FOUR robust and agile vessels will depart for the Torres Strait today, a key element of a new pilot program that will radically reshape the way services are provided to poverty-ridden PNG villages just 4 km from Australia’s border. The 6.8m motorboats will be used to transport medical supplies, staff and patients between PNG Treaty…
DetailsTHE Australian Government’s major new environmental programme – the Green Army – is getting underway around Australia and Federal MP Warren Entsch is urging any interested Leichhardt locals to attend a community information session. The Green Army supports practical, grassroots environment and heritage conservation projects across urban, regional and remote Australia. It provides young Australians…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is encouraging local small and medium businesses to “step into the spotlight” by entering the 2015 Telstra Australian Business Awards. “Far North Queensland should be proud of the breadth of business innovation that we have in our region,” said Mr Entsch. “This is an opportunity to gain some fantastic…
DetailsTHE news that CQUniversity has locked in the site for a campus in the heart of Cairns’ CBD will be a much-needed shot in the arm for the city, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. CQU Vice Chancellor, Professor Scott Bowman, announced today that the Cairns campus will be located in the Cairns Square complex on…
DetailsLEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed today’s news that the Blue Care Redlynch Glenmead Village Aged Care Facility has been bought by an experienced national service provider, Regis Aged Care. “This is a good news story for Cairns and is going to have a very significant impact on the availability of aged care places in…
DetailsThe Australian Government is taking another important step to improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef with applications for the $5 million Reef Trust Tender-Wet Tropics programme now open. “Over two hundred farmers registered an expression of interest last year and can now apply for funds to improve their farm’s nitrogen use efficiency,” said…
DetailsLOCAL tree planting group Treeforce has been granted $18,888 to re-vegetate three sites around Cairns with around 6,000 trees ? beautifying the area and restoring much-needed habitat for wildlife. Funding for the project comes through the Federal Government’s 25th Anniversary Landcare Grants 2014-15 ? celebrating the 25th anniversary of Landcare as a national movement ?…
DetailsENDEAVOUR Christian College in Cooktown will soon benefit from several major infrastructure improvements after being named a recipient of a $940,000 Australian Government grant. The grant, awarded as part of the Capital Grants Programme (CGP), will go towards a number of projects including a new design and technology workshop, machinery room, and science laboratory. It…
DetailsPEACE Lutheran College in Kamerunga will soon see major infrastructure improvements after being named a recipient of a $325,000 Australian Government grant. The grant, awarded as part of the Capital Grants Programme (CGP), will go towards construction of four classrooms and three staff offices, as well as furniture, equipment and site works. Federal Member for…
DetailsA LOCAL media organisation will play a key role in reaching out to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to encourage them to become organ donors, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media (QRAM), based in Cairns, will receive a $36,160 grant under the Organ and Tissue Authority’s 2014-15 Community Awareness Grants. The…
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