FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has commended a Port Douglas-based organisation in Parliament today for its efforts to remove and catalogue five-million pieces of rubbish from Australian beaches. “In 2004 the Tangaroa Blue Foundation established the Australian Marine Debris Initiative and, since that time, nearly 50,000 volunteers have not just been picking up marine…
DetailsFEDERAL MP Warren Entsch has welcomed news that superfast broadband is coming to 53,930 homes and businesses in Leichhardt under an accelerated three-year rollout of the nbn. “Across Australia the nbn is powering ahead with the release today of a comprehensive construction plan to network 9.5 million premises nationwide,” Mr Entsch explained. “This release of…
DetailsTHE campaign to promote Cairns’ $2B bid to build 21 replacement Pacific Patrol Boats has ramped up, with the consortium members meeting with senior Ministers in Canberra today. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch helped host the group, which included representatives from the prime contractor TeeKay Shipping (Australia), vessel designer and builder Damen Shipyards Group,…
DetailsAustralia Tibet Council has today released a new report Tibet – An Environmental Challenge in Canberra as part of its campaign to broaden understanding of the significance of the Tibetan plateau in today’s world. This 40-page report, released ahead of the UN Climate Conference in Paris in December, looks at Tibet as the source of…
DetailsMars Petcare will give evidence about the opportunities for milkfish aquaculture to supply product to the pet food industry when it appears before the Northern Australia Committee in Canberra on Tuesday, 13 October. The public hearing is part of the committee’s inquiry into opportunities to expand the aquaculture industry in Northern Australia. Committee Chair, the…
DetailsLEICHHARDT MP Warren Entsch has congratulated the Cairns community in Parliament for taking a united stand against domestic and family violence. “Yesterday, more than 300 people turned out for the Safer Families, Better Communities walk on the Cairns Esplanade,” said Mr Entsch. “It was a very public statement that Cairns has zero tolerance for domestic…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has slammed the insurance industry in Parliament today for not being serious about improving the affordability and availability of property insurance in Northern Australia. “Submissions to the Northern Australia Insurance Taskforce from the insurers and the Insurance Council of Australia are overwhelmingly against government action,” he said. “The ICA’s…
Details**Read the current edition of my eNewsletter** Thanks for taking the time to read my Spring 2015 Newsletter. There’s always so much going on that doesn’t necessarily get covered in the media, so this newsletter is the best way for me to communicate with you, my constituents. I’m pleased to report that the Northern Australia…
DetailsFEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch is calling on Far North Queensland kids to illustrate how Christmas is celebrated around the world as part of his 2015 Christmas Card competition. The competition, which is now in its sixth year, is open to all children in Leichhardt aged from 5 years to 12 inclusive – with…
DetailsROADTEK will deliver works on three projects on Cape York to extend the seal on the Peninsula Developmental Road. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the three projects are part of the Cape York Region Package and have a combined value of $19.2 million. “By funding the upgrade…
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