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Simon Crean portrait photoSimon Crean is the Federal Member for the Hotham electorate in the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament. Simon is Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, and Minister for the Arts in the Gillard Government.

Simon works with Julia Gillard and Labor for a strong economy, a sustainable Australia, world-class schools and health care.

Community News

Kingston Heath Primary School to help promote healthy eating

Children at Kingston Heath Primary School are celebrating the announcement of a $57,150 grant, as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. The program is designed to teach local children how to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh food and adopt healthy eating habits <more>

GoodStart Early Learning launched

Simon Crean congratulated GoodStart on the launch of their new brand. Thanks to a $15 million loan from the Australian Government last year, GoodStart were able to take over and operate 570 former ABC Learning Centres, which may otherwise have closed <more>

Local teacher named PM's Environmentalist of the Year

Local teacher Bill Thomas was named the 2011 Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year for his work as an advocate for sustainability. “I am proud to acknowledge Bill Thomas as the 2011 Environmentalist of the Year for his ongoing commitment to sustainability education and willingness to share his vision for a more sustainable Australia with his students and other schools,” Simon Crean said <more>

Cost of living help for Hotham families

The Gillard Government recognises there are genuine cost of living pressures across the country and not everyone is seeing the benefits of a strong economy. Simon Crean said a range of initiatives will come into effect on July 1 that will help ease the burden for families, for pensioners, for individuals on low incomes, and for parents that have a child with a disability <more>

New multipurpose building and extension of multipurpose hall at St Patrick's School

Simon Crean attended the official opening of the new multipurpose building and extension of multipurpose hall at St Patrick’s School in Murrumbeena, built as part of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER) <more>

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