PRESCHOOLERS at the Butterflies Early Learning and Childcare Centre in Mooroobool will be amongst the first in Australia to be introduced to science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) through a new series of fun, play-based apps. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said Butterflies was one of 100 early learning centres selected to be part…
DetailsThe Reef and Rainforest Research Centre is set to receive $300,000 to promote the conservation and protection of Far North Queensland’s natural environmental assets at the Cairns Aquarium. The Turnbull Government is providing $150,000 through the Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure program to the centre for the design, production and installation of interpretive signage. A further…
DetailsMinister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today announced the delivery of the Coalition’s election commitment to provide $24 million toward the upgrade of the Cairns Marine Precinct. The Cairns Marine Precinct provides vital facilities and support services to our Defence Force whilst providing a critical…
Details• Cairns Southern Access – Robert Road to Foster Road upgrade project opened today • Freight and tourism industries set to benefit from improved traffic flow, reliability and safety The $58 million upgrade of the Bruce Highway from four to six lanes between Robert Road and Foster Road was officially opened today – three months…
DetailsFederal member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has announced more patients in Far North Queensland are seeing a doctor without having to reach for their wallet, thanks to Medicare. Mr Entsch said local GP bulk billing rates for the 2016-17 financial year increased to 87.2 per cent compared to 86.2 per cent in 2015-16. This is…
DetailsWorks are now finished on safety upgrades of the Bruce Highway south of Cairns, with wide centrelines, new turning lanes and better lighting along five kilometres of highway between Gordonvale and Edmonton. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the upgrades would make the highway safer for motorists travelling near Sikh Temple Road…
DetailsEligible child care providers in Far North Queensland can now apply for funding to help break down barriers that may be preventing disadvantaged and vulnerable families accessing early learning services. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said applications for the Government’s new $124 million Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) can be made from today and…
DetailsFederal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has encouraged all Far North Queenslanders to honour the service and sacrifice of our soldiers who served in the Vietnam War as Australia marks Vietnam Veterans’ Day and the Battle of Long Tan today (18 August 2017). Mr Entsch said nearly 60,000 Australian men and women served in the…
DetailsFederal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has reassured Far North Queenslanders that patients needing urgent after hours medical care at home will always be supported under Medicare despite a review of after-hours services. An independent doctor review of after-hours services has found a 150 per cent growth in the use of urgent after-hours was not…
DetailsThe Turnbull Government is accelerating efforts to improve the Great Barrier Reef’s water quality by providing further funding of up to $7.1 million to Queensland sugarcane farmers to reduce nitrogen runoff flowing from the Reef catchments. Runoff from agricultural land in the Reef catchments is a major threat to the health of the Reef. Work…
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