LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch says the approval of the Aquis EIS this morning will be the “adrenalin shot” that Cairns has been seeking for many years. “I welcome this decision, it is fantastic news and is certainly an early Christmas present for Cairns,” Mr Entsch said today. “I congratulate the Co-ordinator General on the thoroughness…
THE ISSUES FACING AUSTRALIA from methamphetamine use, and a sharp increase in the use of the drug ‘ice’, will be the priority of the Federal Government’s reshaped drugs and alcohol advisory council. Federal Member for Leichhardt Mr Warren Entsch said: “Tackling the growing ice problem is a major priority for the Government and, as a…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed news that the cost of fuel in regional areas will come under the spotlight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Small Business Minister Bruce Billson MP announced today that the ACCC has been issued with new instructions to monitor the prices, costs and profits relating to the…
CAIRNS locals will be treated to a free sausage sizzle on the Esplanade this Friday as a ‘thank you’ for getting behind the hugely successful meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in September. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Steve Ciobo, will host the event…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has described himself as “honoured and privileged” to lead a Remembrance March for the 1984 Sikh genocide in Melbourne last Saturday. More than 1000 people marched from the State Library of Victoria to Federation Square, led by Mr Entsch and Sikh community leaders from the USA, Canada, NZ and Australia. Addressing…
THE Cairns, Ellis Beach and Port Douglas Surf Lifesaving Clubs will soon receive a funding boost to help prevent drownings at local beaches. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch MP, said the Australian Government was fulfilling an election promise by providing each surf club with $25,000 over the next five years. “Australia’s dedicated life savers…
LOCAL defence operations came under the spotlight today when Darren Chester, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, and Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch toured facilities in Cairns. During their visit Mr Chester and Mr Entsch met with the patrol boat crew Ardent Five and toured HMAS Childers. “HMAS Cairns remains an important strategic base in…
THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE (RFDS) today welcomed the arrival of the latest addition to its aeromedical aviation fleet ? a new 2014 model Beechcraft B200 King Air aircraft for its Cairns Base. The aircraft was unveiled at an official ceremony attended by the Hon. Warren Entsch, Member for Leichhardt, and Alan Smith, CEO of…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch is seeking to reassure Far Northerners that proposed data retention laws do not pose an increased threat to privacy, ahead of a protest in Cairns tomorrow. “Data retention is a vital measure to help us, as a country, stop online criminals,” Mr Entsch said today. “We need to put processes in…
THE Australian Government is investing more than $31 million over six years for research into tropical water quality through the National Environmental Science Programme. The research will assist in the management of coastal and marine water quality in Australia’s tropical regions, including the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. “This boost to science funding will…