Things that would actually help Australia
Prices are rough public estimates. Close enough for government work.
Bunnings Snag with Onion
$3.5
Fuels a community fundraiser, one snag at a time.
Subsidised School Lunch
$5
A hot meal for a kid who'd otherwise go without.
Koala Habitat Gum Tree
$25
Planted and protected by local Landcare volunteers.
PBS Subsidised Medication
$31.6
Covers a script for someone choosing between meds and groceries.
Bulk-Billed GP Visit
$42.85
One Medicare consult, no gap fee.
Fix a Council Pothole
$100
Saves a rim, a tyre and someone's sanity.
Laptop for a Public School Kid
$900
Homework without fighting over Mum's phone.
Satellite Internet for a Remote Family (1 yr)
$1,200
Telehealth and school-of-the-air that actually loads.
Public Access Defibrillator
$2,200
Bolted to the footy club wall, ready to save a life.
Month of Emergency Family Shelter
$3,000
Safe crisis accommodation for a family in need.
Surf Lifesaving Drone
$8,500
Spots rips, sharks and swimmers in trouble.
TAFE Trade Apprenticeship
$12,000
Tuition and tools for a future sparkie or plumber.
Community Hall Solar System
$18,000
Keeps the evacuation centre powered when the grid drops.
School Zone Raised Crossing
$65,000
Slows traffic outside the primary school.
SES Flood Rescue Boat
$75,000
Pulls people off rooftops when the river rises.
1 Year of a Public Nurse
$92,000
A full-time nurse on the ward for a year.
1 Year of a Public Teacher
$95,000
Teaching 150+ kids across a school year.
1 Year of a Paramedic
$98,000
A frontline responder for 12 months.
Fully Equipped Ambulance
$150,000
A new rig for a stretched regional station.
Build 1 Social Housing Unit
$380,000
A permanent, safe home off the waiting list.
Rural Bushfire Tanker
$450,000
A heavy tanker for a volunteer RFS/CFA brigade.
Mobile Dental Clinic Van
$650,000
Free dental care rolling into outback towns.
Public Hospital MRI Scanner
$1,800,000
Cuts months off diagnostic waiting lists.
Sewage Upgrade for a Town That Needs It
$3,000,000
Like the grant — but for 8,000 residents, not 18 holes.
Another Golf Club Sewage Grant
$6,050,000
Do it all again. NSW already paid for it, but why not?