The Australian Government has today announced it will provide $70,000 to the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival in the Torres Strait. The four-day cultural festival will be hosted by the Torres Shire Council on Thursday Island next week (13 to 16 September) and feature more than 400 performers and artists from more than 20 communities.…
DetailsThe Coalition Government is investing an additional $15 million to support water security and sustainable infrastructure projects in the Torres Strait. The investment, through the Government’s Major Infrastructure Programme, will be matched by the Queensland Government. Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said concerted efforts by both Australian and Queensland governments over the past 18…
DetailsNorthern Australia’s potential as a tropical research hot spot is a step closer to reality as construction starts on a new facility at the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine backed by $18 million from the Turnbull Government. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and the Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today turned…
DetailsIN 2017, James Cook University undergraduate students will get an opportunity to study and/or undertake work-based learning in the Indo-Pacific region, thanks to an Australian Government grant. “It’s great to hear that the Government’s New Colombo Plan mobility program will help 259 JCU students across the Cairns and Townsville campuses to travel overseas and study,”…
DetailsWorks will begin soon on sealing another section of the Peninsula Development Road (PDR) following the announcement of the successful tenderer for the project. Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the project will seal 4.6 kilometres of the PDR between Little Laura and Fairview. “This is a continuation of major works designed to…
DetailsWell over half of Australia’s federal parliamentarians (135 of 226 senators and members) have this week signed letters calling on the Australian Government to increase support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which is seeking renewed funding to continue its work for 2017-2019. The advocacy effort was co-ordinated by Hon. Warren…
DetailsLeichhardt MP Warren Entsch has welcomed news that the Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, will carry out a review into small business lending practices. “This is a very significant first step as we look more broadly at making the banks take more responsibility for unfair activities,” Mr Entsch said. “I appreciate that…
DetailsLEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has welcomed news of another renewable energy initiative for the Far North, with the announcement today that MSF Sugar will build a $75 million ‘green’ power station at its Tableland Sugar Mill, near Mareeba (pictured). “This is fantastic news ? I really commend MSF Sugar for looking to diversify its business…
DetailsTHE start of construction on the $42.5m solar and storage project near Lakeland will be an opportunity for Far North Queensland to showcase a new level of technical innovation and improved reliability in renewable energy, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. “Conergy’s announcement that construction will begin in September on Australia’s first solar and storage project…
DetailsAUSTRALIA’S National Broadband Network is now available at more than 45,000 homes and businesses across Leichhardt – with an additional 32,000 currently under construction, says Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch. The news comes as nbn Co begin construction of fibre to the node in 1200 premises in Cooktown. “The message for Cooktown residents is…
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