The Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, said he was delighted that three students from Knox were today named as winners of the Australian Student Prize. Michelle Steele from Wantirna South, Stephen Terrington from Knoxfield and Sorin Zota from Ferntree Gully were some of the top 500 senior secondary school students across…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, is encouraging Knox residents to proudly fly the Australian flag on Australian National Flag Day on 3 September 2014. As part of celebrations for Australian National Flag Day, Mr Tudge will be presenting an Australian flag to Waverley Christian College. Flag Day celebrates the first…
DetailsKnox Council will receive over $7.6 million this financial year to spend on vital services for Knox residents thanks to the Australian Government’s Financial Assistance Grant programme. The Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, said Federal Government is providing $2.3 billion to local councils nationwide in 2014-15 alone, including $541.7 million to…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, Hon Alan Tudge MP, has requested Knox Council to immediately pass on their savings from the repeal of the carbon tax to ratepayers.Three weeks ago, the Australian parliament voted to scrap the carbon tax and deliver lower electricity prices for Knox residents, effective 1 July 2014. “I have been fighting…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, today presented an Australian flag to a local Knox tennis champion who is heading to the United States in August on a sports scholarship. Alex van de Steenoven, age 19 from Rowville, has been awarded a sports scholarship to study at the Grand Valley State…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, today welcomed the repeal of the Carbon Tax as relief for the Knox community. “Today’s vote by the Senate to repeal the Carbon Tax is great news for local Knox families and small businesses”, Mr Tudge said today. “Scrapping the Carbon Tax will save the…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for Aston Community Awards. The Aston Community Awards celebrate local volunteers, businesses and community groups who give their time, skill and energy to helping others and making the Knox community a better place to live. Mr Tudge…
DetailsThe Herald Sun: STARTING this week, those who have struggled to find work will be eligible for up to $6000 to move location to take up a job. This means a Victorian who decides to take up work in a vineyard in the Yarra Valley or a mine in Queensland could claim $6000 for moving, and…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, the Hon Alan Tudge MP, today congratulated local resident, Mr Richard Garrett, on receiving one of the first forty scholarships under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan. Under the New Colombo Plan, $100 million over five years is being provided to help Australia’s best and brightest undergraduates to live, study…
DetailsThe Federal Member for Aston, Hon Alan Tudge MP, has spoken in Parliament about the need to undertake infrastructure projects to ease increasing traffic congestion in Knox. Highlighting the economic, business and social costs of congestion, Mr Tudge said traffic congestion in Melbourne already costs our economy $2.7 billion, with that figure projected to rise…
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