SPORTING participants and spectators in the Northern Peninsula Area are set to benefit from a range of new infrastructure thanks to the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme, Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said today. The Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) will receive up to $15,800 towards the upgrade of the Bamaga Stadium kitchen (pictured), and…
TWO local sporting clubs are thrilled to get funding for new infrastructure thanks to the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme, Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said today. The West Cairns Bowls Club will soon be generating their own electricity, after receiving a grant of $18,180 to install solar panels on the roof of the club house.…
COOK Shire Council will benefit from new state-of-the-art communications thanks to the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme, Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said today. As part of an overall technology upgrade to Cook Shire council’s Administration Building, Council will receive a $20,000 grant to supply a direct cable link to the Council building. “My congratulations to…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed today’s release of the Government’s revised superannuation reform package. Mr Entsch said he was particularly pleased about the scrapping of the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap, which will be replaced by a new measure to reduce the existing annual non-concessional contributions cap from $180,000 per year to $100,000 per year.…
MORE than 2 million domestic tourists came to Tropical North Queensland and spent $2.279 billion in the last 12 months, the latest figures from Tourism Research Australia show. The Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch MP, said the National Visitor Survey is evidence that Tropical North Queensland is proving popular for those holidaying in Australia. “This…
FAR Northern councils and community groups are encouraged to apply for funding under Round Four of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Programme to improve access to airstrips in remote communities. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said Round Four of the programme will be open for six weeks to give communities the chance to develop strong…
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.…
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…
The Coalition Government is investing an additional $15 million to support water security and sustainable infrastructure projects in the Torres Strait. The investment, through the Government’s Major Infrastructure Programme, will be matched by the Queensland Government. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said concerted efforts by both Australian and Queensland governments over the past 18…
Northern Australia’s potential as a tropical research hot spot is a step closer to reality as construction starts on a new facility at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine backed by $18 million from the Turnbull Government. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and the Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today turned…