CELEBRATING WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IN THE BEACHES

Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski encourages residents of the Beaches to celebrate World Environment Day today, Tuesday 5 June.

“World Environment Day is observed to encourage awareness and action for the protection of our environment.

“It’s also a great opportunity to celebrate our beautiful local environment here in Mackellar” Mr Falinski said.

Jason Falinski said free legal resources would be made available to community organisations in the Beaches to better support volunteers.

The Turnbull Government is investing $250,000 to fund the delivery of online legal resources to help not-for-profit organisations and volunteers.

Justice Connect will provide legal support to organisations in Mackellar to help keep volunteers safe and better manage their operations. Online resources, including apps,
e-learning modules, webinars, and a comprehensive national guide of best practice, will be rolled out later this year.

Nutrition will be the theme for this year’s Veterans’ Health week with funding for applications to support events highlighting the week now open for Ex-Service organisations (ESOs) and community groups.

Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski said Veterans’ Health Week in September was a fantastic opportunity for Ex-Service organisations and community groups to positively engage with veterans in their communities and promote the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle.

The Turnbull Government is sticking to its plan to build a stronger economy to benefit all Australians, the Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski said today.

“Under the Government’s economic plan jobs are being created, investment is rising and the budget is strengthening.  This means that we can continue to guarantee the essential services Australians rely on.”

Our plan will:

• Deliver lower, fairer and simpler taxes to encourage and reward working Australians;
• Back businesses to invest and create more jobs, building on our legislated tax cuts for small and medium enterprise, supporting businesses to compete globally, delivering infrastructure that industry and workers rely on; and targeting incentives to promote research, development and new technology;
• Guarantee the essential services that Australians rely on including record funding for hospitals and schools, a comprehensive approach to aged care so older Australians can live life to the full, and guaranteed funding for disability services;
• Keep Australians safe by strengthening security at airports and investing more in our intelligence and security service so they can respond to new and challenging threats. We will also protect our unique environment with smarter biosecurity systems and continue to safeguard our borders.
• Ensure the Government lives within its means with a forecast return to modest budget balance in 2019-20, increasing to a projected surplus of $11 billion in 2020-21; no longer borrowing to pay for essential services; and the lowest average real growth in payments of any Government in the last 50 years.

Craft brewers and distillers will no longer pay additional tax, allowing them to compete on fairer terms with large beverage companies.

“This is terrific news for the craft brewers in the beaches who will benefit from the Turnbull Government’s continued support for Aussie small businesses,” Mr Falinski said.

Manly Spirits Co. Distillery Co-founder Vanessa Walters welcomed the announcement

Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski today announced The Coalition Government will make the largest single investment – half a billion dollars – in the protection of the Great Barrier Reef.

“The World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef is the planet’s greatest living wonder,” Mr Falinski said.

“Like reefs all over the world though, the Great Barrier Reef is under pressure.

Member for Mackellar Jason Falinski has urged young athletes to apply for a Local Sporting Champions grant to support their involvement in sport.

“The Coalition Government is committed to getting Australian kids more active, more often,” Mr Falinski said.

“That’s why I’m encouraging young athletes, coaches and officials in the Northern Beaches to apply for a Local Sporting Champions grant before the deadline closes on June 30.”

After the inaction of the previous Labor Government, where Bill Shorten and Chris Bowen were responsible for superannuation, it has taken a Liberal Government to protect members’ money.

According to ATO estimates there is $2.85 billion in unpaid superannuation each year.

It is not acceptable for employers to cheat staff out of their superannuation entitlements. To combat this I introduced legislation today that will allow the Australian Taxation Office to increase penalties on   unscrupulous employers.

The Turnbull Government has today introduced legislation into the Parliament to enhance the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC’s) capabilities, by providing it with greater operational flexibility and making express provision for the regulator to consider competition in its decision?making processes.

Removing the requirement for ASIC to employ people under the Public Service Act 1999 will give ASIC greater operational flexibility and brings ASIC into line with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). ASIC will now have the ability to attract and retain the most appropriate people, to achieve its short and long term priorities.

The Turnbull Government will drastically reduce the cost of medicines to treat diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma and eye disease with new additions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from April 1.

The 11 new and expanded listings mean Australian patients will save hundreds, and in many cases thousands of dollars, paying a maximum of $39.50 per script with concessional patients – including pensioners– paying just $6.40.