Daily Archives: 9 September, 2016

$70,000 to support Torres Strait cultural festival

The Australian Government has today announced it will provide $70,000 to the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival in the Torres Strait. The four-day cultural festival will be hosted by the Torres Shire Council on Thursday Island next week (13 to 16 September) and feature more than 400 performers and artists from more than 20 communities.…

Disaster assistance for FNQ after storms and flooding in May

FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today welcomed disaster assistance for Far North Queensland communities following the severe storms and flooding experienced in May. Mr Entsch said the funding announced today would help Cook Shire and Wujal Wujal to make sure they have the resources and support needed to recover from the impacts of the…