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The Turnbull Government is helping Aussie businesses become exporters through a new app.
Federal Member for Mitchell, the Hon Alex Hawke said the Export Essentials app, now available for Apple and Android devices from app stores, was the first of its kind specifically targeting the export community.
“The app has been developed to help both new exporters and more established businesses,” Alex Hawke said.
“It will help Mitchell small and medium enterprises succeed exporting, which creates more jobs and drives economic growth.”
Schools across the electorate of Mitchell can now apply for grants from the Turnbull Government to deliver digital literacy programs to students in engaging and innovative ways.
Federal Member for Mitchell, the Hon Alex Hawke MP, said the 2016 Digital Literacy School Grants program was looking for projects that demonstrated new and innovative methods for teaching students how to use and understand digital technology.
More than 2000 medicine brands treating common conditions will drop in price for residents in Mitchell from next month – some by as much as 50 per cent or more – with the Turnbull Government delivering a win-win for consumers and taxpayers.
“The Coalition Government is continuing to deliver the largest ever reductions in the price of medicines for consumers across the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme,” Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell said.
Federal Member for Mitchell, the Hon Alex Hawke MP, encourages female sporting leaders in the Hills district to apply for the Women Leaders in Sport program.
The Federal Minister for Women, the Hon Michaelia Cash and the Minister for Sport, the Hon Sussan Ley, recently announced funding of over $2 million over three years to expand the Women Leaders in Sport program aimed at increasing female representation in sport leadership.
FUNDING under the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery Programme has recently been distributed to two councils in the electorate of Mitchell, to assist with local road construction and maintenance.
“The Australian Government will distribute $3.2 billion to councils nationwide between 2014–15 and 2018–19 under the Roads to Recovery Programme to support maintenance of the nation’s local road network and improve road safety.
“Local Government Areas nationwide will today receive a share of over $100 million in Australian Government funding,