Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie has joined with staff and students from Maraylya Public School in celebrating NAIDOC Week 2011. As part of the event Louise Markus MP presented the school with Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags. This year’s theme is Change: the nex... (01-Jul)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, said Hawkesbury residents have been betrayed by the Gillard Labor Government with the introduction of a carbon tax that will drive up the cost of living.
“The Coalition has a strong plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We would create from the bud... (03-Mar)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, today expressed her concerns that the Richmond RAAF base is again being considered as an option for Sydney’s second airport following comments by the NSW Premier.
Mrs Markus said that the way of life we currently enjoy in the Hawkesbury and the Blue M... (23-Feb)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, today congratulated the members of the Richmond RSL Sub-branch for obtaining funding under the Veteran and Community program.
“I congratulate the Sub-branch for obtaining a grant of $16,310 to help purchase much needed equipment to support the activit... (21-Feb)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, this week met with Jan Caldwell and Gillian Brown from the Blackheath based Pendragons Abreast charity group to raise awareness of the organisation.
“Encouraging the early detection and raising the awareness of breast cancer while having fun is a fa... (16-Feb)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, today applauded the efforts of local resident Toni Walker and her team for their Hawkesbury Shoe Boxes of Love campaign which was aimed at helping the victims of the Queensland floods.
“Toni did an outstanding job in co-ordinating the Hawkesbury Shoe ... (16-Feb)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, said the decision by the Gillard Labor Government to defer $155 million of projects relating to flood mitigation in North Queensland had ominous implications for the residents of the Hawkesbury region.
“The deferral of the North Queensland projects ha... (07-Feb)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, met with committee members of the Blue Mountains Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services (BMDARS) to listen to their concerns and needs for the program.
“BMDARS has been established to provide vital recovery services to the local Mountains region. I applau... (07-Jan)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, today presented Winmalee High School student Caitlin Dwyer, with an Australian flag to accompany her on her journey to Sweden in January.
“Caitlin is heading overseas to Sweden for the next ten months as part of the Southern Cross Cultural Exchange pr... (16-Dec)
Louise Markus MP, Federal Member for Macquarie, urged local Hawkesbury farmers to voice their concerns to the Labor-Greens alliance Government about the cutbacks and chronic under funding of Australia’s quarantine and bio-security systems which led to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) overturning a... (14-Dec)