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May 11, 2010
This week (10-16 May) is National Volunteer Week, and it is a great time to recognise the thousands of hard working people in the community who volunteer their time and skills to help the wheels turn.
“Volunteers are the life blood of smaller communities; they bring people together to manage sports teams, churches and art and craft groups. The are scouts trainers, deliver meals on w... Click here for full story
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May 11, 2010
Nathalia Primary School is a great little place with a dedicated staff and School Council.
“Imagine their frustration when, after 18 months of attempts to negotiate, the school community is still no closer to the new school buildings promised by Julia Gillard’s Building the Education Revolution (BER) grants ,” Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, said today.
“Not ... Click here for full story
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May 10, 2010
Faith in the child care related commitments of the Labor Government continues to falter on the eve of the 2010 budget as Labor stands by its decision not to deliver on its previous commitments to ease child care shortages.
On the basis of an across Australia average, and without disaggregating into different age groups, for example into the high demand areas of care for babies and t... Click here for full story
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May 10, 2010
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, met with constituents and schools in Rushworth and Stanhope last week.
At Rushworth P-12 College she met with the Year 9 students who have volunteered to become trained in fire fighting.
“These students are connecting with the CFA and learning about the importance of volunteering and the valuable skills needed to fight a fire and stay ... Click here for full story
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May 10, 2010
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, is encouraging locals aged between 20 and 30 to apply for the 2010 Woolworths Agricultural Business Scholarship Program.
“30 young adults will have the opportunity to receive scholarships for a 12 day course run by the University of Western Sydney and the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales. The course will cover business strategy, fi... Click here for full story
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May 3, 2010
Local irrigator Frank Carmichael has been forced to reduce his stock and work off the farm after paying years of water and licence fee’s for drainage diversion water he no longer receives and is unlikely to ever receive again.
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, said drainage diversion irrigators across the electorate are in a particularly bad way, as Goulburn Murray Water continues to c... Click here for full story
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April 30, 2010
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, encourages local employers to nominate their outstanding business women for Telstra’s Business Women’s Awards.
Each year Telstra hosts awards to recognise, reward and celebrate the achievements of women in the business sector.
“You do not need to work in a big business to receive such an award. Women could also be taking on lead roles... Click here for full story
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April 28, 2010
Have you taken a photograph that showcases your beautiful community and its character?
Dr Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, is inviting the people of Murray to submit entries for a community photograph competition.
The 12 winning entries will then become a part of Sharman Stone’s 2011 community calendar and distributed to all the homes in Murray el... Click here for full story
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April 23, 2010
Sharman Stone, Federal Member for Murray, returned from the Al Minhad Army Base in Arab Emirates on Thursday in time for ANZAC services throughout the electorate.
This base supports the Australian troops being sent forward into Iraq and Afghanistan and the operations of the Air Force and Navy in the Middle East.
Dr Stone and two other Federal Parliamentarians were... Click here for full story
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April 15, 2010
Prime Minister Rudd’s cash splash offering money for more aged care beds fails to address the serious funding shortages of the aged care industry according to Sharman Stone Federal Member for Murray.
Last week Dr Stone organised an aged care forum with service providers from the Murray electorate and the Shadow Minister for Ageing, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. The forum provided an opport... Click here for full story
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