WORK will start this week on upgrading a 29 kilometre section of the Peninsula Developmental Road north of Coen on Cape York Peninsula. The announcement was made today by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch and Queensland Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety…
Weather services across Cape York will be faster and more accurate thanks to an upgrade of the Weipa radar. The Bureau of Meteorology has replaced and upgraded the Weipa weather watch radar, which will provide more frequent, higher resolution Doppler images on the Bureau's website from today. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment…
The new administration area of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School was officially opened today by Senator Simon Birmingham Assistant Minister for Education and Training and the Federal Member for Leichhardt, the Hon Warren Entsch MP. Students and staff at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School now have full use of their refurbished…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has today welcomed the Coalition Government’s announcement that $1 million in funding would be made available to Crime Stoppers to roll out a national ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign to help combat Australia’s ice scourge. “The fight against ice can only be effective when the community and law enforcement…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has promoted a new Cairns-made fashion label in Parliament ? even handing over one of the label’s silk scarves as a present to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop MP. “On 7th August I had the privilege of helping to launch a new fashion label called Mainie, which…
AUSTRALIAN Defence Force members from the Far North will be among those who benefit from new reforms to military superannuation, which will improve conditions of service for serving members and those who leave the ADF. Parliament this week debated the Australian Defence Force Superannuation Bill 2015, which will introduce a new military superannuation scheme for…
LEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has congratulated Qantas on the news that the ACCC has authorised its joint business with China Eastern. “This is fantastic news and will really boost the reach, flexibility and capacity for passengers and freight throughout Australia and China,” Mr Entsch said today. “When I heard about the proposal at the end…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has supported a Private Members Motion in Parliament that recognises the “tireless efforts” of Youth with a Mission Medical Ships Australia (YWAM MSA). The motion was put up by the Federal Member for Ryan, Jane Prentice, who was acknowledging the vital role the medical ship plays in the delivery…
TWO Cairns-based Indigenous organisations will receive a total of $1.01 million under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to deliver projects that will improve the lives of First Australians in the region. Bumma Bippera Media will receive around $845,000 over two years, while Indigenous Job Connections will receive around $171,000 over one…
Four Indigenous organisations across Cape York will receive a total of $1.59 million under the Australian Government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) grant round to improve outcomes for First Australians. The successful organisations are: Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council – $803,167 over three years to support the Kowanyama Remote Indigenous Broadcasting Service; for the Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire…