Media Releases
4 September 2024 Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan MP, is calling for nominations for the 2024 Wannon Sport and Volunteer Awards. ‘Recognising community sporting achievements and community volunteering is essential to fostering a culture of appreciation and continued involvement in both spheres, across Wannon,’ Mr Tehan said. ‘It’s important that we take the time to…
On August 21, the National Library of Australia will host the red-carpet premiere of the film Just a Farmer. The premiere will be a feature of the National Farmers Federation (NFF) Leaders’ Summit which convenes over 250 agribusiness and political leaders to address key issues in Australian agriculture. Just a Farmer is a compelling exploration…
Warrnambool and surrounding communities raised their concerns about the state of the health care system at a forum organised by local MPs and held on Tuesday 16 July 2024. Federal MP for Wannon Dan Tehan and State MP for the South West Coast Roma Britnell organised the Future of Our Health Forum to hear how…
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan is travelling in Vanuatu as part of a parliamentary delegation hosted by Save the Children, the world’s leading independent organisation for children. Mr Tehan is travelling with other members of parliament from Labor, the Nationals and the Greens to learn about local issues, including the impact of climate change, the…
A continuously unacceptable road toll suggests the Albanese Labor Government could be doing more to improve road safety. Recently released figures from the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts show that for the 12 months to the end of June 2024 1,310 people on died Australian roads, representing a 11.7 per…
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan says the Albanese Labor Government’s Roads to Recovery funding distribution is leaving regional councils behind as they struggle to address the ever growing road maintenance task. While the Federal Labor Government is increasing the Roads to Recovery funding gradually from $500 million to $1 billion per year by 2027-28, Tehan…
Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan is calling on Wannon residents to nominate a road or intersection in most need of upgrade by completing a national road survey launched this month by Shadow Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Tony Pasin MP. Mr Pasin said the Albanese Labor Government had allowed the national road network to…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Milton Dick MP, and Dan Tehan MP are today launching the “My First Speech” Competition for local schools in Wannon. This national competition challenges students in years 10, 11 and 12 to envision themselves as newly elected Members of the House of Representatives and to record a 90-second…
NO FUNDING IN THE “CONCLUDING” PROGRAM FROM 2027/28 The Albanese Labor Government has been caught out falsely claiming that the Mobile Black Spot Program has not been cut to zero. The Communications Minister has been attempting to argue that the Program has not been defunded. But the facts are that the Budget papers show that…
TRANSCRIPT THE HON DAN TEHAN MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP FEDERAL MEMBER FOR WANNON INTERVIEW WITH PRUE BENTLEY, ABC STATEWIDE DRIVE 24 May 2024 E&OE……………………………… PRUE BENTLEY: Dan Tehan member for Wannon and a member of the Shadow Cabinet. Dan Tehan good afternoon. DAN TEHAN: Afternoon Prue, I’m coming to you from sunny…
