Media Release
10 March

Enhancements are being made to existing child and family support services over the coming months, as part of the Australian Government's commitment to the health, safety and wellbeing of children and families on Norfolk Island.

Media Release
25 April 2018

Mayor of the Norfolk Island Regional Council Ms Robin Adams and Councillors, President of the Norfolk Island RSL Sub-Branch Mr Warren Finch and Committee, Veterans and serving members of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces, Ladies and Gentlemen.

Thank you to the RSL for the opportunity to speak this morning. I also had the privilege of giving this address 12 months ago, but having only recently arrived on Norfolk Island I was unprepared for the poignancy of the scene behind me.

Media Release
24 March

New education laws have just been introduced on Norfolk Island to underpin a greater range of services at the Norfolk Island Central School. The laws will lead to greater educational opportunity and further support the effective day-to-day running of the school.

While based on New South Wales legislation, the new education laws have been modified to reflect Norfolk Island's circumstances.

The Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) Advisory Committee is committed to bringing to life stories from KAVHA’s truly unique past in a way that will stimulate and engage visitors to discover and remember Norfolk Island’s outstanding heritage.

In line with the Australian Government’s commitment to engaging with the Norfolk Island community on the delivery of health and aged care services, KPMG will be returning to the island to continue engagement on the 2019 Draft Norfolk Island Health Service Plan (the 2019 Draft Plan).

Extensive consultation was carried out across the community and was critical in the development of the Draft Plan that provides practical ideas to feed more local data and knowledge into decision-making.

The Emily Bay Bridge will reopen to all traffic on Saturday, 19 December, following its temporary closure while urgent safety works were completed.

The repairs to the historic structure are now in their final stages and it will reopen to the community and visitors from 7am on Saturday. The bridge will once again be safe for usual traffic and use, including for regular passenger vehicles, small trucks and buses.

Thank you for your patience during this short-term closure while these necessary works were undertaken.

I am pleased to announce the new service provider for Norfolk Island's workers" compensation arrangements is Gallagher Bassett Services Pty Limited, following an open tender process.

From 1 July 2016, the local workers" compensation scheme, has been delivered by Norfolk Island Regional Council (the Council) on behalf of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.

Local residents with diabetes will pay a lot less for their diabetes products, with the Burnt Pine Pharmacy now registered as a National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS) Access Point on Norfolk Island.

The NDSS is an Australian Government initiative, administered with the assistance of Diabetes Australia, to enhance the capacity of people with diabetes to understand and self manage their life with diabetes, and help them have access to services, support and subsidised diabetes products.

The independent review of tourism in the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT) is progressing well with open consultations to take place on Christmas Island (CI) next week.