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Gillard's Ministers Claim The Dog Ate Their Homework
23 March 2012
Today after question time a number of Ministers sought to blame their own departmental officials for their own failure to declare grants they made to their own electorates.This is like a golfer blaming their caddy ...
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Jim Stynes, 1966 - 2012
20 March 2012
Today we mourn the passing of a very special Australian, a man who has left an indelible mark on our lives, Jim Stynes.Taken by cancer at just 45 years of age, Jim will be fondly ...
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Coalition to Target Online Safety & Cyber-bullying
31 January 2012
Josh Frydenberg welcomes the Coalition’s announcement that it will establish an Online Safety Working Group to assist parents, carers and teachers to better protect children and young people from the risks associated with the internet and social ...
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Malcolm Turnbull Visits Kooyong
7 December 2011
Josh Frydenberg was delighted to welcome Malcolm Turnbull, the Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband, to the electorate of Kooyong today. Mr Frydenberg and Mr Turnbull toured Swinburne University’s Faculty of Information Communications Technology, including ...
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Kooyong Welcomes Australia's Youngest Ever MP
6 December 2011
Yesterday, Josh Frydenberg was delighted to welcome to the electorate of Kooyong Australia’s youngest ever elected MP, Wyatt Roy. Elected in 2010 at age 20, Wyatt represents the Federal seat of Longman in Queensland.
In the ...
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Celebrating International Day of People with a Disability 2011
29 November 2011
On 3 December this year, Australians will celebrate International Day of People with Disability.
This is a wonderful opportunity to recognise the achievements of millions of people throughout the world who have a disability, nearly ...
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Post Office To Reopen In Balwyn
1 November 2011
Josh Frydenberg, the federal member for Kooyong, warmly welcomes Australia Post’s announcement that Balwyn Newsagency will be the new site for a fully serviced Licenced Post Office.The post office will provide the full range of ...
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Grants To Ensure Seniors Stay Connected
31 October 2011
Josh Frydenberg, the federal member for Kooyong, is encouraging eligible community groups in Kooyong to apply for grants worth up to $50,000 as part of Telstra Connected Seniors initiative.Mr Frydenberg said that the Telstra Connected ...
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Celebrating Carer's Week In Kooyong
19 October 2011
During his visit Mr Frydenberg heard first hand about the critical work carried out by Alzheimer’s Australia and its National Dementia Helpline, which is staffed by volunteer carers with the support of specialist advisers. The ...
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The Imminent Release of Gilad Shalit
13 October 2011
Josh Frydenberg welcomes the announcement by the Israeli government that Gilad Shalit is soon to be released by the militant group Hamas.
Kidnapped in a cross border raid on the 25 June 2006, the then ...
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Celebrating Our Seniors
10 October 2011
Josh Frydenberg visited residents at Camberwell Green Retirement Village on Friday 7 October 2011 to celebrate the Victorian Seniors Festival, which runs annually from the 2 October to 9 October.
Mr Frydenberg said “seniors are an ...
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Getting Lawn Bowls Back On The ABC
26 September 2011
Josh Frydenberg is putting his strong support behind a local campaign to ‘Get lawn bowls back on the ABC’.
The campaign which is being led by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors, ...
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Recognising Local Volunteers Overseas Service
7 September 2011
On September 7, Josh Frydenberg held a special breakfast at Camberwell RSL to thank the many volunteers from Kooyong who have worked overseas in the fight against poverty and the promotion of sustainable development. Over ...
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Balwyn Post Office Breakthrough
23 August 2011
I am delighted that our community campaign to secure a post office in Balwyn has been successful.Australia Post has agreed to establish a Licensed Post Office on the Whitehorse Road shopping strip.The Post Office will ...
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Headspace
6 July 2011
Mr Frydenberg has called on the Gillard government to consider the electorate of Kooyong as a suitable location for a new headspace site.Headspace sites provide a one-stop shop for young people, aged 12 to 25, ...
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Labor Fails To Consult ATO On Carbon Tax
4 July 2011
This morning in the Parliament the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit tabled its report into the biannual hearings with the Commissioner of Taxation. It is the first time such a report has been ...
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Education Forum
15 June 2011
On Thursday 9 June, Josh Frydenberg warmly welcomed to Kooyong the Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training, the Hon Christopher Pyne, MP.Earlier in the morning Mr Pyne and Mr Frydenberg visited Andale School in ...
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Small Business in Kooyong
15 June 2011
On 15 June, Josh Frydenberg spoke in the Parliament on behalf of the many small businesses in his electorate of Kooyong, in particular bookshops, following flippant remarks by Labor's Minister for Small Business Nick Sherry ...
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Aged Care Forum
7 June 2011
On Tuesday 7 June, Josh Frydenberg hosted the inaugural Kooyong Aged Care Forum.Held at Kew Gardens Aged Care, over 25 representatives from aged care service organisations in the electorate joined Josh Frydenberg and the Shadow ...
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World Environment Day
3 June 2011
Josh Frydenberg today joined with students of Chatham Primary School in Surrey Hills to celebrate World Environment Day which occurs this Sunday 5 June.Josh was led by the school’s student environment ambassadors on a tour ...
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Balwyn Post Office Petition
18 May 2011
Today on behalf of the people of Kooyong, Josh Frydenberg, the Federal Member for Kooyong, delivered to the Federal Parliament’s Petitions Officer, a Petition calling for the re-establishment of a standalone post office in Balwyn.The ...
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Volunteer Grants 2011
10 May 2011
Voluntary organisations in Kooyong have an opportunity to apply for the Federal Government’s Volunteer Grants 2011. Applications opened on 4 May 2011 and will close on 8 June 2011. Volunteer Grants were first introduced ten ...
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My First Speech Competition
19 April 2011
High school students in years 10, 11 and 12 are being invited to take part in a new national competition called “My First Speech”.Organised by the House of Representatives, students need to write and video ...
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National Volunteer Week
19 April 2011
Events celebrating National Volunteer Week will take place around the country from 9 -15th May 2011.Josh Frydenberg, the Federal Member for Kooyong, will be joining volunteers for the lunchtime shift at the Salvation Army’s Bowen ...
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Australian Heritage Week
15 April 2011
Australian Heritage Week is a new annual national celebration of Australia's unique heritage which runs from Thursday 14 April until Wednesday 20 April 2011.The Member for Kooyong, Josh Frydenberg MP said that Australian Heritage Week which ...
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Pollie Pedal
4 April 2011
Federal member for Kooyong Josh Frydenberg has taken to his bike this week joining Opposition Leader, the Honourable Tony Abbott MP, for the gruelling Pollie Pedal 2011. An annual event for the last thirteen years, ...
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Good Neighbour Day
27 March 2011
On Sunday March 27th Australia recognises the annual celebration of neighbourhoods within our various communities with National Neighbour Day.A day such as Good Neighbour Day is an opportunity for people within your community to simply ...
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Cyberbullying Survey
22 March 2011
On March 18th the Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety launched an online survey of Australians aged 5-18 years to gain insight into their experiences online. With over 50 schools in the electorate of Kooyong local ...
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National Ride 2 School Day
14 March 2011
Josh Frydenberg, the Federal Member for Kooyong, has urged parents to encourage their children to participate in one of the year’s leading physical activity events, the National Ride2School Day on Wednesday, 16 March 2011.Coordinators of ...
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Carers Week
14 October 2010
The Federal Member for Kooyong, Josh Frydenberg, welcomes the start of Carers Week 2010 this Sunday, recognising the valuable contribution carers make to the lives of the individuals they support.Josh Frydenberg MP today met with ...
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Josh Frydenberg MP Officially Sworn In
3 October 2010
Josh Frydenberg MP, the newly elected Member for Kooyong has been officially sworn in amid a week of historic firsts.The 43rd Parliament of Australia was officially opened by the Governor General Her Excellency Ms Quentin ...
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Josh Frydenberg MP Officially Declared The New Member For Kooyong
7 September 2010
Today, the Australian Electoral Commission declared the Liberal Candidate Josh Frydenberg the Member for Kooyong.Josh succeeds Petro Georgiou and becomes only the seventh person since Federation to hold this historic seat.Kooyong is one of only ...
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