INATIONALS for Regional Austidlia BUDGET 2021 THE FUTURE OF REGIONAL COMMUNITIES 0UR PLAN TO SECURE Our plan will help boost our economic recovery, create local jobs and keep our local communities safe. DELIVERING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE The Liberal and Natiorals Government is delvering The Liberal and Nationals Govermment is a turther round of the Local Roads and Community continuing ts rocord investment in infrastructure, Intrastructure progam, with an addtionral $1 bilion eepecialy n regional Australa. Our 10-year. to fund further priority projocts troughout Auntrala $110 billon infrastructure pipoline wil see a boom and delvering an aditional 9,000 jobs in regional communities across Australa. A BUILDING THE ROADS OF AUSTRALIA We've tought hard to secure etra support for regional Australans in this Budget because we know that now is the time to create jobs and stimulate growth and provide a better qualty of fe for people in the rogors. in regional construction- sesing roads and mproving satety for troight and famlies wth And we're delivering round 6of the Bukding Beter $1 bilon for the Road Safety Program. The Budget incudes substantal measures to Rogions Fund, supporting regional and remote We know that more and more Australans are moving to regional Australa and that is why we are commurities by tunding thovel ready infrastructure encourage more RSD and onshore manutacturing investing a record amount in local infrastructure projects up to the value of $10 milon. A SUPPORTING CHILDCARE S ECONOMIC RECOVERY INVESTMENT FOR JOBS The Government wil incresse the Chickare Around 19.200 businesses i wite of the ful value of eligible assets purchased. Cowper are able to Subsidy for tamles with more than one chid up to Sve in chidcare. In March 2020, there were 13 milion Austrakans employed. Over the next two months, around 900.000 Australons lost their job. By March 2021, there were 13.1 milion Australars to buy a vehicle or harvestor or helping a employed - 74,000 more than pre-COVID, For example, this encourages a tradie or farmer This wil benefit over 1,370 families ving in Cowper seeing them better off by an average of S2,.200 each year, and we're also removing the $10,560 cap on the Childcare Subsidy manulacturer expend their production ine. These inoentives wil trther fil our nations order books and generate opportunities for smal businesses. to buy, sel, delver, instal and maintain Cowper and making childcare more affordable and these assets. Australa was the frst advanced economy to have more people employed than pre-COVID. We are increasing tunding for preschools in Last year, Australas economy contracted by 2.5% - compared to 5% for Carada and Japan and over 8% for the UK, France and italy. acoessible. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH Housing starts are at the higheset level in 20 years and consumer sentiment at its highest in 11 years. SECURING AGRICULTURE The Liberal and Nationats Govemment has committed $1.9 bilion to expond the vaccine rollout, includng prioritising romote communtes of deloring S06.9 milion to protect our agricuture less than 5,000 people There's more to be done, but our plan is working. There's a better deal for tarmers and our rogions by O TAX RELIEF ndustry trom pests thet can dovastate our local producers. Around 56,600 taxpayers in Cowper wil benefit from additonal tax reief this yoar- up to $1,080 for individuals or $2,160 for couples. The Budget includes mcord funding for hospitaes. Medicare, mental health, aged care and the NDIS and $658 milion to noroase the Run Buk Bling regional envronment with a National Sol Stratogy Incentive. Itincudes new medicines isted on the Pharmacoutical Benefits Scheme to treat breast And we're continuing to protect and improve our This rowards hard work and generates activity, which in tum heps local businesses and creates jobs. and Action Pan which wil assess the impact of bnd management on sol condtions, and boosting on-lam biodversity with $32.1 milon to support growers and producers. cancer, lung cancer, severe osteoporosis, severe asthma and chronic migranes. Further mental health funding wil provide more heacspace centres, a new network of 40 Head to Health centres and more services through Medicare. A REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS i IMPROVED AGED CARE Afurther $17.7 bilion is being commited to significanty improve the aged care system. This inciudes another 80.000 new home care Digtal connectivity in the bush dives economic growth for the nation, which is why we're delvering a further $105.8 milion for Round 2 of the Regioral Connectivity Program - $45.6 milon for northen packages (bringing the total to 275,000). Australa. This will help the 39482 senior Australers iving For more information go to: www.nationals.org.au/budget2021 n Cowper and deliver more home care places. more funding for residental aged care and increase the amount of time msident are cared for while strengthening and enforaing standards of care. Pat CONAGHAN MP O 39 Little Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 © 02 6652 6233 O pat.conaghan.mp@aph.gov.au O patconaghan.com.au A PatConaghanNats FEDERAL MEMBER FOR COWPER AtodtyCoan Nnaya r NW INATIONALS for Regional Austidlia BUDGET 2021 THE FUTURE OF REGIONAL COMMUNITIES 0UR PLAN TO SECURE Our plan will help boost our economic recovery, create local jobs and keep our local communities safe. DELIVERING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE The Liberal and Natiorals Government is delvering The Liberal and Nationals Govermment is a turther round of the Local Roads and Community continuing ts rocord investment in infrastructure, Intrastructure progam, with an addtionral $1 bilion eepecialy n regional Australa. Our 10-year. to fund further priority projocts troughout Auntrala $110 billon infrastructure pipoline wil see a boom and delvering an aditional 9,000 jobs in regional communities across Australa. A BUILDING THE ROADS OF AUSTRALIA We've tought hard to secure etra support for regional Australans in this Budget because we know that now is the time to create jobs and stimulate growth and provide a better qualty of fe for people in the rogors. in regional construction- sesing roads and mproving satety for troight and famlies wth And we're delivering round 6of the Bukding Beter $1 bilon for the Road Safety Program. The Budget incudes substantal measures to Rogions Fund, supporting regional and remote We know that more and more Australans are moving to regional Australa and that is why we are commurities by tunding thovel ready infrastructure encourage more RSD and onshore manutacturing investing a record amount in local infrastructure projects up to the value of $10 milon. A SUPPORTING CHILDCARE S ECONOMIC RECOVERY INVESTMENT FOR JOBS The Government wil incresse the Chickare Around 19.200 businesses i wite of the ful value of eligible assets purchased. Cowper are able to Subsidy for tamles with more than one chid up to Sve in chidcare. In March 2020, there were 13 milion Austrakans employed. Over the next two months, around 900.000 Australons lost their job. By March 2021, there were 13.1 milion Australars to buy a vehicle or harvestor or helping a employed - 74,000 more than pre-COVID, For example, this encourages a tradie or farmer This wil benefit over 1,370 families ving in Cowper seeing them better off by an average of S2,.200 each year, and we're also removing the $10,560 cap on the Childcare Subsidy manulacturer expend their production ine. These inoentives wil trther fil our nations order books and generate opportunities for smal businesses. to buy, sel, delver, instal and maintain Cowper and making childcare more affordable and these assets. Australa was the frst advanced economy to have more people employed than pre-COVID. We are increasing tunding for preschools in Last year, Australas economy contracted by 2.5% - compared to 5% for Carada and Japan and over 8% for the UK, France and italy. acoessible. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH Housing starts are at the higheset level in 20 years and consumer sentiment at its highest in 11 years. SECURING AGRICULTURE The Liberal and Nationats Govemment has committed $1.9 bilion to expond the vaccine rollout, includng prioritising romote communtes of deloring S06.9 milion to protect our agricuture less than 5,000 people There's more to be done, but our plan is working. There's a better deal for tarmers and our rogions by O TAX RELIEF ndustry trom pests thet can dovastate our local producers. Around 56,600 taxpayers in Cowper wil benefit from additonal tax reief this yoar- up to $1,080 for individuals or $2,160 for couples. The Budget includes mcord funding for hospitaes. Medicare, mental health, aged care and the NDIS and $658 milion to noroase the Run Buk Bling regional envronment with a National Sol Stratogy Incentive. Itincudes new medicines isted on the Pharmacoutical Benefits Scheme to treat breast And we're continuing to protect and improve our This rowards hard work and generates activity, which in tum heps local businesses and creates jobs. and Action Pan which wil assess the impact of bnd management on sol condtions, and boosting on-lam biodversity with $32.1 milon to support growers and producers. cancer, lung cancer, severe osteoporosis, severe asthma and chronic migranes. Further mental health funding wil provide more heacspace centres, a new network of 40 Head to Health centres and more services through Medicare. A REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS i IMPROVED AGED CARE Afurther $17.7 bilion is being commited to significanty improve the aged care system. This inciudes another 80.000 new home care Digtal connectivity in the bush dives economic growth for the nation, which is why we're delvering a further $105.8 milion for Round 2 of the Regioral Connectivity Program - $45.6 milon for northen packages (bringing the total to 275,000). Australa. This will help the 39482 senior Australers iving For more information go to: www.nationals.org.au/budget2021 n Cowper and deliver more home care places. more funding for residental aged care and increase the amount of time msident are cared for while strengthening and enforaing standards of care. Pat CONAGHAN MP O 39 Little Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 © 02 6652 6233 O pat.conaghan.mp@aph.gov.au O patconaghan.com.au A PatConaghanNats FEDERAL MEMBER FOR COWPER AtodtyCoan Nnaya r NW