Phone and Internet users throughout regional and rural Australia have been given an extra opportunity to have their say on the telecommunications their areas need, said the Federal Member for Leichhardt, The Hon Warren Entsch today. The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) is conducting one of its regular reviews into the adequacy of telecommunications,…
DetailsKelly O’Dwyer MP, Federal Member for Higgins and a director of Bowls Australia, together with the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors, jointly tabled a petition with over 37,000 signatures calling on the ABC to bring bowls back on to the ABC program schedule last week in parliament. The Hon Warren Entsch MP,…
DetailsLeichhardt MP Warren Entsch has again rallied behind the fishing industry in condemning the Labor-Green Government’s continued push to lock up the Coral Sea with the Bligh Government now signalling its support for the bans. The Gillard Government’s recently released its draft marine bioregional plan to create a marine conservation park across more than 1…
DetailsSenator for Queensland, the Hon Jan McLucas, and Member for Leichhardt, the HonWarren Entsch MP, today welcomed news that the House of RepresentativesStanding Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs would now consider issuesaround residential strata insurance as part of its inquiry into the operation of theinsurance industry (the Inquiry). Announced by Assistant Treasurer Bill…
DetailsClick on the link below to download the Cairns Regional Masterplan. This plan has been prepared by the Cairns Business and Sporting Group.
Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has expressed serious concerns about the rollout of the NBN, with Cairns in desperate need to secure high-speed broadband in the next round of the rollout. Mr Entsch said he was strongly opposed to the exorbitant cost of the Gillard Government’s $36 billion NBN plan and reaffirmed the Coalition’s commitment under…
DetailsMember for Leichhardt Warren Entsch can today announce he has secured a pledge from Labor Senator Jan McLucas to launch a standing committee to investigate the escalating crisis in body corporate and strata insurance in North Queensland. Mr Entsch attended a public forum in Cairns this morning where the serious concerns of property owners, investors…
DetailsMEMBER for Leichhardt Warren Entsch earlier today launched ‘Sophie’s Petition’, an incredible effort to get a pedestrian crossing by Ellis Beach by nine-year-old road safety crusader Sophie Alcorn. Sophie Alcorn has been waging a campaign for the pedestrian crossing after her friend Asha was accidentally hit by a car while crossing the road at the…
DetailsMember for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is today proud to launch the Cairns Business and Sporting Group Regional Master Plan that provides a clear blueprint for the future of sports infrastructure in the Far Northern region. Mr Entsch applauded the work of the group, comprising a host of business and sporting leaders and chaired by…
DetailsLeichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announces his serious concerns about the practises of body corporate insurance companies has been referred to the ACCC in a major step forward for property owners in the Far North. Mr Entsch’s parliamentary colleague, Coalition shadow minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs the Hon. Bruce Billson this…
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