Calling all poets for historical challenge

LEICHHARDT residents with a flair for poetry are being urged to express their views on ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day and other military commemorations, with Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch encouraging people to enter the 100 Years from Gallipoli Poetry Project. The project aims to combine 200 poems from Australia and New Zealand into a…

No winners in cabinet reshuffle

THE Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle has resulted in a front bench that is distinctly lacking in experience and ability and it’s the Australian public who will pay, says Federal MP Warren Entsch. “I think it’s an absolute shame that people with talent like Martin Ferguson, Kim Carr and Chris Bowen have had to step down,”…

Volunteers urged to apply for funding grants

VOLUNTEERS play a vital role in our communities yet their work is often under-resourced. So, to assist local organisations, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is pleased to announce that the Volunteer Grants program for 2013 is now open. “I am totally committed to supporting and encouraging volunteering in Leichhardt,” Mr Entsch said today. “These…

Labor disintegrates as Coalition waits

FEDERAL MP Warren Entsch has described himself as “bitterly disappointed” that the historic apology to families affected by forced adoption was overshadowed by Labor’s leadership dysfunction. “Yesterday I attended an event in the Great Hall at Parliament House to mark a very significant occasion, when the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition made…

Myna bird traps relaunched for 2013

THE highly-successful Indian myna bird eradication program is being rebooted for 2013 with the Cairns Men’s Shed and Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch announcing that orders for traps are again being taken. “The Men’s Shed stopped taking new orders for traps late last year to deal with a back-log of requests – they were just so…

Kim’s ‘Renovation Rescue’ takes off

IT’S full steam ahead for the Kim Jenkins Renovation Rescue in Trinity Beach, thanks to a quantity surveyor, architect, project manager and builder all being appointed this week. “This is fantastic news,” said Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who launched the campaign last Thursday, 7 March.  “It’s been wonderful to see all the businesses, organisations and…