The Morrison Government will invest up to $10 million to ensure the Lakeland Irrigation Area Project is shovel ready. This investment will ensure the final engineering and scoping works on this region-defining project are completed. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the Coalition Government want to build dams. He said the Coalition Government’s investment for…
DetailsToyah Cordingley’s love of animals and volunteer work will always be remembered at the new federally-funded Paws and Claws Animal Shelter in Port Douglas. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the Coalition Government would invest $500,000 toward the construction of a new dedicated animal shelter. He said a dedicated area within the facility would…
DetailsThe Coalition Government will invest $1 million to secure the future of the Cairns Men’s Shed. The investment was secured in this year’s federal budget as part of the government’s highly-successful Community Development Fund. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who is also the shed’s patron, said he had been working closely with Cairns Men’s Shed,…
DetailsFederal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the Coalition Government would invest $3.5 million towards the relocation of the Ellis Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. Funds for this project have been allocated under the Community Development Fund in this year’s federal budget. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said he was determined to see young Far North…
DetailsThe Morrison Government will invest $418,500 in upgrading and improving facilities at Cairns Cycling Club to ensure the region’s cyclists have access to state-of-the-art facilities. The investment was secured in this year’s federal budget as part of the government’s highly-successful Community Sport Infrastructure Grant Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said he had been working…
DetailsThe Coalition Government is backing traditional owners and investing $5 million to construct sea walls in the Torres Strait to support local employment, businesses and training opportunities for local families. The funding for this project has been allocated out of existing resources within the Indigenous Advancement Strategy. The investment will be delivered via a partnership between…
DetailsFederal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called on the local Labor candidate to come clean and start telling the truth about Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service funding. Commonwealth funding* for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has increased from $127 million when Labor left office to more than $242 million last financial…
DetailsLocal jobs across the Cairns commercial shipping and maritime industries will be further supported by recently completed upgrades to the Cairns Marine Precinct. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch, who officially opened stage one of the precinct today, said the federal government’s $24 million investment had boosted economic growth in the region and supported the expansion…
DetailsMore than 19,534 businesses across Cairns and Far North Queensland have already taken advantage of the Morrison Government’s hugely popular instant asset write-off initiative. It is through a strong economy the federal government can continue to back small businesses across the region. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today visited Edge Hill Butchery where owners Rod…
DetailsFar North Queensland now boasts an international-quality sporting facility following the official opening today of the $3 million redevelopment of the Cairns Hockey Association facilities. This project was jointly funded with the Coalition Government investing $2.7 million and the Cairns Hockey Association $300,000. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the improved facility, now raised to international…
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