GAME days in Port Douglas will be greatly improved with the Crocs AFL Club receiving an $11,484 grant through the Australian Government’s Stronger Communities Programme to erect a new electronic scoreboard, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. It comes just weeks after the Port Douglas Reef Raiders secured a $5800 grant for their much-needed new scoreboard,…
DetailsThe Australian Parliament’s Northern Australia Committee today tabled its report on expanding aquaculture in the Top End, titled Scaling Up. The Inquiry examined the current state of aquaculture in Northern Australia, the regulatory framework, and opportunities for further developing the industry in the region. On release of the report, Mr Warren Entsch MP, Committee Chair…
DetailsCAIRNS-based Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG) is one of 11 organisations around the country that will lead the way in helping young people and early school leavers become work ready, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. The announcement, part of the first round of the Australian Government’s Transition to Work programme, means that the VPG service will…
DetailsFORMER Olympic swimming coach and water safety ambassador Laurie Lawrence today visited Childs World at Bentley Park to launch a new water safety resource pack and teach local children about “Living With Water”. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says: “We’re incredibly fortunate to have someone as passionate as Laurie launching the Australian Government’s new…
DetailsTOURISM in Leichhardt will receive a major boost with the announcement that the Federal Government will invest $670,450 into the Tourism Demand Driver Infrastructure Programme. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch welcomed the announcement and said the investment in tourism infrastructure would help attract more visitors to Tropical Queensland and provide an even better traveller experience. “The funding…
DetailsTHE introduction of legislation that will allow the cultivation in Australia of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes is a massive win that will change the lives of Far Northerners, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. This morning, Minister for Health Sussan Ley MP presented the Narcotic Drug Amendment Bill 2016 into the House of Representatives.…
DetailsSTUDENTS on Thursday Island will get extra help in developing their literacy skills thanks to teachers at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School undertaking specialist training, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. Mr Entsch said the $22 million Flexible Literacy for Remote Primary Schools Programme will help students at six remote schools in the Northern…
DetailsCairns indigenous leader and renowned artist Norman Miller and his wife Barbara visited Parliament House today to present the Speaker, Tony Smith MP, with the remaining 3000+ signatures that Mr Miller has collected in support of recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. Thanks to Auspic for the images. Photos feature (L-R): Warren Entsch MP…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is encouraging local schools to take part in this year’s Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 9 February, using ‘Virtual Classrooms’ run by the Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner. “More than 20,000 students across Australia are expected to participate in Safer Internet Day and I’d really encourage teachers and…
DetailsPhoto taken at Aurukun in December 2015, where I was pleased to meet up with Mayor Dereck Walpo and councillors at the opening of council's new restaurant, Pikkuuws Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has welcomed the news that all three levels of Government have united to fund the $1.3 million installation of a new CCTV security camera system…
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