AUSTRALIA’S 3.1 million small and medium sized businesses ? including the 19,670 located in the Leichhardt electorate ? will pay less tax under the Coalition Government’s Ten Year Enterprise Tax Plan passed in Parliament last week. “Reducing the tax burden on small business gives the Far North’s small business owners the chance to grow, to…
• $2.5 million overtaking lane project at Aloomba, south of Cairns, now complete • Australian Government’s record $50 billion infrastructure fund delivering for Far North Queensland A $2.5 million driver safety project on the Bruce Highway south of Cairns is now open, thanks to the Australian Government’s investment in roads throughout the nation. Works have…
The Coalition Government will invest $1 million to fund land tenure reform and infrastructure upgrades in the Far North Queensland community of Mossman Gorge. The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, and the Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, jointly announced the funding to support the pilot project, which will be delivered in partnership with the…
ANYONE who’s ridden the notorious Bump Track knows its gruelling hills and steep descents but a lifetime spent battling mental illness has even more-challenging ups and downs. That’s why local MP Warren Entsch is backing a group of amateur riders as they train to take part in the 780km Cairns to Karumba (C2K) Ultra Marathon…
NEW incentives are now available to help local businesses hire extra staff under the Federal Government’s jobactive PaTH Program (Prepare – Trial – Hire), Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has announced today. The news comes as jobseekers and employers from around the region are invited to a Youth Jobs Boot Camp, where they can find out…
• Tenders now open for construction of Peninsula Developmental Road sealing projects, part of the $260.5 million Cape York Region Package • An estimated 72 jobs will be created during the construction phase of these projects Further works to improve and seal the Peninsula Developmental Roads (PDR) under the Cape York Region Package are set…
Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield, Minister for the Arts and Warren Entsch, Member for Leichhardt are encouraging not-for-profit community organisations to apply for funding through the Community Heritage Grants Program. Grants of up to $15,000 are available for community organisations such as public libraries, museums, historical societies, Indigenous and multicultural groups to help preserve and…
THOUSANDS of families across Leichhardt are set for child care cost relief and the 14,080 children using approved child care will benefit from more early learning opportunities as part of the Turnbull Government’s reforms to the system that passed Parliament last night (THUR). Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said the new reforms would offer relief…
The Coalition Government has launched a comprehensive review to boost outcomes for regional, rural and remote students not just at school, but also as they go on to further study, training and employment. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said the review would hear stories and feedback about regional and rural education from across the…
A St Monica’s College student has been awarded one of the nation’s top history honours, being named a runner-up in the 2017 Simpson Prize. Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch congratulated Rachael Leeson on the award, which was presented by the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs Dan Tehan at Parliament House in Canberra today. “Rachael received a…