Far North Queenslanders now have free access to advice and assistance on telecommunications issues thanks to the launch this week of the Regional Tech Hub. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Regional Tech Hub will help regional Australians understand the telecommunications options available to them, decide which option best suits their needs, and resolve…
A series of new reforms will allow the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to commit up to half a billion dollars from its total budget to equity investments that will further speed up new job and economic opportunities in Cairns and Far North Queensland. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the removal of the ban on…
Mr ENTSCH: The Queensland border has finally come down, and the visitors are pouring in. But we’re still being subjected to some baffling decisions by the Queensland Labor government. Cairns is home to the largest reef fleet in the state, and operators have been itching to take people out on our magnificent and very healthy…
Queensland’s Reef and Rainforest Research Centre will take a lead role in delivering on the nation’s largest ever investment in environmental science after it was announced alongside the University of Tasmania as a co-host of one of four new national research hubs. The Marine and Coastal Hub is part of the second phase of the…
The Douglas Shire will benefit from more than $10 million to repair, rebuild and reinforce infrastructure damaged by the devastating monsoon trough of early last year. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the new projects are part of the 2019 Betterment program, which will be jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the…
Mr ENTSCH: There are many things that I enjoy doing in my role as a local member of parliament but none more than my annual Christmas lunch with the residents of the Star of the Sea Elders Village on Thursday Island. It’s that one event that, rain, hail or shine, I never miss. Star of…
The Morrison Government has approved funding for 39 projects in Cairns and across Far North Queensland as part of its $1.5 billion Local Road and Community Infrastructure Program which is supporting local jobs, businesses and boosting the economy during COVID-19. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said getting shovels in the ground on these 39 local…
Local manufacturers in Cairns and Far North Queensland with shovel-ready projects to increase their productivity and grow jobs are being encouraged to apply for a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund) grant. Businesses will be able to apply for between $100,000 and $1 million to invest in new technology, as the Morrison Government continues to support the post-COVID-19…
Ten local community groups* across Cairns and Far North Queensland will benefit from a share of $2.7 million from the Morrison Government to support the work of local volunteers. The grants awarded are between $1,000 and $5,000 and will enable local organisations to better support their volunteers to purchase small equipment, pay fuel, transport and…
Mr ENTSCH: I rise today to pay tribute to one of my constituents and a great Far North Queenslander who recently passed away. D’arcy Byrnes of Byrnes Quality Meats will be fondly remembered by all of those who were fortunate enough to know him as a giant in the Australian meat industry. Originally a carpenter,…
