Thousands of offers are now available to Far North Queensland Veteran Card holders from businesses across Australia as part of the Australian Defence Veterans’ Covenant. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Veteran Card is providing the opportunity for businesses and organisations across the country to show their support and recognition of veterans and say,…
Applications are now open for round five of the Safer Communities Fund with communities across Far North Queensland set to share in up to $55.1 million in grants to improve public safety and security. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said this boost in funding for local councils and community organisations will help keep Far North…
Cairns and Far North Queensland will enjoy greater access to cultural experiences such as dance, drama, writing and art thanks to the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the two successful local projects that will receive funding in the latest round. He said arts and cultural activities and experiences…
Farmers and landcare groups in in Cairns and Far North Queensland are encouraged to apply for funding of up to $50,000 under round three of the Australian Government’s Smart Farms Small Grants program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the grants would help farmers turn innovative ideas into on-ground projects to improve the quality of…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced 43 scholarships would be available to international and domestic students to study in Cairns and Far North Queensland next year. Mr Entsch said tertiary education providers in Cairns and Far North Queensland had been provided $1.056 million to offer the scholarships through the Morrison Government’s $93.7 million Destination…
The Cairns-based Yirrganydji Land and Sea Rangers will receive funding to purchase a boat so they can continue to monitor, preserve and improve sea country through marine surveillance and restoration. Funding of $270,000 for the purchase of a marine vessel will be delivered through the National Indigenous Australians Agency’s Capacity Building for Indigenous Rangers Strategy.…
The Morrison Government will fund research to record the unique Indigenous rock art found in the Laura Sandstone Basin in Cape York. Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan today announced the Morrison Government was providing $1.342m to fund the project. “This project will record the unique indigenous rock art from an area of Australia that is…
Cairns and Far North Queensland will benefit from changes to Australia’s regional migration settings after the Morrison Government increased the number of dedicated regional visas to 25,000. Following unprecedented growth (124 per cent) in the number of regional visas granted in the first quarter of this programme year, the government is increasing the total number…
JD the biosecurity detector dog has been welcomed to Cairns International Airport to help keep Australia safe from African swine fever (ASF). Queensland Senator Susan McDonald said the new detector dog comes at a time of heightened risk of ASF for Australia. “In Senate Estimates last week I asked why an international airport like Cairns,…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Australian dairy industry will have a mandatory code of conduct by the start of next year. Mr Entsch said the mandatory code would improve the contractual arrangements between dairy farmers and dairy processors. He said this was the outcome dairy farmers on the Tablelands had been crying out…
