The Nationals for Regional Australia
Media Releases 2009
Country Energy customers hardest hit by Kevin Rudd’s ETS – electricity prices to rise by 62 per cent on North Coast PDF Print E-mail

December 16, 2009

North Coast residents will be hardest hit by increases in their electricity bills as result of Kevin Rudd’s proposed Emission Trading Scheme, with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) forecasting price increases of 62 per cent for Country Energy customers.

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Labor’s buck-passing leaves Nambucca Valley bridges in a state of disrepair PDF Print E-mail

December 14, 2009

Nambucca Valley roads and bridges which were damaged by flooding are not being repaired because of buck-passing by the NSW and Federal Governments, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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Hartsuyker calls on Saffin for bipartisan support to fix Maclean bats issue PDF Print E-mail

December 9, 2009

Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker has called on Federal Member for Page Janelle Saffin to support moves to have the flying fox colony relocated from Maclean.Mr Hartsuyker has written to Ms Saffin seeking bipartisan support to resolve the issue.
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Oakeshott tax will hit Lyne residents hard PDF Print E-mail

December 4, 2009

Member for Lyne Rob Oakeshott must explain why he voted for a massive new tax, Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker said today.  Mr Hartsuyker was commenting on Mr Oakeshott’s call for the Prime Minister to explain the Emission Trading Scheme and his claim that The Nationals have backflipped on the ETS.

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Hundreds of primary producers and small businesses devastated by November floods PDF Print E-mail

December 4, 2009

Federal Member for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker and State Member for Coffs Harbour Andrew Fraser today called on the NSW Government to formally request assistance for primary producers and small business who were affected by flooding in late October and November.
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Senate’s rejection of ETS a win for regional Australia PDF Print E-mail

December 2, 2009

The Senate’s rejection of the Rudd Government’s Emission Trading Scheme was a win for regional Australia, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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Gap year students hit hard as Federal Labor refuses to back down on Youth Allowance changes PDF Print E-mail

November 18, 2009

Thousands of regional students have been denied access to Independent Youth Allowance, after the Rudd Government rejected Coalition amendments on the issue, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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Coffs risks losing businesses to other regional centres because of poor stormwater infrastructure PDF Print E-mail

November 10, 2009

Coffs Harbour risks losing businesses to other regional centres because the city’s stormwater infrastructure has failed to meet the needs of the local business community, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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November floods confirm Macklin’s immoral treatment of March 31 flood victims PDF Print E-mail

November 9, 2009

The Rudd Government’s failure to provide March 31 Coffs Coast flood victims with one-off cash grants has been exposed as immoral, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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Increase in domestic violence on Coffs Coast focus of meeting with Tony Abbott PDF Print E-mail

November 5, 2009

The need for additional funding to address an increase in domestic violence on the Coffs Coast and in the Clarence Valley was the subject of a meeting with Shadow Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Tony Abbott today.

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Seniors pay the price as Federal Labor scraps Medicare rebate for cataract surgery PDF Print E-mail

October 29

Hundreds of senior Australians on the North Coast face huge increases in the cost of cataract surgery after the Rudd Government voted against a Bill which would have restored the full Medicare rebate, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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Rudd Government deserts Kempsey by cutting front line services at Kempsey Centrelink PDF Print E-mail

September 3, 2009

The Rudd Government was deserting the Kempsey community by cutting front line services at Kempsey’s Centrelink office, Federal MP Luke Hartsuyker said today.

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