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JOSH FRYDENBERG'S LOCAL PLAN FOR K oo y on g STRONG ECONOMY. STRONGER FUTURE.
About
JOSH
FRYDENBERG
I’m incredibly proud to serve our community as the Federal Member for Kooyong
since 2010. Together, we have achieved so much. But there is more to do.
I grew up in Kooyong. My Dad was a Policies like JobKeeper, the Cash Flow
surgeon at Vimy House in Kew, I played my Boost and doubling the JobSeeker
tennis at Grace Park and went to school in safety net protected Australian lives and
Hawthorn. Now, with my wife Amie, we’re livelihoods. Today, our economic recovery is
raising our children in Kooyong. This is the leading the world, with the unemployment
community I know and love. rate at its equal lowest in 48 years, more
women in work than ever before, and the
As your local member, my first priority has
largest and fastest improvement to the
always been to ensure that the people
Budget bottom line in over 70 years.
of Kooyong have the best possible
opportunities and that starts with having a The Government’s plan for a strong
strong voice in our Federal Parliament. Over economy and a stronger future together
the years, I have proudly supported many with my local plan for Kooyong will help
local volunteer organisations, schools, ensure that our community remains a
businesses, and families. wonderful place to live, work, and raise a
family.
As Treasurer, I have also had responsibility
for managing the Australian economy.
During COVID-19, this meant putting in
place the right policies to respond to the
biggest economic shock since the Great
Depression.
KOOYONG
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LOCAL PLAN
JOSH IS COMMITTED TO
Keeping the economy strong
and delivering local jobs
Achieving net zero and
preserving our local
environment
Promoting women’s
economic security
and safety
Investing in local
infrastructure
Record funding
for education
Investing in health
Supporting senior
Australians and services
for aged care
Building stronger
communities
JOSH FRYDENBERG
MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
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OUR PLAN
FOR A
STRONGER
FUTURE
Our plan for a stronger future provides
cost of living relief, creates more jobs,
guarantees the essential services and
keeps Australians safe.
COST OF LIVING RELIEF
Australia’s economic recovery is Our Government is introducing a new
leading the world. temporary, targeted and responsible
More Australians are in work than ever cost of living package to take the
before and the unemployment rate is now pressure off household budgets.
forecast to reach 3.75 per cent in 2022, the alving fuel excise for 6 months saving
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lowest rate in nearly 50 years. motorists more than 22 cents a litre,
Risks to the economy remain, with the including the owners of 97,000
pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine passenger vehicles in Kooyong
putting pressure on the cost of living for elivering a one-off Cost of Living Tax
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Australian households. Offset of $420 together with existing tax
relief so that a single income household
THE GOVERNMENT IS is up to $1,500 better off, and a dual
income household is up to $3,000
Providing temporary and targeted cost
better off this year. Around 60,200
of living relief for households and
people in Kooyong will benefit. The
ongoing tax relief for small businesses
Government's Tax Plan has already
and households.
benefited 79,800 people in Kooyong
Delivering more jobs and working towards
an unemployment rate below 4 per cent one-off Cost of Living Payment
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including through new investments in for $250 to 6 million Australians. In
skills, manufacturing and clean energy Kooyong, this will benefit:
technology that we need for our future. 7
,908 pensioners
Making record investments in health, 1,812 disability support recipients
education, aged care and disability. 3
49 carers
Investing in stronger defence, borders 2,132 job seekers
and security.
As Australia’s Treasurer and your local federal
member, I will continue to fight to secure
Australia's economic recovery so that we can
continue to deliver the essential services that
improve the lives of local residents.
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LOCAL PLAN
DELIVERING LOCAL JOBS
UPSKILLING WORKERS supported businesses in Kooyong through
The Government continues to support the pandemic with the tax-free Cash Flow
job seekers and young people. There are Boost which helped around 7,300 small
currently a record 220,000 Australians in and medium businesses in Kooyong
trade apprenticeships. We already have providing $331 million in support.
1,295 apprentices in Kooyong and new
measures in the Budget will lead to more
opportunities for apprentices and trainees JobKeeper was the one most important thing that
with expanded subsidies for apprentices happened as a business for us. We as a business
and employers who take them on. survived the Great Depression, and wars, we are
a business that’s 100 years old. There were times
SKILLS AND TRAINING BOOST
that we thought we might not make it. JobKeeper
Small businesses will also have access to
… gave us the confidence at the time that we
a new 20 per cent bonus deduction for
could keep going, it meant that we didn’t lose staff
training and upskilling employees. Around
members [and was] the most important support that
5,600 businesses in Kooyong will be
we needed through the pandemic.”
able to access this bonus deduction.
The Boost will support businesses to Francis Stewart, Bob Stewart, Kew
invest in the training and upskilling of their
employees by reducing their tax bill.
MAKING HOUSING MORE
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESS AFFORDABLE
INVESTMENT Our Home Guarantee Scheme is being
Tax incentives will allow around 30,000 extended with 50,000 places available
businesses in Kooyong to write-off per year, more than doubling the number
the full value of any eligible asset they of places per year. Under the scheme,
purchase. Additionally, around 12,400 thousands of first home buyers and single
companies in Kooyong will be able parent families have been helped into home
to use the extended loss carry back ownership with a deposit of as little as 5
measure to support cash flow and per cent or 2 per cent respectively.
confidence. This has already helped
businesses invest more in the local Our Government’s housing policies are:
economy and to create local jobs and will h
elping over 10,000 Victorians to own
continue to do so. a home, and
PANDEMIC SUPPORT s upporting home buyers and the
The JobKeeper payment supported construction industry through our
9,200 businesses and 31,900 HomeBuilder program which has had
employees in Kooyong through the 39,731 applications in Victoria.
pandemic, keeping them connected to
their place of work and helping our local
JOSH FRYDENBERG
businesses to bounce back. We’ve also MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
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INVESTING PRIORITIES
IN HEALTH Under our Local Plan, we’re investing in
more mental health services in Victoria
including:
GUARANTEED FUNDING
FOR HOSPITALS $
125.1 million to continue operation of the 14
Funding for public hospitals in Victoria existing Head to Health adult mental health
continues to increase, more than doubling clinics established during the COVID-19
since we came to Government. pandemic
GUARANTEEING MEDICARE $
22.3 million for three new community-
Medicare funding has increased by 65 per based mental health and wellbeing hubs for
cent, from $19 billion when we came to infants, children and families
Government to $31.4 billion in 2022-23. $
45.4 million to enhance headspace
services and establish two new headspace
More Australians are now seeing their doctor
centres in Victoria
without having to pay, with the GP bulk billing
rate increasing nationally to 88.8 per cent last $
41.9 million to help establish universal
year up from 82.2 per cent when we were aftercare services to support people
elected. following a suicide attempt or suicidal crisis
Telehealth consultations are now also $
1.8 million to improve perinatal mental health
permanent. In Kooyong, there have been
almost 841,000 Telehealth consultations of Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices,
funded through Medicare since the start of ensuring that 130,000 Australians with Type 1
the pandemic. diabetes will now only pay a maximum of $32.50
per month. This previously cost up to $5,000 per
MORE AFFORDABLE MEDICINES year without subsidy.
In the last year we have funded over 1.5
million free or subsidised medicines in MENTAL HEALTH
Kooyong through the Pharmaceutical I am passionate about ensuring that mental health
Benefits Scheme. and suicide prevention remains a national priority.
Funding has increased to a record $6.8 billion in
Our Government continues to lower the cost 2022-23, more than doubling since 2012-13. This
of life saving medicines with new PBS listings includes more funding for headspace services,
for breast cancer and cystic fibrosis. community-based treatment centres and digital
We are also reducing the PBS Safety Net mental health support.
thresholds. Around 2.4 million Australians FULLY FUNDING THE NDIS
will benefit from earlier access to further A strong economy enables us to continue to
subsidised or free PBS medicines. fully fund the National Disability Insurance
Scheme (NDIS) which is supporting more
Since coming to government, we have made
than 500,000 Australians with permanent and
over 2,900 new or amended medicine listings
significant disability, including more than 1,900
through the PBS.
people in Kooyong. In 2022-23 alone, the
The Government recently announced a Government will provide $33.9 billion in funding to
$273 million commitment to cut the cost support the NDIS. Under the Coalition, the NDIS
will always be fully funded.
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LOCAL PLAN
ACHIEVING NET ZERO &
PRESERVING OUR LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT PRIORITIES
We are delivering practical
SUPPORTING CLEAN ENERGY environment projects including:
Climate change is a very important issue. I have
been a strong advocate for policies to reduce $
500,000 for sustainability projects
emissions and the Government’s decision to for the Yarra Riverkeeper
commit to net-zero emissions by 2050. F
unding to solar power the Yarra
Australia has a strong record of beating our Riverkeeper’s boat
emissions targets and we are on track to reduce
emissions by up to 35 per cent by 2030 S
olar funding to save on electricity bills for
and net-zero emissions by 2050. To continue local community organisations including
reducing emissions, we are adopting new Balwyn Evergreen Centre, Endeavour
technologies like clean hydrogen, microgrids, Foundation, Kew Senior Citizens Club,
batteries and large scale solar. Auburn Bowls Club, Epilepsy Foundation,
Camberwell Central Bowls and
Australia is a world-leader in renewable energy
Boroondara General Cemetery
with more than one in four Australian homes with
solar on their roofs - more than anywhere else in A
dditionally we have funded local native
the world. tree planting, habitat regeneration and
Supported by the Government's policies, 6,990 revegetation and waste management
rooftop solar systems have been installed projects through local schools
in Kooyong. We have also supported 5,289 With your support, I am committed to:
clean energy projects in Victoria through the
Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation. W
orking with local councils to support
the delivery of electric vehicle (EV)
AUSTRALIA'S RECORD IN charging station infrastructure across
LOWERING EMISSIONS Council sites
Australia’s emissions have fallen more than New A further $200,000 to the Yarra
Zealand, Canada, Japan and the USA (since 2005).
Riverkeeper for sustainability projects
Australia’s emissions are down 20% since 2005. along the Yarra River
Between 2005 and 2019, Australia reduced emissions
more than twice as fast as the OECD average. $
500,000 to support the upgrade
We are on track to beat our 2030 emissions target. of the Maranoa Botanic Gardens
education centre so that students can visit
one of Australia’s original native gardens
EMISSIONS $
50,000 for solar upgrades for
REDUCTION Servants Community Housing at two of
(ON 2005
LEVELS) its facilities, Mother Romana House and
All international data Hamer Court in Kew
from last available
UNFCCC inventory
year (2019) except
Australia (2020,
National Greenhouse
Gas Inventory) and
OECD (2018, World
Resources Institute). JOSH FRYDENBERG
MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
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PROMOTING
WOMEN’S
ECONOMIC
SECURITY AND ENHANCING PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
SAFETY
The Government is increasing flexibility and
choice for eligible Australian families by
enhancing Paid Parental Leave. Both parents
will be able to access and share a single fully
Improving the safety, health and economic flexible 20-week scheme. We are also
security of women is part of the Government’s introducing an additional household income
plan for a stronger future. test for Paid Parental Leave when both parents
We recently announced a $2.1 billion package are working, benefiting women who are the
as part of our work to end violence against primary income earner.
women and children; invest more in women's Our Government supported 956 families in
health; and further enhance women's Kooyong with parental leave payments last
economic security and leadership. year and these changes will make it easier for
These initiatives include: families to share work and care.
Women’s Safety – a further $1.3 billion to MORE AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
fund more frontline services, emergency Having access to childcare means that women
accommodation, and support to access can go back to work if they choose to. We are
legal and health services for women and proud of our record on female unemployment
children in need. which fell to 3.7 per cent in March - the lowest
rate since May 1974.
Women’s Health – investing more to
improve the treatment, management and We are providing ongoing funding for
diagnosis of endometriosis, support for the preschools in Kooyong and making childcare
McGrath Foundation to continue to expand more affordable and accessible. Ongoing
the Breast Care Nurses program and listing childcare funding will directly benefit over
Trodelvy on the PBS for the treatment of a 4,760 families living in Kooyong.
rare form of breast cancer, saving patients
up to $80,000 per treatment.
Locally, I am proud to have supported
initiatives to keep women safe including the
establishment of a women’s shelter.
I also led the charge to amend legislation to
enable women with a terminal illness to access
their superannuation, supported the work
of Breast Cancer Network Australia and the
annual Baker’s Delight Pink Bun Campaign.
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LOCAL PLAN
PRIORITIES
With your support, under my Local Plan,
I am committed to:
BUILDING S
upporting the work of Hawthorn
Community Chest
STRONGER S
upporting the upgrade of sporting facilities
COMMUNITIES at local clubs including Camberwell Junior FC,
Canterbury Cobras FC, Hawthorn Amateurs FC,
Kew FC, North Balwyn Cricket Club, Camberwell
Central Bowls Club, Camberwell Magpies
I work hard to support local community
Cricket Club and the Auburn Bowls Club
organisations and our tireless volunteers to
ensure that they have access to important D
elivering funding for lighting upgrades for
facilities and services. 2km of the Anniversary/Outer Circle Trail
between the Eastern Freeway and Toorak Road
This includes supporting important local
fundraising activities for the past 10 years elivering funding for the Anniversary Trail
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including the Boroondara Relay for Life link ramp at Mont Albert Road
for which we have raised in excess of
$170,000 and the Kooyong Christmas elivering funding for an underpass at the
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Giving Tree for which we have raised more Gardiners Creek Trail at Toorak Road
than $100,000 for Servants Community upporting the upgrade of the Hays Paddock
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Housing. all abilities playground, first opened in 1998 as
We have also delivered funding to local one of the first inclusive playgrounds in Australia
not-for-profit community support organisations S
upporting our local veteran community
such as Boroondara Community Outreach, including a contribution to the renovation of
Education Chances Foundation, Hawthorn the Hawthorn RSL, delivering improved
Community Chest, Servants Community disability access
Housing and the Skyline Education
Foundation. This also includes a new vehicle
for BASSCare to enable its important
SECURING OUR LOCAL SAFETY
weekly Meals on Wheels delivery.
I know how important it is that our local
Additionally we have assisted local sporting community feels safe, and I’m committed to
clubs with minor upgrades including the providing the security infrastructure that will
construction of female change facilities at make this a reality. That’s why I’m proud to
numerous local clubs, upgrading facilities have fought for and delivered funding for
at Rathmines Reserve and at Victoria Park CCTV security upgrades at:
in Kew.
Burke Road, Camberwell (two sites)
Kew Junction, Kew
Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
I’m proud to have delivered local facilities
and projects that will help build a stronger
Kooyong and bring our community closer
JOSH FRYDENBERG
together. MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
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SUPPORTING
SENIOR AUSTRALIANS
Senior Australians are an important part of our community. We owe it to senior
Australians to ensure they feel safe and secure and engaged in our local community.
RECORD INVESTMENT IN
AGED CARE PRIORITIES
Aged care residents deserve continued We have already supported upgraded
high standards of care and to be looked facilities and services at local
after by well-trained staff. Through our community organisations including:
record investment in aged care, we are
helping 25,350 senior Australians living B
alwyn Evergreen Centre
in Kooyong. Our investment delivers more A
VA Boroondara Senior Citizens Club
home care places, more funding for aged care
centres, and increases in the amount of time N
orth Balwyn Community Men’s Shed
that nurses and carers spend with residents.
B
oroondara Camberwell Greek Senior
SUPPORT FOR SELF-FUNDED Citizens Club
RETIREES
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ew Neighbourhood Learning Centre
We are extending the current 50 per cent
reduction in superannuation minimum K
ew RSL
drawdown requirements until 30 June 2023
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urrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
providing retirees with greater flexibility and
more choice. N
orth Balwyn Bowls Club
We have also legislated changes to help E
va Tilley Memorial Home
retirees better manage their superannuation
savings such as lowering the eligibility to
make ‘downsizer’ contributions from 65
to 60, increasing the maximum number
of members allowed in a Self-Managed
Superannuation Fund (SMSF) from four to
six people, and repealing the ‘work test’ for
those aged 67-74 so they can continue to
contribute towards their superannuation.
I can confirm:
That there will be no increased taxes
on superannuation.
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LOCAL PLANRECORD FUNDING
FOR EDUCATION
Funding for schools in Kooyong continues
to increase as a part of the Quality
Schools Package. Funding in Victoria will
increase by 34 per cent to 2029. member. I am always impressed by their level
of engagement.
Over the past 10 years I have actively
engaged with local school communities. Kooyong is also home to Swinburne
University of Technology where more
Kooyong is home to 55 schools and more
than 38,000 students are enrolled. Higher
than 35,000 students.
education funding in Kooyong increased
I’m proud to have initiated the annual to $416 million in 2021. This year,
Kooyong Student Prize in 2012 the government will provide almost
to recognise our many talented and $20 billion to support Australian
community-minded school students. universities and students.
I have also hosted school students who Government funding for education will
visit Canberra annually, meeting with them continue to increase.
and explaining my role as their local federal
INVESTING This includes important safety upgrades
to the Yarra Boulevard, local streets,
IN LOCAL lighting for local parks, and replacing the
Walmer Street land Bridge.
INFRASTRUCTURE I understand the importance of protecting
the liveability of our local area and preserving
Our local community is a wonderful its special local character. I will always fight
place to live, work and raise a family. To for the preservation of Kooyong’s heritage.
support our growing community we have
invested in a range of essential services:
We are investing in community infrastructure,
major road and rail projects, and road safety
upgrades across Australia. In Victoria, this
includes funding of $683 million to upgrade
the Monash Freeway to alleviate South-East
Melbourne’s congestion difficulties and the
Airport Rail Link.
In Kooyong, over $100 million has been
committed to local upgrades since
coming to Government for projects that ease
congestion, better connect communities and
improve road safety. JOSH FRYDENBERG
MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
11We've achieved a lot together but
there's more to do, Kooyong.
That's why I'm asking for your vote.
JOSH FRYDENBERG mp
MEMBER FOR KOOYONG
03 9882 3677 JoshFrydenbergMP
JoshFrydenberg.com.au josh.frydenberg.mp@aph.gov.au
STRONG ECONOMY.
STRONGER FUTURE.
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