Alan Tudge MP, Federal Member for Aston says Australians and in particular Knox residents are disappointed in the ongoing division and dysfunction that we have all seen in Canberra. “All Australians are disappointed about what they are seeing from this government. They are only thinking about themselves and not about the issues facing families, retirees…
The Knox Relay for Life, held at the Knox Athletics track over the weekend, has been an enormous success with over $70,000 raised in support of the Victorian Cancer Council. The relay involved teams involved will complete an 18 hour run, jog or walking. Over 300 people from dozens of teams took part in the…
Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP has welcomed the new headspace centre opening for business in a speech to Parliament House today. The new centre, located in Knox Ozone, will provide important services to young people in the local community. The centre will provide free services to 12 – 25 year olds including General…
A group of seven passionate Knox young adults have today brought their concerns about Global poverty to Canberra in a meeting with Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP. The group, members of the Oaktree Foundation, are on the annual ‘Road Trip to End Poverty’ designed to bring the issue of third world poverty to…
Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP has today used a speech in Parliament to urge local residents to get on board Knox Relay for Life. Taking place at the Knox Athletics Track, the Relay for Life will begin on Saturday March 23rd and conclude on Sunday March 24th. Teams involved will complete an 18…
Australian Financial Review“A thousand year old industry on the cusp of profound change”. This is how global business consultants Ernst & Young describe the changes hitting our tertiary sector as a result of the digital revolution. It is a dramatic statement, but is probably right. For a thousand years, the university model has been largely…
Local residents will have the opportunity to express their concerns and put forward ideas at a local ‘Community Safety Forum’ featuring a panel of federal, state, council and local police representatives to be hosted by Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP. The ‘Community Safety Forum’ comes at an important time in Knox with recently…
Federal Member for Aston and this year’s Patron of the Knox Relay for Life has urged residents to get involved by signing up or sponsor a local participant to help raise money for the Cancer Council. The Knox Relay for Life will take place at the Knox Athletics Track in Knoxfield over the weekend of…
Just as the internet is transforming media, retail and music, it will transform the way students learn, connect and get qualified. This will be challenging to our existing higher education institutions, but online learning has the potential to deliver higher quality, more affordable education to more people – if we get the policy settings right.…
Federal Member for Aston Alan Tudge MP has welcomed the Federal Government decision to restore the $107 million funding it cut from the Victorian healthcare system. The cuts, which included an $8.4 million cut to local health provider Eastern Health, had forced beds to close at local Knox facilities: the Angliss Hospital and Wantirna Health.…