Respite delivered at Mackay’s new David and Irie Dalrymple Home
Residents of Mackay who are living with a disability have access to new modern respite services following the completion of a purpose-built five-bedroom house which was officially opened today.The ‘David and Irie Dalrymple Home’ will make life easier by providing respite services for carers and families, enabling individuals to reside in assisted living for up to three months at a time.There is an unmet demand for respite services in Mackay, and these five extra beds are vitally needed.This new house is purpose-built with accessible bathrooms and kitchen, and will bring comfort to residents with special needs.
10,000 Young Australians Off Welfare And Into Work
In just over nine months, 10,000 young people across Australia who were previously reliant on taxpayer-funded welfare are now in gainful employment thanks to the Youth Jobs PaTH program.This great result has been achieved through the Youth Bonus Wage subsidy component of the Youth Jobs PaTH program.And we’ve seen real results under the program in the electorate of Dawson, with 154 young people transitioning from welfare to work since the beginning of the year.We believe that the best form of welfare is a job.
Take steps to boost online security
Take some steps to protect your own online safety as part of Stay Smart Online Week, from 9 - 13 October..This is a national awareness raising initiative to encourage Australians to be more proactive about their cyber security.Cybercrime is estimated to cost the Australian economy more than $1 billion a year, and around 43 per cent of cybercrimes are targeted at small businesses.
Is it "Our ABC" or the Green Left's ABC?
5 OCTOBER 2017: I am publishing (in North Queensland newspapers) an open letter to the Head of Current Affairs at the ABC. Monday's attack on jobs with a program called "Digging into Adani" demonstrated beyond doubt the national broadcaster is overly influenced by the extreme green movement.
Centenary of Battle of Polygon Wood
I urge people to stop and think about Australia’s wartime sacrifices today on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Polygon Wood.This battle was part of a wider series of battles collectively known as the Flanders Offensive, which included the Battles of Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres—sometimes referred to as the Battle of Passchendaele.In eight weeks of fighting between September and October 1917 the Australian Imperial Force suffered some 38,000 casualties, including more than 5,700 at Polygon Wood.