In the News
Alex
Hawke MP, Liberal Candidate for Mitchell, today congratulated the Centenary of
ANZAC Hills Community Committee on their successful application under the ANZAC
Centenary Local Grants Program for a $100,000 grant. I
am delighted to be able to announce today that our community was among the
first to apply for this funding and has been the first to be successful in
being granted funding.
The Centenary of ANZAC will be the most significant
national period of commemoration in our nation’s history. The
committee, ably led by Colonel Don Tait OAM, has worked incredibly hard to
ensure that the programme commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC is one which is
dignified and inclusive and one that will bring our community together. Click here to read further.
Alex Hawke
MP, Liberal candidate for Mitchell, was delighted to join with other local
dignitaries and small business owners to welcome the “Too Big to Ignore” Small
Business campaign to Rouse Hill yesterday morning.
It was
great to join with the NSW Business Chamber and some of the hard working locals
who work in the over 6,000 small businesses in Mitchell to discuss the
Coalition’s Plan for small business. For further details click here.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for
Mitchell was greatly saddened to learn of the recent passing of Bill Dixon.
“Bill Dixon was
a man of great standing in our community for more than four decades. Bill
selflessly contributed to the success and development of our community
throughout this time. His involvement in community volunteering in Australia
dates back more than seventy years and will remain a testament to character and
strength of this remarkable citizen
“Bill is
probably best known in our community as the founder of the then Baulkham Hills
Home and Community Services program, now known as Hills Community Aid and
Information Service. Bill worked tirelessly to provide services to the isolated
and dislocated in our community through transportation, long day care, and
respite for the elderly to name but a few. There was no limit to his generosity
or sense of civic responsibility
“Not content
to rest on his laurels, Bill turned his focus to fundraising with the
establishment of the Community Foundation of North Western Sydney. The
Community Foundation allowed for funds raised from tax deductable donations to
provide crisis relief including accommodation, financial and trauma counselling.”
Alex Hawke said.
Bill’s
contribution to his community has spanned our country over seventy years of
service;
• War Service (1939-1946)
- Perth
Light Horse Brigade, AIF in New Guinea and South Pacific
• Volunteer Fire Fighter (1946-1994)
- Perth,
Western Australia, Gilgandra & Hornsby, New South Wales
• Meals on Wheels NSW (1987-1999)
- President
of the Founding Committee, managed the Association’s incorporation and future
success
• North Side Citizens Advocacy Service
(1990-1994)
- Rehabilitation
for institutionalised care patients
• Pennant Hills Neighbour Aid
(2001-2008)
- President
& Treasurer of community care organisation
• Hornsby Community Health and
Information Service
- Provision
of crisis relief and the establishment of a long day care centre
• Hills Community Aid & Information
Service
- Established
the Home and Community Services program with the Baulkham Hills Shire Council
for elderly and disabled residents
- Services
provided include community transport, long day care, respite care, counselling
support and a no interest loan scheme.
“Simply put, Bill was a tireless
community volunteer who strongly contributed to the growth, development and
spirit within our community. These communities will be worse off without the
hard work and efforts of Bill. I will
always remember Bill as a man who has always had the best interests of our
community at heart.
“I extend my deepest condolences
to his wife Jenny and sons Greg and Steve at this most difficult time. Our
community grieves with you” concluded Alex Hawke.
Monday, 26 August 2013
Alex
Hawke MP, Liberal Candidate for Mitchell, today congratulated the Centenary of
ANZAC Hills Community Committee on their successful application under the ANZAC
Centenary Local Grants Program for a $100,000 grant.
“I
am delighted to be able to announce today that our community was among the
first to apply for this funding and has been the first to be successful in
being granted funding. The Centenary of ANZAC will be the most significant
national period of commemoration in our nation’s history”,
“The
committee, ably led by Colonel Don Tait OAM, has worked incredibly hard to
ensure that the programme commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC is one which is
dignified and inclusive and one that will bring our community together” Alex
Hawke said.
The
grant will go towards community events such as a week of commemorations on the
Centenary of ANZAC at Bella Vista Farm, a public concert of the music of the
First World War and a Centenary of ANZAC stage show.
“Having
seen the full program of events and ceremonies planned, I am confident that the
commemorations held in our local community on this most significant of
occasions will be among the best in the nation”,
“I
look forward to working closely with the committee and the wider community to
deliver commemorations that all in Mitchell will be proud of to honour our
nation’s centenary of service and mark the nation-defining events of the
Centenary of Anzac”, Alex Hawke concluded.
Click here for local media article.
Monday, 26 August 2013
The Coalition will help retirees
by indexing the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, provide $200 million to
dementia research and help young apprentices with a HECS-like apprentice loan
scheme.
“We have a clear plan to build a
stronger economy to provide more jobs and more support to those who need it”,
said Alex Hawke, Liberal candidate for Mitchell.
Alex Hawke said the indexing of
the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) will provide retirees with peace of
mind.
“When I talk to seniors they tell me their
number one concern is rising cost of living pressures, particularly the rising
costs for healthcare as well as rising utility bills.
“That is why the Coalition will
scrap the carbon tax, keep fortnightly pension and benefit increases, end
Labor’s war on private health insurance and index the CSHC.
“The Coalition will also provide
an additional $200 million for dementia research.
“Most families have been impacted
by this insidious disease. Without a medical breakthrough, nearly one
million Australians will be suffering from dementia by 2050, Alex Hawke said.
“This is an investment in the
future health of every family in Mitchell”.
Alex Hawke said new $20,000 Trade
Support Loans for apprentices will help young apprentices finish their
apprenticeship.
“We all know that apprentices
struggle and that apprenticeship completion rates are far too low.
“Our Trade Support Loans will be
repayable at the same thresholds as FEE-HELP loans for university students, so
apprentices do not have to repay any money until they are earning a sustainable
income.
“This policy will help lift
apprenticeship completion rates, build Australia’s skilled workforce and
strengthen the economy.
“The election is a choice between
the Coalition and its Real Solutions Plan to build a stronger Australia or
another three years of Labor chaos and confusion,” concluded Alex Hawke.