Far North Queensland sugar growers are set to be the big winners after the signing today of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the PAFTA would create new markets for Far North Queensland sugar growers who have previously been locked out. He said the agreement opened the door to one…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called for Far North Queensland volunteers to apply for a scholarship to attend this year’s National Volunteering Conference. Mr Entsch said the scholarships would support volunteer coordinators and community leaders in to travel to Sydney for the national conference. “The scholarships recognise the vital role volunteers play in our…
LOCAL Federal MP Warren Entsch has offered his strong support to Cook Shire and Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Councils in their efforts to seal the iconic Bloomfield Road between Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal. Both councils have agreed to split the costs of a $30,000 environmental feasibility study to determine the impact of sealing the…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has urged Far North Queensland residents who have suffered as a result of alleged misconduct by a financial institution to contact the Royal Commission early. Mr Entsch said anyone who has contacted my office or raised concerns in the past will now need to formally submit their issue to…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has joined Cairns Basketball officials, Taipans players and CQ University representatives for a formal sod turning to herald the commencement of construction to expand Cairns Basketball. As part of the Federal Government’s election commitments Cairns Basketball has received $1.5 million in Commonwealth funding to put towards its $3 million…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch is calling on local businesses to celebrate their success and the contribution of veterans in the workplace by nominating for the Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards. Nominations for the inaugural Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards close on December 22. Mr Entsch said the awards had been established to celebrate…
AGRICULTURAL groups in Leichhardt planning to apply for a multi-year Smart Farming Partnership grant under the Federal Government’s $1 billion National Landcare Program, need to be quick, as applications close at 2pm AEDT on 21 December 2017. Federal Member for Leichhardt has urged organisations with innovative and sustainable ideas on how to better manage land…
International tourists are continuing to flock to Far North Queensland in droves, spending more than $1,200 per person during an average seven night stay while they’re in town. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch said figures from today’s International Visitor Survey showed 890,000 international travellers experienced tourism sites and activities in Far North Queensland, spending…
World leading innovative methods will be trialled to mix warmer surface water with cooler waters from the deep in an effort to reduce the impacts of thermal stress on the Great Barrier Reef to mitigate coral bleaching events. Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg said the innovative research project by the Reef and…
CAIRNS is set to become a stronger community with four local groups being awarded Federal Government grants to improve facilities. Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch has congratulated the groups who have all been awarded grants under round three of the Stronger Communities program. “It’s programs like this that can make a real difference to…