Tonight I rise to strongly support the member for Forde's motion. There is no doubt that small business has been and continues to be the enduring focus and priority of this government. I am particularly conscious of the challenges and opportunities for small businesses in the far north where our economy includes tourism; agriculture and…
I rise to speak in this condolence motion to a very dear friend of mine. I met him when I came into this parliament in 1996, along with the member for Fisher, and we struck up a friendship. One of the things that we found was a lot of commonality between the members from the…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says Cooktown will be leading the world in solar power innovation with the construction of the Cook Shire Solar Storage Project. Construction is set to begin in the fourth quarter of this year on Butchers Hill near Lakeland, and is being led by independent renewables developer Lyon Infrastructure Investments.…
A plan for much-needed new staff accommodation at the Blue Care Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island will become a reality thanks to a Federal Government grant. The Government is investing $5.8 million in the project, which will enable the construction of 24 self-contained one-bedroom units and a central laundry facility for staff.…
FROM capping wells to safe chainsaw use, improved sanitation, first aid, public speaking, water safety and basic IT, a group of young Western Province rangers now possess valuable skills to strengthen their communities and become future role models. On Thursday, 52 trainees graduated from the Treaty Village Rangers Program at an event at Mabaduan Village…
FAR Northern community groups, not-for-profits and local government organisations are being urged to put in a bid for funding for small infrastructure projects under the Australian Government’s new Stronger Communities Programme. Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch MP said the Programme, announced in this year’s Budget, will deliver $150,000 per year for two years to…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says he’s pleased that more than $3.65 million in funding has been provided to 14 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations in Far North Queensland to support local artists. “This funding, through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support programme, aims to enhance the cultural life and identity…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch says the Australian Government’s Mobile Service Centre will visit Port Douglas, Laura, Hope Vale, Cooktown and Lakeland in the coming weeks. “Living in a regional hub, such as Port Douglas, we often need to travel greater distances to access vital government payments and services,” said Mr Entsch, “so this…
FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has congratulated Cape York Camping Punsand Bay for winning the Regional Award at the 2015 Telstra Queensland Business Awards. The business owners, who were also finalists in the Start-Up category, were presented with the award at a Gala Dinner in Brisbane last night. Mr Entsch said: “This is a…
WORK will start mid next month on the Mein Deviation project to seal 29 kilometres of the Peninsula Developmental Road south of Coen in Cape York. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced today that Civil Mining and Construction has been awarded the tender…
