Media Releases by The Hon Larry Anthony MP
Minister Announces New Child Care Centre For Ipswich
Approval has been given to fund a new $652,000 community-based long day care centre to be built in the Ipswich suburb of Raceview, west of…
Extra Help For Children’s Services In Queensland
An extra $349,000 for the Queensland Children’s Services Training Alliance, represented by the Lady Gowrie Child Centre (Brisbane), has been announced by Minister for Community…
New Child Care Places For South Australia
An extra 139 childcare and 180 family day care places in South Australia will be created under the Government’s New Growth Strategy for children aged…
New family and children’s centre for Bathurst Island, NT
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced funding for the establishment of a family and children’s centre for the remote Aboriginal community of…
More help for New South Wales people in crisis
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced up to $100,000 in new Emergency Relief funding for 11 welfare agencies in New South…
Minister announces extra child care places for Queensland
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced a further 575 outside school hours care places in Queensland. Mr Anthony said $36,972, including set-up…
New Family Violence Early Intervention Service for NT Rural and Remote Communities
Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, and Northern Territory Minister for Health, Family and Community Services, Stephen Dunham, today announced $46,000 in funding over…
Minister announces extra family day care for QLD
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced a further 210 family day care places for Queensland, as part of the Federal Government’s on-going…
More child care places for New South Wales families
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced funding of more than $820,000 to provide an extra 3,180 child care places for school-age children…
Centrelink Surveillance to crackdown on welfare fraud
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Mr Larry Anthony, today announced Centrelink has contracted 21 private investigation companies to help in the fight against serious…
Minister Anthony opens new Centrelink services for Yamba
Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today joined the Federal Member for Page, Ian Causley, to officially opened the new Centrelink service centre in…
Government funding to help domestic violence victims
Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony and SA Human Services Minister, Dean Brown, today announced an increase of $130,000 in annual funding for domestic…
New Armidale Centrelink office brings new service standards
Federal Community Services Minister, Larry Anthony, today officially opened the new style Centrelink office in Armidale. Mr Anthony said this office represents Centrelink’s new approach…
Expanded hours for Centrelink Families Call Centre
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced Centrelink’s Families Call Centre would now be open in the evenings to give families better…
Little Black Book of Scams
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today launched a new, free publication, designed to help older Australians avoid becoming the victims of rorts…
Continuing focus on rural and remote communities
The creation and delivery of flexible child care services for Australians living in rural and remote communities will be a continuing focus for the Federal…
Anthony praises Australia’s carers
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today praised the hard work of Australia’s 2.3 million carers as part of National Carers Week and…
More help for children’s services in Alice Springs
The Federal Minister for Community Services, Mr Larry Anthony, was in Alice Springs today to announce $833,820 in funding for the Gap Neighbourhood Centre and…
Minister Anthony praises Playgroups
Federal Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today acknowledged the vital contribution made by playgroups to Australian families when he officially opened the Tweed River…
Government’s extra $10.5 million helping hand to men
Minister for Community Services Larry Anthony today announced the Federal Government will provide $10.5 million to establish an additional 36 services across Australia to help…
More Centrelink assistance for jobseekers
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today announced a programme that will see Centrelink boost its job search services to help more jobseekers get…
Inaugural National Child Abuse Prevention Awards
The Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, today congratulated the winners of the inaugural National Child Abuse Prevention Awards at the 7th Australasian Conference on…
Computers identify $millions
The Minister for Community Services, Mr Larry Anthony, tabled a report in Parliament today showing that over $232.5 million owed to Centrelink, was identified by…
Free magazine for Australia’s self-funded retirees
The Minister for Community Services, Mr Larry Anthony, today announced that, for the first time, over 200,000 self-funded retirees will be sent the Age Pension…
Whatever you enjoy – keep on doing it
Minister for Community Services, Larry Anthony, and Minister for Aged Care, Bronwyn Bishop, will welcome 75 year old cyclist, Jack Griffin, to Canberra after completing…