Media Releases
HOUSEHOLDS FACE $5,000 BROADBAND CONNECTION FEE UNDER ABBOTT
- Thursday, 11 April 2013
Tony Abbott has now unveiled his broadband policy which will force residents in the South to choose between paying up to $5000 to be connected to decent broadband or to continue to endure inadequate internet connections.
Tony Abbott Says No Way to Aldinga Rail Extension
- Tuesday, 09 April 2013
Local Federal Member for Kingston Amanda Rishworth MP has said only the Federal Labor Government can be trusted to deliver better public transport infrastructure for the South, with Mr Abbott now confirming that if elected he would never fund urban rail projects like the Aldinga Rail Extension.
Desalination Plant Delivers Water Security for Adelaide
- Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Adelaide's water security has been guaranteed with the official opening of the State's largest water infrastructure project, the Adelaide Desalination Plant.
Premier Jay Weatherill, Water Minister Ian Hunter and Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water Amanda Rishworth today visited the Adelaide Desalination Plant to inspect South Australia's insurance policy against future droughts 
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Helping Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Seaford Rise trial out-of-office-hours child care for local families
- Tuesday, 19 March 2013
The Australian Government will provide extra funding to help the Goodstart Early Learning Centre Seaford Rise offer child care options outside of traditional opening hours to local parents, as part of an $11 million package to increase the flexibility and accessibility of child care Read More.
Local Member Secures Continued Funding for Small Business Advisory Service in the South
- Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Federal Member for Kingston Amanda Rishworth MP is delighted that small business operators in the South will continue to be able to access low cost business coaching and mentoring services through the Southern Success Business Enterprise Centre over the next two years Read More.
Mr Abbott Needs To Come Clean About His Plan To Increase The Cost Of Living For Local Families, Pensioners and Businesses in the South of Adelaide
- Wednesday, 06 March 2013
With cost of living at the forefront of people's minds, local MP for Kingston Amanda Rishworth called on Mr Abbott to come clean with the people of Southern Adelaide about the money he plans to rip out of the pockets of local families and pensioners Read More.
Local Schools Take Action to Nurture Mental Wellbeing of Students
- Friday, 01 March 2013
Federal Member for Kingston, Amanda Rishworth MP is thrilled that 20 primary schools around the South have implemented the KidsMatter Primary Initiative, which is a mental health and wellbeing framework proven to make a positive difference to the lives of primary school children across the country Read More.
Community Forum on Crime
- Friday, 22 February 2013
Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, Jason Clare and Federal Member for Kingston, Amanda Rishworth today held a roundtable with local neighbourhood watch groups and local residents to discuss crime and anti-social behaviour in the South Read More.
PM Visits Wirreanda High School
- Friday, 22 February 2013
PM: It's a great pleasure to be here at Wirreanda High School as you can see behind me with their banners, with Amanda Rishworth, the Member for Kingston Read More.
Federal Member Calls on Coles and Woolworths to Ensure Truthful Labelling of Olive Oil
- Friday, 15 February 2013
Federal Member for Kingston Amanda Rishworth MP has launched a petition on Channel 7’s current affairs program Today Tonight calling on retailers to adopt the Australian Standard for Olive and Olive Pomace Oils for all their products, to ensure that when Australian consumers pick up a bottle of extra virgin olive oil at the supermarket that is what they are really getting Read More.
