I recently met with Naomi Bravery and her staff at Direct2Care located at Knox O-Zone, who connect seniors and their family members or carers, with a full range of aged care services that best suit their individual needs. Direct2Care is designed to help older people find and access the services they need to live fuller,…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA: Mr TUDGE (Aston) (11.40 am)—I rise to join the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the condolence motion in honour of Corporal Richard Atkinson, who was tragically killed in action by a roadside bomb on 2 February 2011. At just 22 years of age, Corporal Atkinson was on his…
The Salvation Army Worship and Mission Centre was officially opened and dedicated by Colonel Peter Walker, Chief Secretary for the Salvation Army Southern Territory, alongside guest speakers, Alan Tudge MP, Federal Member for Aston, and Nick Wakeling MP, State Member for Ferntree Gully. The new Centre, located at 16-18 Kingsley Place, Rowville, will be a…
PUBLISHED IN ‘AUSTRALIAN POLITY’ – Volume 1 (Number 5), 20 December, 2010. Apart from domestic and national security, the two main duties of government are economic growth and social cohesion. Education policy is unique among policy issues because it has such an enormous impact on economic growth as well as social equality and stability. We must…
PUBLISHED IN ‘THE AUSTRALIAN’. TOUGH decisions needed to make Australian teaching world class. The most contentious of the necessary reforms is to fire bad teachers. The latest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report on secondary school achievement shows our top students are falling behind and our disadvantaged students are not catching up. Geoff Masters,…
Andy Vuong of Grade 5 at Knox Gardens Primary School, has been awarded the Aston Shield by Federal Member of Parliament, Alan Tudge MP, at a school assembly this week. Andy, who was presented with an engraved shield, has also been added to the Knox Gardens Primary School’s perpetual shield. The Aston Shield is awarded…
The Cake Decorators Association of Victoria, Rowville branch, had its official launch at the Rowville Scout Hall last Sunday. Federal Member for Aston, Mr Alan Tudge MP, spoke at the launch attended by around 80 local people. Mr Tudge congratulated the committee of the Rowville Branch. In particular, he commended the new President, Velma Brown,…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA: Mr TUDGE (Aston) (10.21 pm)—In question time on Thursday, 28 October the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport was asked questions about the Moreton Bay rail link in Brisbane and the Epping to Parramatta rail link in Sydney. In the minister’s response, he outlined the reasons that the federal government decided to make…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA: Mr TUDGE (Aston) (10.36 am)—In the newsletter I sent to my constituents in October, I asked for their views on the Stud Road bus lane. Stud Road is the only north-south road that travels through the city of Knox, and as such it is a very important arterial connecting our community. The…
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA: Mr TUDGE (Aston) (12.29 pm)—I rise to second the motion moved by the honourable member for Sturt. We are calling on the government to delay the implementation of the national curriculum for the simple reason that it is not ready. And don’t just believe me or Mr Pyne in this assessment but…