Northern Australian residents will be offered more affordable and accessible home and business insurance, thanks to the establishment of a reinsurance pool by the Morrison Government. The reinsurance pool will cover cyclone and related flood damage in northern Australia from 1 July 2022 and is backed by a $10 billion government guarantee. This will reduce…
Communities in Cape York will benefit from better air services thanks to the Australian Government’s latest round of the Remote Airstrip Upgrade Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the upgrades will help local communities maintain access to essential goods and services. Aurukun, Coen and Pormpuraaw airports will receive much-needed upgrades under the program. “Cook…
The Morrison Government is reactivating live music with Cairns’ Elixir Music Bar securing funding under round two of the Live Music Australia Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the funding will provide critical support for local live music venue and support local communities and economies to re-emerge from the pandemic. “I am pleased to…
Telehealth services have been life changing for many in need of support over the past year which is why the Morrison Government is investing more than $114 million to extend the service until the end of the year. Telehealth items were rapidly implemented in March 2020 to ensure our primary care sector could continue to…
The Cairns Aquarium & Reef Research Centre has secured funding under the third round of the Australian Government’s National Heritage Grants to establish a new interactive display to highlight the world-heritage values of the Great Barrier Reef. It was one of 25 projects to receive funding across the nation. The Australian Heritage Grants program is…
Far North Queensland is one of the hottest tourist destinations in the nation with more than 50,100 half-price airfares to Cairns already sold as part of the Morrison Government’s highly successful $1.2bn tourism and aviation recovery package. The figure relates to bookings made between April 1 and April 18 across all three major airlines on…
The Morrison Government will make an additional $100 million investment to continue leading the world and our region in how we manage our ocean habitats and coastal environments and contribute to the global task of reducing emissions. As the world’s only island continent, Australia has always understood that how we manage our oceans and coastal…
Veterans and their families, ex-service organisations, states and territories, peak bodies and other interested stakeholders are being encouraged to provide their input for the Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide announced this week. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said it was vital Cairns and Far North Queensland residents involved…
A new Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub will be established in Cairns to transform the way that North and Far North Queensland producers and communities prepare for and respond to drought. The Morrison Government will invest $8 million over four years through the Future Drought Fund to establish the Cairns Hub. It will partner…
The Australian Government will invest $10 million towards the Cairns Gallery Precinct project to ensure the world-class attraction becomes a reality. The project will include the design of a new world-class Indigenous Art Gallery as well as transforming and connecting three heritage-listed buildings in the precinct. The three heritage-listed buildings include the Cairns Art Gallery,…