LOCAL MP Warren Entsch is warning older residents in Leichhardt to be on the alert for a scam that purports to tell people they are owed money by the Federal Government. “I’ve had a number of people contact my office in the last week, all pensioners and retirees, who have been phoned and told they…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has today paid tribute in the National Parliament to a “remarkable elder of the Torres Strait”, Mr Enemarki Matthew Zaro, who passed away on 7 February of this year, aged 96. Known as ‘Papa Zaro’, Mr Entsch said the proud Dauareb and Meriam elder was one of the few remaining members…
I rise today to pay tribute to a remarkable elder of the Torres Strait Islands, Mr Enemarki Matthew Zaro, who passed away on 7 February of this year, aged 96. Known as ‘Papa Zaro’, the proud Dauareb and Meriam elder was one of the few remaining members of the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, which…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch is demanding a review of Qantas’ decision to close its Cairns crew base, saying that the rationale behind scrapping the well-performing base “doesn’t stack up” and it will have a massive impact on local families. Mr Entsch said he had been in communication with Qantas families and had been able to…
THE upper echelon of Australian insurers has been put on notice by the Assistant Treasurer today, with Sen. Arthur Sinodinos telling the industry’s annual conference that increasing insurance affordability in North Queensland was firmly on the Government’s agenda. The move has been strongly endorsed by Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who said it was fantastic to…
The Australian Government will invest a total of $12 million to support improvements to vital seawall infrastructure in the Torres Strait. The joint Australian and Queensland Government project will see a total of $26.2 million provided for the construction and repair of seawalls on six Torres Strait islands that experience regular tidal and storm surge…
I am certainly pleased to rise today to associate myself with the annual statement on Closing the Gap. Leichhardt is an electorate that has a very large Indigenous constituency, with the homelands of the Torres Strait, many Cape York communities and of course large Indigenous populations in its main towns. I have been the member…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has warned against “allowing the naysayers to squander opportunities” if the Far North is to realise some of the key opportunities on its horizon. Speaking in Parliament yesterday on Address in Reply (an opportunity for members to speak on any issues relevant to their electorate), Mr Entsch said he had been…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed news of support for the Cairns Maritime Museum, which will help the organisation put together an innovative ‘virtual treasure hunt’ while increasing awareness about the Far North’s intriguing maritime history. The Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme, which can include internships, in-kind support by museum experts, or grants…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch is urging Far Northerners to make a submission into a new House of Representatives inquiry into skin cancer, which kills more than 2000 Australians every year. “According to Cancer Council Australia, two in three Australians will be diagnosed with a skin cancer by the time they turn 70 years of age,”…