Thank you Dr Tony Morton, [President, Public Transport Users Association] for the introduction. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure to join you for day two of the Victoria Transport Infrastructure Summit. The theme of this summit is of great interest to me, both in my role as Federal Minister for Cities, Urban…
Thank you for the invitation to speak at your Population Summit. You have an impressive agenda and I look forward to hearing from some of your other panelists. Scott Morrison created the Population portfolio when he first became Prime Minister a little over a year ago. It was recognition that our population settings have a…
Thank you Patrick (Condren, MC) for your introduction. It’s great to be here today. As I look around the room I can see some familiar faces, many of who I met with only two weeks ago to discuss the very exciting South East Queensland City Deal. The election of the Morrison Government means some of…
Welcome to the Australia-New Zealand Cities Symposium, here in Western Sydney—one of the fastest growing areas in our country. I am confident that sharing information about the challenges and opportunities in cities policy —on both sides of the Tasman—will benefit us all. I would like to thank you all for participating, and particularly acknowledge my co-host,…
Rowville’s Henderson Road Bridge is now complete after being on the drawing board for decades. The bridge connects Henderson Road in Rowville with Henderson Road in Knoxfield which was previously divided by the Corhanwarrabul Creek. Federal Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure and Member for Aston, Alan Tudge, said the bridge was a historically…
I had the pleasure of again hosting the annual Aston Community Awards last week, celebrating our local volunteers and community groups who give their time, skill and energy to helping others and making the Knox community a better place to live. I instigated these awards 6 years ago to recognise some of the amazing volunteers…
An extra 36 kilometres of new lanes will be added to the Monash Freeway under a joint Australian and Victorian Government plan to help bust congestion for Knox locals. The Morrison and State Governments have committed an extra $367.5 million towards the Stage 2 Upgrade of the Monash Freeway. Federal Member for Aston, Alan Tudge,…
As part of the Stronger Communities Programme, non-profit community groups are eligible to apply for grants between $2,500 and $20,000 for a small capital project. All grants must be matched with contributions, in cash or in kind, on at least a dollar for dollar basis. In the previous four rounds, 73 community groups in Knox…
