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Labor Government to Build on Health Reforms
Posted: 18th August 2010Federal Labor MP Mark Butler for Port Adelaide welcomes the Gillard Labor Government’s plan to deliver better health services in rural, regional and outer metropolitan areas. For the first time, patients will be able to access Medicare rebates f
Labor to give Dads more time with their Babies
Posted: 18th August 2010Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, said a re-elected Gillard Labor Government would, for the first time, provide two weeks Paid Paternity Leave for fathers of newborn babies.
Local Kids Get a Healthier Start for School
Posted: 11th August 2010The health of local children is at the centre of the Gillard Labor Government’s welfare reforms, Member for Port Adelaide Mark Butler said today.
Modernising Australia's Welfare System
Posted: 11th August 2010A re-elected Gillard Labor Government will put in place new measures to get people back to work and modernise the welfare system.
Low-Cost Super Scheme on the Way
Posted: 6th August 2010Federal Labor will help families in Port Adelaide with simpler low-cost super
Power to Port Adelaide Schools
Posted: 6th August 2010Federal Labor to give power to Port Adelaide Schools
Multi-purpose Hall Opens at Our Lady Queen of Peace
Posted: 29th July 2010Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, today attended the official opening of the new multipurpose hall at Our Lady Queen of Peace School in Albert Park, built as part of the Labor Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER).
First Aircraft Noise Ombudsman Appointed
Posted: 27th July 2010The Gillard Labor Government has announced the appointment of Ron Brent as the nation’s first independent Aircraft Noise Ombudsman.
Seniors Take Advantage Of Government Health Forums
Posted: 8th June 2010Federal Member for Port Adelaide the Hon Mark Butler, Federal Member for Makin Tony Zappia and Federal Member for Wakefield Nick Champion addressed more than 200 seniors at a Pensioner and Seniors Information Day at the Salisbury Bowling Club
Clearer pension rules for household solar energy panels
Posted: 14th May 2010The Australian Government has taken steps to make feeding power into the grid simpler and fairer for pensioners. The Government has clarified the way feed-in tariffs from household solar panels are assessed for the purposes of the pension income test.
Parafield Airport Master Plan
Posted: 7th May 2010Federal Members of Parliament, Mark Butler, Tony Zappia and Nick Champion have said the decision of Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese not to approve the Parafield Airport 2009 draft Master
Deputy Prime Minister inspects BER projects at Port Adelaide schools
Posted: 5th May 2010Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, together with Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler visited Pennington Primary School and Nazareth Catholic Community School in Findon to speak to students and staff about new facilities funded under the Federal Gove
Air Warfare Destroyer Project Benefiting Adelaide
Posted: 15th April 2010Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Materiel and Science and Mark Butler, Member for Port Adelaide, announced today that full production of the Australia's three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers is now underway including at the new ASC shipyard in Adel
Consultations begin on a national disability care and support scheme
Posted: 14th April 2010Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin, the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities Bill Shorten today welcomed the start of the Productivity Commission Inquiry into a National Disability Care and Suppo
Official opening of new facilities at Alberton Primary School
Posted: 24th March 2010The Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, today attended the official opening of the upgraded and refurbished facilities at Alberton Primary School funded through the Rudd Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER).
Bridgestone Jobs Drive Launch
Posted: 12th March 2010Mr Butler and Mr Champion were joined by the Hon Michael O’Brien MP, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Acting Mayor City of Salisbury, Brian Goodall, and Mayor of City of Playford, Martin Lindsell to launch the Jobs Drive at the B
Funding for sports field lighting in Parafield Gardens
Posted: 4th March 2010The Rudd Labor Government will provide $83,000 for a ready-to-go local infrastructure project in the Port Adelaide electorate as part of our plan to support jobs while delivering lasting benefits to the local community.
Rudd Government listens to Adelaide on National Archives
Posted: 23rd February 2010The Rudd Government today announced the National Archives of Australia will maintain face-to-face services in Adelaide.
Opening Of ASC Shipyard At Osborne
Posted: 21st January 2010Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, welcomed the new shipyard saying it would bring skilled employment opportunities to the area and provide an economic boost for the State.
Internet support for small businesses
Posted: 20th January 2010Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, said it was a real boost for local small businesses that the award-winning North West Business Development Centre would receive $103,000 in funding to help them make the most of the internet
Trees for Life receives funding
Posted: 7th January 2010Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, said that Trees for Life would receive nearly $18,000 in Commonwealth funding to continue and expand their volunteer workshop program.
$130m Investment for Woodville West
Posted: 10th December 2009The Commonwealth and State Government today announced a $130 million urban renewal project to transform the Woodville West area with better housing, new street layouts and more open spaces.
Construction Kicks Off At $4.6 Million LeFevre Project
Posted: 3rd December 2009Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, and Mayor of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Gary Johanson, together turned the first sod on the $4.6 million project, which will form part of the greater Lefevre Community Centre Recreation project
$3,000 In Funding For ANZAC Light On The Water
Posted: 26th November 2009The Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, welcomed the $3,000 in funding from the Rudd Government received today by Semaphore Port Adelaide RSL for the annual Anzac Light on the Water ceremony.
$2M To Create 121 Manufacturing Jobs In Port Adelaide
Posted: 23rd November 2009The Federal and South Australian Governments have announced an injection of over $2 million into Port Adelaide's manufacturing sector through the second round of the South Australia Innovation and Investment Fund.
$4.4 million for new shared facilities for South Australian schools
Posted: 12th November 2009The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and the Federal Member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler today announced two projects in South Australia that will benefit from $4.4 million under the second and final round of the Local Schools Working Together pil
$86 Million For Stormwater Harvesting And Reuse
Posted: 2nd November 2009Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced the outcome of the first funding round for Stormwater Harvesting and Reuse Projects while visiting Cheltenham in Adelaide with South Australian Premier Mike Rann.
Economic Stimulus: $687 000 For Bike Lanes
Posted: 15th October 2009Mark Butler, Member for Port Adelaide, today announced that the Rudd Labor Government will provide more than $687 000 towards the installation of bicycle lanes in Adelaide's north-west.
$3.33 million for the Woodville Town Hall Building Refurbishment
Posted: 5th May 2009The Rudd Government has announced over $3.33 million towards the City of Charles Sturt’s $3.66 million Woodville Town Hall Building Refurbishment West of Adelaide.
National Secondary School Computer Fund
Posted: 28th January 2009More local secondary schools will have access to 21st Century technology through funds made available from the National Secondary School Computer Fund. Mark Butler MP has welcomed the initiative and said the Fund is a key component of the Australian Gover
