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Next round of Mobile Black Spot Program now open
JMR WITH COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER FLETCHER AND REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER COULTON Senator for Victoria Sarah Henderson has welcomed the Australian Government’s continuing commitment to expanding mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia, with Round 5A of the $380 million Mobile Black Spot Program now open for applications. “This new round of Read more…
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Businesses in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong to get high-speed fibre broadband
JMR WITH MINISTERS CORMANN, FLETCHER AND COULTON Businesses in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong will be able to order high-speed fibre broadband as NBN Co rolls out new Business Fibre Zones, which will help boost economic growth and productivity. NBN Co’s Business Fibre Initiative is part of a $700 million package Read more…
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Improving digital connectivity in regional Victoria
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE WITH THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS, CYBER SAFETY AND THE ARTS PAUL FLETCHER & MINISTER FOR REGIONAL HEALTH, REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT MARK COULTON Applications for the Australian Government’s $53 million Regional Connectivity Program are now open. Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon Read more…
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New mobile base station for Kennett River
I am delighted that the new mobile base station at Kennett River has been switched on, funded by the Morrison Liberal Government in partnership with Telstra. This is yet another example of how the Liberals are standing up for Great Ocean Road communities. Recently, I announced the signing of our Read more…
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Supporting isolated senior Australians to stay connected
The Morrison Government is supporting senior Australians through two new initiatives to prevent loneliness and social isolation under a $6 million communications package. The following organisations across my patron seats will receive funding under the Be Connected program to provide digital devices to older residents in regional Victoria: Read more…
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Improved mobile coverage for Corangamite
Joint Media Release from Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts The Hon Paul Fletcher MP, Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government The Hon Mark Coulton MP and Senator for Victoria The Hon Sarah Henderson More Australians living in Corangamite will benefit from new and improved Read more…
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Mobile coverage boosted in Corangamite
Joint Media Release with Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts the Hon Paul Fletcher MP and Minister for Regional Communications, Regional Health and Local Government, the Hon Mark Coulton MP People living and travelling through Corangamite will now have better phone service to make calls, browse the Read more…