The federal government will fully-fund important upgrades to the Rondo Theatre in time for the upcoming season to ensure theatre-goers continue to access to first-class local facilities. Federal Leichhardt Warren MP Entsch, who announced the additional $200,000 in funding today, said the upgrades were essential for the future of the Rondo Theatre. “This federal government…
Basketball in Cairns is set to leap to new heights thanks to today’s opening of a bigger and better basketball centre. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the upgraded facility will be a breeding ground for future Cairns Taipans and would attract new players to the sport including local indigenous youth and disability groups. He…
Options for supplying power to the Daintree community have been investigated in a report released today by energy market experts Sunverge. The analysis, supported by $180,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, examined five options to power the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest. These included single and multiple electrical micro-grids with high renewables uptake and a…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the North Queensland Natural Resource Management Alliance would receive more than $7.5 million in funding to deliver on-ground environment and sustainable agricultural projects. He said the Cape York NRM and Wet Tropics NRM would receive $5.2 million and the Northern Gulf NRM $2.3 million under the Regional Land…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called on local councils and community organisations in Far North Queensland to apply for a share of up to $1 million in funding through the Safer Communities Fund. The Safer Communities Fund is a federal government commitment to keep Australians safe by enhancing the efforts of local councils and…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called on community organisations in Far North Queensland to apply for a share of up to $20 million in funding to help get seniors online. Mr Entsch said the federal government was providing grants of up to $50,000 to local organisations to deliver free digital skills training to people…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch wound back the clock and headed back to school this morning for the first time in five decades to learn first-hand about the importance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is having in shaping our nation’s future. Mr Entsch joined year nine students at St Augustine’s College where he took…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch announced today nearly $1.5 million for local projects as part of the federal government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program. Mr Entsch said the highly-successful program supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to revive and maintain languages, and to develop and present art. “Arts and language play an essential role…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the rollout of the NDIS across Cairns and Far North Queensland would see up to 2,000 jobs created to meet local demand for disability services and supports. Mr Entsch, who held and hosted an NDIS Forum today at the Hilton Cairns, said more than 4,700 local people with disability…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called on community organisations across Far North Queensland to apply for a share of up to $20 million in funding to support the efforts of their volunteers. Mr Entsch said applications for the Volunteer Grants round were now open. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community and by continuing…