Australians’ love of sport will be used throughout Queensland’s Cape York region to encourage Indigenous children to embrace healthy eating habits and the benefits of regular physical activity. Rural Health and Sport Minister Bridget McKenzie joined Federal Leichardt MP Warren Entsch at the weekend to announce $105,000 in Commonwealth funding for a new health program…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said all levels of government must take a bipartisan approach and work together to rid Far North Queensland communities from the scourge of ICE. Mr Entsch, who today attended the Kuranda march against ICE, said this insidious drug needed to be stamped out at all costs. “ICE doesn’t discriminate –…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said mobile phone coverage at locations across Far North Queensland will be a thing of the past with construction of four new mobile phone towers set to be completed by the end of the year. Mr Entsch said he had secured funding under the latest round of the Mobile Black…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch is urging all Far North Queenslanders to get behind Commonwealth Games events and festivities over the next fortnight. Mr Entsch said this was an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get behind one of the biggest sporting events in the world. “The city is going to be buzzing for the next two weeks,”…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said other cities and towns across the nation should look no further than Far North Queensland if they wanted to see how well multiculturalism can benefit local communities. Mr Entsch, who welcomed Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge to Cairns today, said the region had rich and vibrant multicultural…
Cairns residents have received a major road safety boost with the Federal Government set to invest $535,000 toward two projects under the Black Spot Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Cairns’ community input had been essential in identifying key road upgrades that will save lives. He said $370,000 would be invested to upgrade…
MR ENTSCH: (Leichhardt) (13:46): I rise today to pay tribute to a brave young lad living in my electorate. Flynn Rigby and his twin brother, Jack, arrived in this world 16-weeks premature. Flynn weighed 720 grams and Jack was only 630 grams. Sadly, Jack didn’t make it. He passed away after only 10 days. But…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said more domestic and international tourists are choosing to holiday in Far North Queensland than ever before. Mr Entsch said the latest National Visitor Survey released today showed Far North Queensland continued to be the jewel in the state’s tourism crown. He said domestic and international visitors spent on average…
MR ENTSCH: (Leichhardt) (19:55): I rise today to bring to the attention of the House a very special anniversary happening in a town in my electorate, Cooktown, in 2020. On 17 June 1770, His Majesty’s bark the Endeavour, captained by Lieutenant James Cook, found refuge at the mouth of the Waalumbaal Birri, now known as the Endeavour…
MR ENTSCH: (Leichhardt) (10:45): The right to housing is an absolutely fundamental right of all Australian citizens. Sadly, the Queensland Labor government, in a campaign led by Jackie Trad, is more interested in playing politics than putting roofs over people’s heads. This year marks the end of the 10-year Remote Housing Strategy. The Commonwealth provided $5.4…