It is profoundly disappointing that Noelene – a young woman with great ability and potential – has been forced to withdraw as the LNP candidate for Kennedy. She’s done the hard yards and is very much part of the electorate she was striving to represent. Noelene is a committed wife, mother, and community representative who…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has expressed ‘bitter disappointment’ over the failure of the Papua New Guinean Government’s much-needed disaster relief funds to reach the drought-stricken coastal communities of PNG’s South Fly District. The borderlands between Australia and PNG have been battling drought conditions for almost a year, further devastating an area already affected…
A TORRES Strait Islander family shattered by Tuberculosis hopes that a public appeal to raise money for DNA testing will enable a father and his three children to be permanently reunited in Australia. Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has met with the family and pledged his support for what he described as an extremely sad and…
MEMBER for Leichhardt Warren Entsch MP has is encouraging local seniors to sign up to the new Tech Savvy Seniors Queensland program. The initiative, funded through a partnership between Telstra and the Queensland Government, aims to help those over 60 years of age to develop their confidence and skills with technology. It will be delivered…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says Apunipima Cape York Health Council will receive a share of $81.2 million in new regional tobacco control grants as part of the Government’s re-designed Tackling Indigenous Smoking Programme. Mr Entsch said: “Tobacco smoking accounts for the deaths of one-in-five Indigenous Australians, and is the most preventable cause of…
MINISTER for Justice Michael Keenan and Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today announced that grant applications for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Safer Streets Programme are now open. Round 2 of the Safer Streets Programme will invest up to $29.4 million in individual grants for local government organisations and eligible incorporated not-for-profit organisations,…
HARMONISING penalty rates across Saturday and Sunday would create more jobs in the Far North’s tourism and hospitality sector and improve the visitor experience, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. Mr Entsch has joined forces with other MPs representing regional Australia in stating his support for changes to the current weekend pay system, as recommended by…
MEMBER for Leichhardt Warren Entsch MP says that around 2300 premises in Kanimbla, Mooroobool and Manoora are a step closer to getting access to the National Broadband Network, with construction on the fixed line network now underway. Mr Entsch said: “This is an important milestone for Cairns, with greater certainty for homes and businesses as…
Three projects on the Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) will be complete prior to the 2015 Christmas break, with another to be completed early next year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the PDR projects are part of the $260.5 million Cape York Region Package, which will improve access…
THE Federal Government will invest up to $10 million towards constructing a bridge over the Jardine River on the Cape York Peninsula. The investment honours the Government’s commitment to deliver key infrastructure to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Far North Queensland. “The Jardine bridge project will open up economic…