Migrant groups, people with physical and intellectual disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Leichhardt will be the focus of a new initiative aimed at ensuring all Australians can participate in sport and physical activity. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch welcomed the allocation of $195,920 in funding for the Cairns Regional Council,…
A $729,006 Australian Government investment in Charles Darwin University will ensure the operation of the North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service for at least another year. Land managers, Indigenous communities, cattle producers and those overseeing savanna fire management projects under the Emissions Reduction Fund access the NAFI’s fire tracking data service. Federal Agriculture,…
The Morrison Government’s innovative two-year $2.7 million pilot program to protect and preserve ecologically significant dry and wet tropic areas in Queensland’s north by dramatically reducing fertiliser on cane farms has seen a reduction of more than 700 tonnes of nitrogen across almost 6000 hectares. Sixteen cane growers around Burdekin took part in the trial…
The Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies recover from the effects of COVID-19, ensuring they can continue after the pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt agricultural shows, with most expected to be cancelled for 2020 in…
Regional Development Australia will receive $150,000 in funding from the Federal Government and $50,000 from the Queensland Government to assess the viability of a plastics industry in Far North Queensland. Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef and Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the funding signalled the Morrison Government’s commitment to establishing new recycling infrastructure…
Works have started on Stage 3 of the Cairns Southern Access Corridor project between Edmonton and Gordonvale – the Far North’s biggest road project. Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey today joined Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch and State Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt to mark the start of the upgrade, which…
The Australian Government has committed more than $4.7 million to provide small regional businesses affected by coronavirus with access to free and confidential financial counselling. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the Rural Financial Counselling Service could support hundreds of regional small businesses including those in Cairns and Far North Queensland. “This announcement is another…
The Morrison Government continues to back small business with the announcement that it will extend the $150,000 instant asset write-off for six months to 31 December 2020. Cairns and Far North Queensland businesses with annual turnover of less than $500 million will be able to take advantage of this extended timeframe to invest in assets…
Far North Queensland will benefit from federal and state government investment to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough. This latest tranche of funding will support five resilience projects across the Leichhardt electorate. This is in addition to the more than $93 million already approved through a Commonwealth and Queensland Government partnership to build…
Councils across the Leichhardt electorate will be supported as part of the Morrison Government’s $1.8 billion boost for road and community projects through local governments across Australia. The new program is based on the successful Roads to Recovery program and will enable local councils to deliver priority projects with a focus on upgrades and maintenance…
