Monthly Archives: March 2012

Thoughts for St Patrick’s Day!

As a genuine Irish emigrant ( born in Wicklow) I am very proud to chair the Australia-Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group. This post contains Continue reading

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FREE DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED COMPUTER AND TELEVISIONS

Free collection services will be introduced from mid-2012. Information on where and how to access these services will be publicised in your area as they become available.
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156,000 Australian children at risk of social exclusion

Nine out of the top 10 areas with children’s highest risk of social exclusion in Australia are Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory Continue reading

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Yass Schools Working Together

Last week I was invited to Yass to open the facilities funded under the Federal Government’s “Local Schools Working Together” Project.

It was a wonderful opportuity to see first hand how schools, governments and local communities are benefitting from collaboration and planning.

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