**PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVE PINSON PHOTOGRAPHY** THE NightWings Rainforest Centre in Wonga Beach will benefit from $95,302 in funding through the latest round of the Australian Government’s 20 Million Trees programme – helping them to achieve their dream of planting 70,000 trees over six years. Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said NightWings was one of a…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says Port Douglas Reef Raiders will be kicking goals after receiving $5,800, through the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme, for an electronic scoreboard. The Federal funding injection will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Club to purchase the new $11,600 scoreboard – constructed to withstand the climatic conditions of the…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says residents of Julatten, Julatten South and Miallo can look forward to the world’s fastest fixed wireless internet service in 2016 with the recent activation of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The new service will bring speeds of up to 50mbps download and 20mbps upload to the region –…
DetailsIt is profoundly disappointing that Noelene – a young woman with great ability and potential – has been forced to withdraw as the LNP candidate for Kennedy. She’s done the hard yards and is very much part of the electorate she was striving to represent. Noelene is a committed wife, mother, and community representative who…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has expressed ‘bitter disappointment’ over the failure of the Papua New Guinean Government’s much-needed disaster relief funds to reach the drought-stricken coastal communities of PNG’s South Fly District. The borderlands between Australia and PNG have been battling drought conditions for almost a year, further devastating an area already affected…
DetailsA TORRES Strait Islander family shattered by Tuberculosis hopes that a public appeal to raise money for DNA testing will enable a father and his three children to be permanently reunited in Australia. Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has met with the family and pledged his support for what he described as an extremely sad and…
DetailsMEMBER for Leichhardt Warren Entsch MP has is encouraging local seniors to sign up to the new Tech Savvy Seniors Queensland program. The initiative, funded through a partnership between Telstra and the Queensland Government, aims to help those over 60 years of age to develop their confidence and skills with technology. It will be delivered…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says Apunipima Cape York Health Council will receive a share of $81.2 million in new regional tobacco control grants as part of the Government’s re-designed Tackling Indigenous Smoking Programme. Mr Entsch said: “Tobacco smoking accounts for the deaths of one-in-five Indigenous Australians, and is the most preventable cause of…
DetailsMINISTER for Justice Michael Keenan and Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today announced that grant applications for Round 2 of the Coalition Government’s Safer Streets Programme are now open. Round 2 of the Safer Streets Programme will invest up to $29.4 million in individual grants for local government organisations and eligible incorporated not-for-profit organisations,…
DetailsHARMONISING penalty rates across Saturday and Sunday would create more jobs in the Far North’s tourism and hospitality sector and improve the visitor experience, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch. Mr Entsch has joined forces with other MPs representing regional Australia in stating his support for changes to the current weekend pay system, as recommended by…
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