Getting Results - Business and Industry
As the local State Member of Parliament, Ann Barker helps make sure the Oakleigh electorate gets its fair share of funding and resources from the Brumby Government. Including:
- funding for plans to improve the Oakleigh and Carnegie shopping centres, and funding for the Glen Huntly Activity Centre
- funding to Monash and Glen Eira Councils to support small business in Oakleigh, Hughesdale, Carnegie, Glen Huntly, Murrumbeena and Ormond through the Street Life Program
- funding for Ormond shopping strip for 'Safer Routes to Shops' program
- establishment of the Australian Synchrotron at Monash University, Clayton, creating up to 700 jobs
- funding to assist 10 Monash companies involved in international investment
- Victoria Fellowship grants awarded to two local scientists
- launched a business activity centres study in Carnegie
- 'Listening to Small Business' program held in Oakleigh
- grant to develop an innovative e-commerce project at Monash University Clayton
- $11,500 'Grow Your Business Grant' to Carnegie firm
- increase in land tax threshold from $85,000 in 1999 to $175,000, a reduction in the top land tax rate and an upward adjustment over two years to land tax brackets between $675,000 and $1,080,000
- stamp duty threshold lifted to $250,000 (from May 1), upper limit for partial exemption increased to $350,000
- reduction in Workcover premium rate
- abolition of stamp duty on mortgage documents
- $15,000 'Grow Your Business Grant' to Monash Council to assist local business
