Wednesday, 24 August 2011

The Nationals - Federal Council Program 2011 - Action Needed ASAP

The Nationals meet on the 26th, their official program includes childcare and Take A break funding will be addressed.  See page 16

http://nationals.org.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=JClKLbVGStI%3D&tabid=126

That this Federal Council of The Nationals notes with concern the lack of childcare services in many regional areas and:

a. Condemns the Rudd-Gillard Government’s decision to withdraw funding for the ‘Take a Break’ occasional care program; and

b. Supports a review of childcare funding to provide more flexibility in the provision of service to smaller towns which are discriminated against under the current model.
  
We are asking you to please get in touch with MP's via email ASAP.  One email can be sent to them all.

Please make them as personal as possible.  You could state your support in the motion being carried but your dismay that the Victorian Nationals are allowing the State Liberals to close childcare centres in country Vic, even though the state has 45% of the funding available - enough to save the majority of centres.

Federal MP's to email
w.truss.mp@aph.gov.au
john.cobb.mp@aph.gov.au
luke.hartsuyker.mp@aph.gov.au
darren.chester.mp@aph.gov.au
mark.coulton.mp@aph.gov.au
p.neville.mp@aph.gov.au
george.christensen.mp@aph.gov.au
j.forrest.MP@aph.gov.au
michael.mccormack.mp@aph.gov.au
ken.o’dowd@aph.gov.au
Bruce.Scott.MP@aph.gov.au
senator.joyce@aph.gov.au
senator.nash@aph.gov.au
senator.scullion@aph.gov.au
senator.williams@aph.gov.au
senator.boswell@aph.gov.au
senator.mckenzie@aph.gov.au

Federal Executive
federal.nationals@nationals.org.au
brad.henderson@nationals.org.au
peter.langhorne@nationals.org.au
robert.mitchell@nationals.org.au
president@countryliberals.org.au
ruth.strang@nationals.org.au
john.sharp@nationals.org.au
larry.anthony@nationals.org.au
colin.holt@nationals.org.au
christine.ferguson@nationals.org.au
sarah.johnston@nationals.org.au

State Executive
vic@nationals.org.au
peter.schwarz@nationals.org.au
jenny.hammett@nationals.org.au
stuart.copeland@nationals.org.au
jill.mcgillivray@nationals.org.au
ruby.cameron@nationals.org.au

This is really important and timing is everything.  Centres will close soon and the more people that show their concern the better.

Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested.

Please let me know if you have any questions, thanks
Vicky savetakeabreak@gmail.com

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