It is sad that, given the challenges that the Australian economy is going to face in the next five to 10 years, we have a government that is introducing taxes which will reduce our international competitiveness and make it harder for Australian businesses, both large and small, to continue to operate in the international environment.
Less than six weeks into the extended 52-week program, the government announced that funds had run out. The exit grant was often the only means by which some farmers could exit their farms with sufficient support to transition to a new livelihood.
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My Mo-tivation for participating in this year’s Movember is to build awareness of men’s health, particularly prostate cancer and depression, and raise funds to support these causes. Early detection of prostate cancer and depression is vital and I encourage all of the men in Wannon to look after their health with yearly check-up at their doctor.
“Julia Gillard has no mandate from the people for this new tax and in the absence of action by other nations; all that the Gillard Government has done today is export jobs and emissions overseas.”
“The Coalition is committed to the universal observation of Remembrance Day and the Recommit to Remembrance Day campaign is a Coalition-initiated, bi-partisan campaign to encourage more Australians to observe the traditional one minute’s silence on Remembrance Day.
Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is participating in Movember (the month formally known as November), which is a month long, global initiative to raise awareness, support and funding for men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and male depression.
Artists impression of some of the members of the 'Give That They May Mo' Team - how they may look at end of Movember. Pictured (L-R) Jon Watson, Ashley Zanker, Brendan Condon and Dan Tehan.
It is with great joy that I rise this evening to support this motion moved by the member for McMillan. I must thank the member for McMillan because when he said he was going to move this motion he asked me whether I would be prepared to second it. It was with great delight that I said I would, and I congratulate him for moving this motion. There are 1,500 dairy farms in western Victoria. They currently produce around 2.1 billion litres of milk. That is nearly a quarter of Australia's milk production.
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David Parkin was the guest speaker at the Blue Ribbon Foundation Ararat Branch 10th Anniversary Celebration Breakfast this month to help promote men's health and prostate cancer.
These 400 signatures clearly show that there is community concern in regional and rural Australia about the lack of telecommunications and, in particular, mobile telecommunications. The minister needs to act. He stole $2 billion which had been earmarked and allocated to provide central telecommunications in regional and rural areas and has put it into his NBN folly and left regional and rural Australia abandoned as a result.
Ten months on from the devastating January floods in Wannon and it seems our flood warning systems have gone backwards rather than being updated and improved.
Michael McCormack, Kelly O’Dwyer and Dan Tehan have expressed their outrage after being given just 20 seconds per bill to outline their constituents concerns on the carbon tax legislation.
Mr Tehan is supporting Royal Life Saving in calling for widespread community action to reduce the drowning toll. Mr Tehan says we still need more water safety education in all areas of Australia as figures show 315 people drowned in the past 12 months.
Alcoa has advised the Senate that Labor’s Carbon Tax is putting further pressure on the future viability of Alcoa’s two Victorian aluminium smelters at Geelong and Portland.
Lawn bowls is one of the largest participation sports in Australia with around 800,000 people taking part annually. The ABC has recently made the shock announcement that it will dump bowls from its programming schedule.
A majority of the Parliament has today voted in favour of the Private Members Motion put forward by the Member for Aston, Alan Tudge and the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, to give kindergartens flexibility to implement the ‘Universal Access’ requirement of 15 hours for 4 year-olds.
“Prime Minister Julia Gillard must allow more time for parliamentary scrutiny of her carbon tax legislation after it emerged today she is changing rules to redefine what is considered as ‘agriculture’”, said the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan.
The Coalition’s joint efforts with the Australian meat exporters industry has forced the government to establish a $25.8 million transition package for the meat export industry because it failed to deliver promised reforms before the removal of the export rebate, Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has welcomed news that Fair Work Australia has dismissed a Union appeal against the decision, made in June, to vary the National Retail Award.
“The eligibility rules for Independent Youth Allowance will now revert back to the rules that were in place in 2009, and this back-down is a clear admission that the Government got it wrong with their changes.
“Across Wannon three veterans’ organisations will benefit from $23,207 in Veteran and Community Grants funding.”
Dan asked the following question to Prime Minister Gillard in Question Time: "Is the Prime Minister aware that Murray-Goulburn, which produces this locally made butter, will be hit by her carbon tax while the company that makes this European butter is virtually exempt from the European emissions trading scheme? Prime Minister, how is this fair?"
This year is the tenth anniversary of the United Nations International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10). I am calling for nominations for exceptional volunteers in our local community, to be recognised at an awards ceremony as part of this year’s celebrations.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is calling for nominations for exceptional volunteers in our local community, to be recognised at an awards ceremony as part of the United Nations tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10).
My question is to the Prime Minister. Is the Prime Minister aware that Murray-Goulburn, which produces this locally made butter, will be hit by her carbon tax while the company that makes this European butter is virtually exempt from the European emissions trading scheme? Prime Minister, how is this fair?
Mr TEHAN (Wannon) (20:41): I rise here tonight to support the motion that has been moved which calls on the government to give the people a say. We have seen through the government's actions today that they do not want to give the Australian people a say. We have had a group of people come to Canberra from across Australia to voice their opinion, and what was the reaction they got from this government? From the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, we had, 'This has been nothing but a convoy of no consequence.'
Mr TEHAN (Wannon) (19:56): The blame game is back. It is back bigger and better than ever. We were going to see an end to the blame game in 2007. We were going to have the states and the Commonwealth cooperating together. Now we have an issue—an issue of bungling and mismanagement. And what is the response of the government? 'We are going to blame the states.
Mr TEHAN (Wannon) (18:02): In speaking on the Schools Assistance Amendment Bill 2011 this evening, I will start by reading a quote out because sadly it sums up where we are at with this legislation.
Mr TEHAN (Wannon) (18:01): I rise to speak on the National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill. I would love to be standing here tonight saying that what we have is real reform for the Australian health system but, sadly, we do not. I have some personal experience with this because my mother, the late Marie Tehan, introduced serious health reform in the state of Victoria between 1992 and 1996. That period was incredibly challenging for the then government because the Cain-Kirner government had left the state of Victoria with a $33 billion debt. The interest on that debt was equal to that of delivering a large state government department. So when the Kennett government came in they were faced with getting the budget back in order—sadly, an all too familiar story—but also with really having to drive reform through.
“The Coalition knows that people with disability, their carers and families deserve a better deal. The Commission’s Final Report is an important step towards providing a better deal for these Australians and I hope that this can be achieved in a non-partisan way.
“The HEYWIRE competition is now open to people aged 16 - 22 to submit a story about life in Australia outside the major cities, so basically, what it is like to live in Wannon,” said Mr Tehan.
“The Australian of the Year Awards provide us with an opportunity to share and celebrate the people in our community that inspire us with pride and appreciation,” said Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
“This memorial will be a wonderful contribution to the rich history in the Derrinallum and Lismore region of the soldier settlement. It will be a fitting tribute for the region, and one that the whole community can be proud of,” Mr Tehan said.
Pictured with Roy Mapleson from M&M Wool in Mortlake looking at prize rams at Sheepvention.
“The only way to stop surrendering our jobs and businesses to foreign competitors is to axe the carbon tax,” concluded Mr Tehan.
In late July I launched a national petition, with Sussan Ley, in Warrnambool calling on the federal government to reinstate the ‘Take-a-break’ occasional childcare funding. Ms Ley is the Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Childhood Learning and was in Wannon to visit childcare and kindergarten facilities.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has joined Shadow Minister for Seniors Bronwyn Bishop, in condemning the Labor-Green Government’s carbon tax announcement which is set to punish senior Australians in Wannon including those still in the work force, self-funded retirees and pensioners.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is urging the Independents to explain why they are supporting a tax that threatens beef and sheep farmers’ livelihoods and meat processors’ jobs.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is calling for nominations for the 2011 Australian Government Sport Achievement Awards, to be held later this year.
“This industry is vital for the south west and it simply can’t afford to take any more hits from the Gillard Labor Government determined to roll out a Greens agenda carbon tax. The carbon tax will have severe impacts on the nation’s food producing capabilities, and therefore huge consequences for agricultural industries in Wannon.”
“The Labor/Greens carbon tax will drive up prices, threaten jobs and do nothing for the environment,” Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
The Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has welcomed today’s announcement that the Senate Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee will conduct an inquiry into how the Foreign Investment Review Board’s “National Interest Test” is applied to the purchase of Australian agricultural land and agribusinesses.
Australian export industries have been left in the lurch following the government’s axing of the 40 per cent AQIS export service inspection rebate, Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
I rise to support this motion but in particular would like to talk about an issue which I think is underutilised and an area where we need to do a lot more policy work and see some serious policy change: family farm forestry.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan in Question Time today asked Bill Shorten, the Minister representing the Minister for Small Business, if small businesses would be forced to pay the carbon tax on fuel they use.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, today warned that the cotton industry has joined the list of agricultural producers to be seriously threatened under the Gillard government’s proposed Carbon Tax.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is shocked after learning that the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association is trying to appeal the Fair Work Australia ruling that meant students could go back to working after school.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is pleased to announce that local artist, Catherine Bailey of Portland, has received a grant of $4,600 for a project to be showcased at local Upwelling Festival held in Portland later this year.
Many Carisbrook residents took the opportunity to meet with me at my Listening Post which was held outside the Carisbrook Post Office. Pictured here are Raylene and George Nagy, Jenny O'Shea, David Hartwell, Susan Bloomer and Jackie O'Connor who took the opportunity to discuss the issues that they feel are important to the community of Carisbrook.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has welcomed the announcement by Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott on the weekend, who confirmed that a future Coalition government will recognise the Princes Highway as an Auslink road of national significance, and will commit to funding at least 50 per cent of the duplication costs from Geelong to Adelaide.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is encouraging Wannon residents to ask and know the organ and tissue donation wishes of their loved ones.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is encouraging Wannon residents to have their say on a carbon tax by signing a petition being circulated through his offices.
The Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan in Question Time today sought assurance from the Treasurer regarding material being distributed by environmental activists claiming that there would be a global environmental gain from relocating Australia’s aluminium industry overseas.
Dan speaks in Parliament about the decision by Fair Work Australia to overturn the government's three hour minimum shift under the retail award which is a win for Terang students Matthew Spencer and Leticia Harrison and all the other people who were fighting for fairness on this issue.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has welcomed news that Fair Work Australia has acknowledged the Gillard government’s retail award 3 hour minimum was unfair for regional students.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is appealing to the government to stop another manufacturing business closing, with Nigretta Furniture in Hamilton likely to shut its doors if urgent government funding is not provided.
I rise today to appeal to the Gillard government to not let another manufacturing business in Australia close.
The Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011 is not a modern bill. Sadly, it is a bill of the past, a bill which seeks to entrench the ACTU in a position of influence which is not necessary.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan today confirmed that sheepmeat producers are the latest in a growing list of agricultural producers to be seriously threatened under the Gillard government’s proposed Carbon Tax.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is encouraging community groups to apply for the current round of NRM Community Action Grants, which are now open for applications.
I rise tonight to speak on the issue of flood insurance, and it brings me no joy to do so because this is not a good news story. The way an insurance company is treating its clients in the town of Carisbrook has to end.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has hit out at the Gillard government’s carbon tax today, after the latest report, released by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) confirms that the carbon tax will likely cripple Australia’s agricultural industry.
...what we want to see in this Carbon Farming Initiative is that government is going to encourage the productive use of agricultural land and not impose barriers on food and fibre productive output.
I rise today to talk about the importance of manufacturing in regional Australia and in particular its importance to my electorate of Wannon.
Mr Tehan said that the Shipwreck Day Club had received $6,424 from the Veteran and Community Grants program, in order to fund furniture and other equipment which will help further establish the Club.
“The Warrnambool Healthy Communities Initiative aims to reduce obesity in adults with a disability or caring responsibility by improving healthy eating and physical activity,” Mr Tehan said.
The Telstra Assistance Fund is offering eligible* Australian Rules football, netball, rugby league and surf life saving clubs, as well as community music and dance groups the chance to apply for equipment lost in the flood devastated areas.
Improving health services in rural communities is always a priority and I was glad to have the opportunity to see this service in action and meet board members and staff.
The Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is encouraging all primary school children, their parents and carers to take part in National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday 20 May 2011.
Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today called for public recognition of outstanding local business women by urging the community to nominate them for the 2011 Telstra Business Women’s Awards.
“Australia’s forgotten families need relief from rising cost of living pressures, new taxes and wasteful government spending to take unnecessary upward pressure off interest rates.”
“I welcome the announcement of $1 million to go towards a community healthcare centre for the Timboon and District Healthcare Service,” said the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
Following compelling representations from our community, south west Victoria has been promised it will be one of the centres to receive a full Medicare licence for its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine.
“These grants will provide welcome support to voluntary organisations in Wannon and help them with the important work that they undertake in service to our community,” said Dan Tehan.
“This Budget confirms how out of touch Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan are with Australian families. It fails the essential test: to ease the cost of living on Australians who face higher prices every day,” Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan today announced that funding totalling $437,772.39 has been approved until 30 June 2014 for a number of community organisations under the Family Support Program in Wannon.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan today confirmed that funding totalling $32,102 has been approved until 30 June 2011 for a number of community organisations that provide Emergency Relief services in Wannon.
“I welcome the announcement of $1.1 million for the upgrade of dialysis equipment and facilities at East Grampians Health Service in Ararat,” said the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
‘Inspiring the Volunteer in You’ is the theme for the 2011 National Volunteer Week and it is an opportunity to stop and thank the volunteers in our local community for the incredible work they do.
The theme for National Volunteer Week 2011 is ‘Inspiring the Volunteer in You’ and it is an opportunity to stop and thank the volunteers in our local community for the incredible work they do.
Trevor Pepper is presented with his Certificate of Appreciation at the Tahara Hall by the Hon Ryan Smith, Minister for Environment and Climate Change.
"This is a great opportunity for young Australians to speak about issues that matter to them,” Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
The Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training, the Hon Christopher Pyne has toured some of Wannon's educational facilities, including the Hamilton District Skills Centre.
“The Federal Parliament has passed a motion introduced by the Coalition to ensure we have the vital information on the level of foreign ownership of agricultural land in Australia,” said Dan Tehan, Member for Wannon.
This petition has 3,331 signatures. It is a sizeable petition. I would hope that Australia Post will take note of it and do the right thing. The consultation process around the closure of the Timor Street post office was nothing short of disgraceful. There was no consultation with the community at all.
Prime Minister Gillard needs to provide answers on when, where and how her government will spend the $500million it committed to flood recovery in Victoria.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says that the ACCC Investigation into anti-competitive petrol prices in Colac is now in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s hands.
It is an absolute disgrace what the Gillard government have done—with the changes they have made to the independent Youth Allowance—to regional and rural students. They say they are a government of fairness. Well what they have done to regional and rural students is not fair.
Volunteerism and community commitment are the hallmark of regional and country areas. We can see this personified in what they have done at the Ararat golf club.
This year marks the second year of a global two-year campaign by the World Health Organisation called ‘On the move against tuberculosis’. The goal of this campaign is to inspire innovation in tuberculosis research and care. Today I would like to acknowledge the work and research that has been done on this important topic.
I want to touch on what the live export trade means to my electorate of Wannon. There were 620,000 sheep and 62,000 cattle that went out of the port of Portland last financial year. That is a million dollar contribution to jobs and to farmers in my electorate.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has helped kick off the inaugural Harmony Game of Pollies v Professional soccer match, which was battled out last month.
Tomorrow marks a year since the Labor government made changes to the independent youth allowance eligibility criteria, making it harder for thousands of `inner regional’ students to get the assistance and Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan says local students are still waiting for the Gillard government to get their act together.
Transcript of Tony Abbott interview with Kewy and Karis regarding the carbon tax and fuel prices.
Transcript of Tony Abbott's conversation with Lois Chislett on 3YB regarding the carbon tax - impact on local communities.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on Disability Care and Support.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is encouraging everyone to take a moment and celebrate the amazing women in their lives for the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on 8 March this year.
In Question Time in the Federal Parliament today, I asked the Prime Minister to guarantee there would be no job losses in the Aluminium sector from the introduction of her carbon tax.
...basically every time they turn up to school every day they just see right in front of them an example of the Gillard Government’s incompetence when it comes to the BER.
This BER program has been a mitigated disaster – especially in public schools across the country and this is just sadly another example of it.
I rise today to talk on an issue which appeared on page 3 of the Herald Sun today regarding the Waubra Primary School. Sadly, after a year the students at this school are still operating out of portable classrooms.
“Prime Minister Gillard today no only broke her promise to the Australian people by announcing her Carbon Tax, but also delivered double‐tax Thursday by forcing her Flood Tax through the House of Representatives and introducing her Carbon Tax,” Mr Tehan said.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has called on the Federal Government to announce what its plans are to help flood‐devastated areas in western Victoria.
Following the devastating floods, a government levy would just add another unnecessary financial burden on those residents, businesses and farmers affected by those floods and the cyclone.
This week in Parliament Prime Minister Gillard finally admitted that she got it wrong on the changes she made to Independent Youth Allowance which led to hundreds of students from Western Victoria not being able to afford a tertiary education.
The federal Coalition hopes to make history today by forcing Labor to relax youth allowance eligibility for regional students. That is why Labor does not want to debate this bill.
Transcript of an interview with Steve Martin on ABC Ballarat regarding the Gillard Government's back down on Youth Allowance.
I rise today to talk on the issue of the independent youth allowance and to highlight a report called the Deferring a University Offer in Regional Victoria report of 2010.
“Comments in today’s Financial Review by Ross Garnaut, a key advisor to the Multi-party Climate Change Committee, give the strongest sign yet that the Labor-Greens Coalition Government will include petrol in their carbon tax, said Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
Shadow Minister for Tourisom Bob Baldwin and Dan Tehan are calling on the Government to match the Baillieu Government's funding for Victorian Tourism.
When future flood events do threaten the Beaufort district, how prepared and informed will we be?
When I was in Skipton on Sunday I saw first hand how inadequate our flood monitoring capabilities are in the region. .
Shadow Minister for Tourism, Bob Baldwin, and Member for Wannon Dan Tehan, have attacked the Gillard Government for failing to include Victoria in their Tourism Industry Support Package.
“The Coalition’s Independent Youth Allowance bill was passed in the senate today”, said the Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan.
The Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010 was introduced in the Senate last September and seeks to amend the legislation so that the same eligibility criteria for Independent Youth Allowance applies to all regional students.
Speech on the Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (2011)
Fortunately, Casterton was spared the flooding that many other towns in Wannon have experienced in the last month. However, when future flood events do threaten Casterton, how prepared and informed will we be?
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is calling on all local sporting champions to apply for grants of $500 for individuals or $3,000 for teams.
“Local Sporting Champions is designed to provide financial support for young sportsmen and women participating in state or national level sporting competitions and national school sport competitions,” Mr Tehan said today.
“Having promised to build a Trades Training Centre (TTC) in all 2650 Australian high schools in 2007, the Rudd/Gillard Government has only built 48 in three years”, Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
Dan with Chirs Farrell and Peter Cleary at the South Coast Raceway in Portland, which is the fastest 1/8th mile track in Australia. People from all over Australia will be attending the Raceway this Saturday (5 February).
“The Gillard Labor Government must get the detail right regarding the Index of Community Socio‐Advantage (ICSEA) rankings on the flawed ‘My School’ website, before the revamped site is launched”, said Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
I had a wonderful day at Beaufort for the 2011 Australia Day celebrations. The Australia Day Ambassador was Fr Bob Macguire, who delivered a great address to the crowd and is pictured here with me.
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has called on the Gillard Government to provide a one off Roads and Bridges To Recovery Payment directly to local government to cover the costs of damage to road and bridge infrastructure from the floods.
Following the devastating floods a Government levy would just add another unnecessary financial burden on those residents, businesses and farmers affected by flood, Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan said today.
Australia Day is often a day of celebration, community and mateship. Where friends and family gather together for a BBQ in the summer sun, play some backyard cricket or watch the tennis. It’s also a day where we welcome new citizens to our community, and where we recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to our society and rejoice in their achievements.
Following on from community meetings with local small businesses and talking to individuals in businesses affected by the floods, Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has joined the Coalition in calling for two practical measures to assist these small businesses.
Panmure and district residents Thursday night gathered at the Recreation Reserve Centre to discuss the damage that has devastated the small community. Representatives from all the local sporting clubs, the UDV as well as Moyne Mayor Jim Doukas, Cr Bernie Harris and staff from Dan Tehan’s office attended the meeting.
“In the last 72 hours I have toured many flood affected towns across Wannon including Halls Gap, Stawell, Crowlands, Glenorchy, Glenlofty, Beaufort, Skipton, Panmure and Allansford and witnessed the tremendous work our local emergency services personnel are undertaking to keep us safe”, said Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan today.
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, has urged locals to heed warnings from local authorities about floods and dangers today as several towns across Wannon have been evacuated or partially evacuated, and roads closed to ensure maximum safety.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is reminding concerned students and families that signed petitions calling for fairer youth allowance for inner regional students are due back on 21 January.
Our thoughts and prayers are with those dealing with the personal and economic devastation being caused by the extreme flooding in Queensland.
Once again Australians are digging deep to help one another as the rising impact of the floods continues to mount.
It is Christmas time again already and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone peace and good will over the festive season.
'Canberra Calling' - Pyrenees Advocate 17 December 2010.
Last week I welcomed the Federal Opposition Leader, the Hon Tony Abbott MHR, to Wannon on a visit to Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Hawkesdale and Hamilton.
The Federal Leader of the Opposition, Hon Tony Abbott MHR visited Wannon on the 6th and 7th of December.
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It’s great to be here in Warrnambool with Dan Tehan, the local member. Dan is doing an excellent job as the new Member for Wannon and he is going to be a very significant member of the Coalition party room in the months and years ahead.
Local Federal MP for Wannon, Dan Tehan said the Coalition has listened to the local business community and acted to end the needless and pointless red tape and compliance burden imposed on employers under the Gillard Labor government’s paid parental leave scheme.
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has welcomed the Federal Opposition Leader, the Hon Tony Abbott MHR, to Wannon, on a visit to the region including Warrnambool, Port Fairy, Hawkesdale and Hamilton.
The livelihoods of Western Victoria’s rock lobster fishermen have been put at massive risk by the Gillard Labor Government which has failed to take effective action on the closure of the Chinese export market.
On Friday November 19 I attended the Port of Portland’s 50th Commemorative luncheon. It was part of a great community event with historical displays, tours, fireworks, a concert and a grand ball. Everyone from the CEO and employees to the people of Portland were involved and it was a fitting occasion to mark the 50th anniversary.
Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, will travel to Israel next week as a guest of the Rambam Israel Fellowship Program.
“This cash grab from the government, which is aimed at fixing Labor’s budgetary mess, will affect almost 21,000 families, and every additional consumer price index increase will add further cost to the price of childcare,” Mr Tehan said.
“No‐one has thought about what the implications of taking the Kindergarten from 10 to 15 hours would be and what it would mean to the community. Rather than having universal access, young children in country areas are going to have no access at all."
Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has used Thursday’s Question Time to ask the Prime Minister to justify the costs that will be imposed on broadband internet users as a result of Labor’s National Broadband Network (NBN).
Speaking in Parliament this week, Federal Member for Wannon Dan Tehan again called on Prime Minister Gillard to act on the three hour minimum work requirement, and to honour her word to intervene in the Terang Co-Op student employment mess.
State and Federal Labor’s incompetence has been showcased yet again, after they announced an additional $5 million in funding last week to strengthen bridges in the south‐west that have already been strengthened.
The Gillard Labor Government needs to act immediately to address the appalling situation which has led to a family in Simpson waiting nearly two months to have smouldering pink batts removed from their roof.
The Gillard Labor Government needs to act immediately to address the appalling situation which has lead to a family in Simpson waiting nearly two months to have smouldering pink batts removed from their roof.
On 27th October I delivered my First Speech in the House of Representatives. The speech dealt with the importance of the Federal Government governing for all Australians, making the point that “what is good for the country is good for the nation”.
When country students in Wannon can no longer do their paper round before school, when dairy farmers can no longer get a break from their morning milking and six kids get the sack from working after school in a hardware store because of Julia Gillard’s re‐regulation of the workforce, something is wrong.
It is with great humility that I stand before you today in the 43rd Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia as the 14th Member for Wannon.
And it is with great pride that I stand here as the son of the late Marie Tehan, my mother who was a State Parliamentarian.
In a win for students in ‘inner regional’ towns like Beaufort, Hamilton, Port Fairy and Warrnambool the Coalition’s motion aimed at ending the discriminative criteria for Independent Youth Allowance was passed in Parliament this morning.
Tehan Welcomes Key Parliamentary Committee Appointments
Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan MP, has welcomed his appointment to key regional Parliamentary committees today in Canberra.
Mr Tehan has been appointed to both of the two key House of Representatives Standing Committees that investigate issues of relevance to rural and regional Australia.
On Monday the Coalition introduced a bill in Parliament that will establish a full judicial inquiry to investigate the waste and mismanagement that has occurred in the ‘school halls’ program.
The Coalition is introducing a bill in Parliament that will establish a full judicial inquiry to investigate the waste and mismanagement that has occurred in the ‘school halls’ (Building the Education Revolution) program.
Today’s decision by the full bench of Fair Work Australia to rule out any changes to the Retail Award 3 hour minimum has come as another blow to students wanting to work before and after school.
Households in Wannon are feeling the pain of rising bills with electricity prices rising as much as 24.8%* in the last year alone.
I would like to start my first Canberra Calling article by stating that it is an absolute honour to have been elected as the 14th Member for Wannon and how much I appreciate the opportunity to keep the Pyrenees community updated on the issues that I am standing up for in the Federal Parliament.
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan has been appointed to a key Coalition committee scrutinising government
spending.
The Coalition has acted in this first week of Parliament to have the unfair Independent Youth Allowance criteria changed so that students in Inner Regional areas can again qualify for the payment.
If a Coalition Government is elected, we will deliver the Medicare funded licence that is so desperately needed for our region to ensure the affordable use of the MRI machine.
The Coalition is committed to providing families in Wannon with resources that will help them protect their children from online dangers and bullying.
The Coalition will ensure that Broadband pricing in Wannon will be comparable with Melbourne. We will achieve this by delivering a mixture of fibre optic, wireless and satellite.
Dan Tehan, the Liberal Party candidate for Wannon, has welcomed the Coalition announcement that a relaxed work test for the independent youth allowance would apply to students in the inner regional areas.
A $125,000 Green Army project within the Corangamite Shire will become a reality if the Coalition is elected to Government, said Liberal candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan.
A $125,000 Green Army project has been announced for Portland’s Smelter Walk if a Coalition Government is elected, said Liberal Candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan.
“Not only will a Coalition Government deliver a Medicare funded MRI licence for the south west, it will also make it easier for people to access this important diagnostic tool,” said Liberal candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan.
The Coalition believes we need a strong agricultural sector in this country. Our food and fibre producers are the best in the world and we will support them to maintain that standing.
Liberal Candidate for Wannon Dan Tehan announced today that a Coalition Government would allocate $225,000 to upgrade lighting at Hamilton’s historic Melville Oval.
Liberal Candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan today announced that a Coalition Government would provide $500,000 for the Great Grampians Walk
Liberal Candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan announced today that if elected a Coalition Government will immediately grant a Medicare funded MRI licence for south west Victoria to be located in Warrnambool.
A Coalition Government will deliver quality child care services to Casterton by providing $1.2 million for the building of a Child and Family Complex
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has provided more proof that she is just like Kevin Rudd – all talk and no action.
The Liberal Candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan said the Coalition will provide $35 million to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to pursue finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes through the Clinical Trial Network from next year.
Mental health professionals and services in Wannon will get greater support from a major expansion of frontline mental healthcare services under a Coalition Government, the Liberal Candidate for Wannon, Dan Tehan said today.
A Coalition Government will create a $600 million program to rebuild and repair thousands of ageing and decaying bridges.
THERE were no near-crashes like Tony Abbott's infamous trip down the Princes Highway in February, but shadow treasurer Joe Hockey experienced enough of the risks of driving from Warrnambool to Geelong yesterday to convince him it needed attention.
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