Issues

Local Sporting Champions Grants

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Wyatt Roy, Federal Member for Longman is reminding our region’s young sports stars that applications for this round of Local Sporting Champions Grants are closing soon. Mr Roy said that young people competing in State and National sporting events can apply for the Local Sporting … Continue reading 

49,600 Longman Residents to be impacted by legislation to means test Private Health Insurance

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49,600 Longman Residents to be impacted by legislation to means test Private Health Insurance The 49,600 residents covered by private health insurance will be hard hit by last week’s decision of Julia Gillard to break another promise and means test the rebate. Mr Wyatt Roy, … Continue reading 

Community Consultation: Online Safety

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Many people in our community have experienced cyber bullying, whether that be personally, or through one of their friends or family. It is important that we learn from our collective experiences, which is why I want to hear your thoughts on how we can improve … Continue reading 

Listening to Longman: Upcoming Listening Posts

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  As your Federal Member of Parliament it is important for me to have an understanding of the views of our diverse commnity, so I can best represent you in Canberra. I understand that we all live busy lives, and the Longman electorate has over … Continue reading 

Fishing Forum

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Senator Richard Colbeck, Shadow Parliamentary Secreatary Minister for Fisheries and Forestry; as well as Senator Barnaby Joyce, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Water; and Senator Ron, Senator for Queensland will be attending the event to help answer your questions about potential changes … Continue reading 

Care Packages for our Service Men and Women

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I am encouraging our community to share the Christmas cheer with our overseas service men and women. This year I am coordinating a community care package drive for Australian troops serving overseas, collecting packages in my office until 8th December. Christmas is a special time and … Continue reading 

Coalition Launches Community Environment Ambassadors

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Joint Media Release Wyatt Roy MP, Federal Member for Longman The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Action, Environment and Heritage 7 December 2011 The Coalition today announced its first Community Environment Ambassador to work with local groups and support grassroots projects to address … Continue reading 

Longman Local Sporting Champions

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Tuesday, 6 December 2011 Federal Member for Longman, Wyatt Roy, today presented a group of local sporting champions with grants for their sporting achievements. Twelve young athletes were awarded grants of $500 and one sporting team was awarded a grant of $3000 under the Local … Continue reading 

2011 Longman Christmas Card Competition

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Thursday, 10 November 2011 Students Share their “Favourite Christmas” Wyatt Roy, Federal Member for Longman yesterday announced the winners of the 2011 Longman Christmas Card Competition. The theme for students’ entries was “My Favourite Christmas”. Art designs from local primary schools students were judged by … Continue reading 

Roy seeks community ‘two cents worth’ on gambling

Thursday, 3 November 2011 Federal Member for Longman, Wyatt Roy, is seeking community input on gambling reform after the release of the Federal Coalition’s Policy Discussion Paper on Gambling Reform.  The discussion paper covers all types of gambling, including online gambling, and presents policy options … Continue reading