Ballina MP Don Page today announced the NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition would exempt 39,000 families and small businesses from paying land tax by raising the land tax threshold to $415,000.
Mr Page said the NSW Coalition would raise the threshold by $47,000, from the NSW Labor Government’s $368,000 to $415,000 in 2007/08.
“Raising the threshold will also provide […]
Member for Ballina Don Page has announced that a NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government would provide each eligible self-funded retiree with a $300 NSW Seniors Concession Allowance.
Speaking at a meeting of the Association of Independent Retirees in Ballina, Mr Page said the allowance of $300 for singles and $600 for couples would be used to assist […]
Member for Ballina Don Page has announced a NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government would provide $100,000 towards the construction of the Bangalow pool.
Mr Page said the financial support would allow the planned swimming pool project, which is being advanced by the Bangalow Pool Trust in consultation with Byron Shire Council, to become a reality.
He said he […]
ALP candidate for Ballina Melanie Doriean has welcomed a major boost to arts funding in the area, with the awarding of $232,000 in NSW Government Cultural Grants to local groups.
“The Cultural Grants Program is part of the Iemma Government’s commitment of $29 million in 2007 to support the arts in communities throughout NSW,” Ms Doriean […]
The NSW Labor Government’s new scheme offering free business vehicle registration for small business owners who employ apprentices during 2007/08 does nothing to lift the low apprenticeship completion rate, Shadow Minister for Skills Development and Training Don Page said today.
Mr Page said while he welcomed the Labor Government’s provision of free business vehicle registration and […]
Leader of the NSW Nationals Andrew Stoner, Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals Don Page and local Coalition MPs have announced the NSW Coalition would spend $100 million to put commuter services on the Casino to Murwillumbah rail line.
Mr Page, who is also the Shadow Minister for North Coast, was joined by The Nationals’ candidate […]
A NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition Government would provide NSW residents with a rebate of up to $1000 to install a solar hot water system in their home, Member for Ballina Don Page said today.
Mr Page said the $58 million rebate scheme would allow individuals to help address climate change from within their own homes.
“Electric water heating […]
Shadow Minister for Skills Development and Training Don Page today announced the NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition would provide apprentices with two $500 cash bonuses during their training to help address the skills shortage.
Mr Page said under the cash incentive scheme the NSW Coalition would provide apprentices with a bonus at the completion of their first and […]
The NSW Liberal/Nationals Coalition will provide stamp duty concessions to rental accommodation investors to help address the affordable housing crisis, Shadow Minister for North Coast Don Page said.
Mr Page said the NSW Labor Government’s poor property policies like vendor tax and land tax discouraged investment in rental properties, exacerbating the rental accommodation crisis.
He said a […]
Ballina Info profiles John Bailey, the Greens candidate for the seat of Ballina in the March 24 State election …
Name:
John Bailey, Greens candidate for the state seat of Ballina (which covers both the Ballina and Byron Shires).
Occupation:
Writer. Recent publications include The White Divers of Broome on pearl shell diving, The Lost German Slave Girl, relating […]
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