Daily Archives: 20 July, 2015

Funding for flying doctors to continue Wellbeing work on Cape York

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says the Royal Flying Doctor Service will continue providing counselling services thorough the Cape York Wellbeing Centres for the next 12 months following a $1.67 million federal government funding extension. The four Wellbeing Centres – based in Aurukun, Coen, Hopevale and Mossman Gorge – were established in 2008 as…

More than $3.5-million for Leichhardt under Indigenous Advancement Strategy

Six organisations across Leichhardt will receive a combined total of more than $3.5 million to deliver projects to improve the lives of First Australians living in Far North Queensland. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said the funding, through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round includes: $1.33 million over three years for…