This year’s federal budget will deliver significant benefits for the region, including more funding for infrastructure, aged care and tax relief for many local households.

Our economic plan for Australia is clearly working. As we continue to grow the economy, more jobs are being created and more investment is taking place, and this is providing us with the capacity to invest in more programs important to our region.

Over 20,000 new home care packages have been announced, millions of dollars in additional funds for the Building Better Regions, Stronger Communities, Rural Health and sports programmes have been secured, and a record infrastructure rollout can now proceed as part of this year’s budget thanks to the responsible management of our nation’s finances.

We are delivering tax relief with a focus on low and middle income households, and responsibly returning the budget to balance, meaning that we can continue to guarantee the essential services Australians rely on,

I’ll be continuing to work with local communities and councils in his electorate to identify and develop local projects that will continue to boost the region’s economy.

The injection of additional funding into our regional programs provides our community with an opportunity to not only support projects that will create local jobs, but also deliver essential infrastructure to the long-term benefits of our region.

The Federal Coalition Government’s budget plan is focussed on delivering lower, fairer and simpler taxes to encourage and reward working Australians.

It also backs businesses to invest and create more jobs, supporting businesses to compete globally, delivering infrastructure that industry and workers rely on; and targeting incentives to promote research, development and new technology;