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LOUISE MARKUS SECURES $255,000 TO BOOST TOURISM IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

Louise Markus, Liberal Candidate for Macquarie, has secured a $255,000 grant to help Blue Mountains Lithgow and Oberon Tourism to lure more domestic visitors to the region as part of the Coalition’s $14 million Domestic Tourism Development Grants sch... Read more

LOUISE MARKUS SECURES $255,000 TO BOOST TOURISM IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

MARKUS COMMITS $450,000 FOR CCTVs TO CUT CRIME IN WINMALEE, GLENBROOK AND HAZELBROOK

Louise Markus MP, Liberal Candidate for Macquarie, announced this week that the Liberals would take real action to make our community safer.Making the... Read more

COALITION ANNOUNCES $15M AND A MILLION TREES TO PROTECT WESTERN SYDNEY ENVIRONMENT

Shadow Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Heritage, Greg Hunt MP, today joined Liberal candidate for Macquarie, Louise Markus MP and Liberal candidate for Lindsay, Fiona Scott to announce more than $15 million in funding and resources t... Read more

COALITION ANNOUNCES $15M AND A MILLION TREES TO PROTECT WESTERN SYDNEY ENVIRONMENT

MORE REAL ACTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT FOR MACQUARIE

The Liberals will provide an additional $750,000 to take real action on the environment in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury if elected as a Coali... Read more

REAL ACTION ON TRANSPORT FOR MACQUARIE

The Liberals will provide over $1.5 million to take real action on local roads in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury if elected as a Coalition Gove... Read more

REAL ACTION ON HEALTH FOR MACQUARIE

The Liberals will provide $2.4 million to take real action on health care in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury if elected as a Coalition Government.   Louise Markus MP together with the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Peter ... Read more

REAL ACTION ON HEALTH FOR MACQUARIE
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