Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP, has entered the debate on high-density development, urging the Knox Council to revert to the Boronia Structure Plan agreed in 2006. Mr Tudge has been contacted by hundreds of Boronia residents who responded to his recent survey. The largest local issue raised... ... (24-Aug)
Members of the medical and allied health community throughout Knox had the opportunity to be involved in an Inquiry into Mental Health and Workforce Participation, being undertaken by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education and Employment. Alan Tudge MP, Federal Member for Aston, and membe... ... (23-Aug)
Economic modelling released today shows Knox will be one of the hardest hit under the Gillard Government’s proposed carbon tax with an estimated loss of 546 jobs by 2015. The Victorian Government has released new economic modelling by Deloitte Access Economics which shows the Gillard Government’s ca... ... (23-Aug)
Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP, asked the Prime Minister in Question Time today why Rowville printer, Mystique Printing, should pay for the carbon tax given it has just been certified as carbon neutral. Mystique was declared as carbon neutral by the Gillard Government last month. Parliament... ... (17-Aug)
DayHab has officially opened its doors offering affordable, addiction treatment from its centre in Upper Ferntree Gully. Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP, officially cut the ribbon at the front entrance announcing DayHab as “open for business”. DayHab is an addiction treatment centre that aim... ... (12-Aug)
Ten thousand, three hundred and seventy-seven people have signed a petition for a Headspace Centre for Knox. This is one of the biggest petitions in the outer east in recent memory. The petition, launched by Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP earlier in the year, will be tabled in the Federal Pa... ... (09-Aug)
Alan has presented a large Australian flag to Graham Mummery of Boronia, on behalf of the Ambulance Victoria Pipe and Drum Band.The Ambulance Victoria Pipe and Drum Band is the only ambulance band in Victoria and it is the first incorporated band playing for ambulance services that was establis... ... (04-Aug)
Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP, has presented Local Sporting Champions Grants of up to $500 to young people throughout Knox who have participated in state and national sporting championships. At a presentation and afternoon tea, Mr Tudge said that the Local Sporting Champions program recogn... ... (04-Aug)
CLICK HERE to listen to Alan’s radio interview with Jon Faine on the ABC 774 Morning program about online gambling. ... (28-Jul)
A Scoresby medical device manufacturer, Austramedex, is one of dozens of manufacturers in Knox who are gravely concerned about job losses due to the Government’s carbon tax. Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge MP, visited Austramedex on Friday to understand the issues. Managing Director of Austrame... ... (26-Jul)