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Cash injection for Albany and Denmark tourism projects

By Bethany Findlay | January 5, 2016

Tourism in the Great Southern will receive a boost with the announcement of funding for local projects under the Federal Government’s Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure Programme. Federal Member for O’Connor Rick Wilson welcomed the announcement and said the investment in tourism infrastructure would help attract more visitors to the region. Mr Wilson said the funding…

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MEET RICK

I was inspired to run for Parliament following my involvement in a decade-long campaign to deregulate the wheat industry, which brought about the end of the Australia Wheat Board’s monopoly.

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“I stand proudly for the Liberal philosophy of free markets, vigorous competition, small government and individual responsibility. These are the principles that guide me in my life and in this place. My track record in public life shows clearly that I am prepared to stand up for those principles.”

“To the electors of O'Connor, I reiterate the commitment that I have made to work tirelessly on your behalf, to always be frank and honest about the challenges we face, and to work cooperatively and collaboratively to improve the lives of the people who live in the greatest part of the greatest nation on earth”

– Rick Wilson MP Maiden Speech.

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