MEDIA

Latest Media Releases

Real Action to Help Families Meet School Costs

The Liberals will improve and expand the existing Education Tax Rebate to help families in the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains with the costs of the... Read more

Markus Rallies for Local Schools

Federal MP Louise Markus, took the local fight against the Government’s gross mismanagement of taxpayer dollars to the City yesterday, on behalf of schools such as Cattai P.S. Louise Markus addressed the rally, organised by the Taxpayers Action Grou... Read more

Markus Rallies for Local Schools

The Liberals' Real Action Plan to Stop School Hall's Waste in the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains

Government schools in the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains will benefit from the Coalition’s Real Action Plan to Stop Labor’s School Halls Waste anno... Read more

Markus Hears Aged-Care Concerns in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury

Shadow Minister for Ageing, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells joined Louise Markus MP in visiting key aged care representatives from the Blue Mountai... Read more

Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains households face Labor’s huge electricity price hikes

  Household budgets across the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains will be under more pressure from July 1 as Labor drives up electricity pri... Read more

Government puts Youth Allowance recipients at risk

Louise Markus today expressed disappointment at the Rudd Labor Government’s refusal to accept the Coalitions amendments to Youth Allowance which would... Read more

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Latest Community News

GET INTERACTIVE THIS CHRISTMAS

I am inviting Hawkesbury students and community groups to get interactive and submit a Christmas e-card to www.summercard.com.au All types of art wor... Read more

Women Farmer Grants

Louise Markus is urging local individuals and organisations that support the role of women in primary industries to apply for funding under the Recogn... Read more

Youth Grants Open

Local community organisations that work with young people are being urged to apply for funding under the new Youth Development and Support Program. Mo... Read more

Have your say on the impact of violence on young people

Local residents and community organisations are encouraged to take part in a new Parliamentary Inquiry into the impact of violence on young people. Lo... Read more

Green Car Innovation Funding Opens

Applications now open to provide assistance to design, develop and manufacture fuel-efficient and low-emission cars and their components in Australia.... Read more

Caring for our Country Grants close 1 August

Applications for the "Caring for our Community" open grants close Friday 1 August 2008. Read more

SPEECHES

Latest Speeches

Hawkesbury Nepean River

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (9:35 AM) —Recently, I was contacted by a constituent who drew my attention to weed problems in a specific section of the Hawkes... Read more

Bushfire Season

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (12:28 PM) —The Victorian bushfires royal commission has released its interim report, which includes recommendations for the 200... Read more

Broadband

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (8:50 PM) —I would like to note that the issue of broadband has been raised today in debate on the Telecommunications Legislatio... Read more

Active After School Communities

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (9:48 AM) —Today I rise to talk about healthy children and healthy schools. The Active After-school Communities program was an i... Read more

Fromelles

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (4:46 PM) —I thank the Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science for his very comprehensive statement today. I rise t... Read more

Response Budget 2008-09

Mrs MARKUS (Greenway) (12.41 p.m.)—Labor’s high-taxing; high-spending budget is a slap in the face for the working families that the Rudd government p... Read more