The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Australia following a full and thorough assessment process. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said this welcomed news means Australia will now have two safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines available. “The approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the people of Cairns, Cape York…
Disaster assistance is now available for nine local government areas in Cape York and the Torres Strait impacted by flooding brought on by a Tropical Low in late January. Aurukun, Cook, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area and Pormpuraaw Councils along with Torres Shire and Torres Strait Island Regional Council are eligible for financial…
Owners of Driver Reviver locations across Leichhardt can now apply for a share of $7.3 million in Australian Government funding to upgrade their life-saving rest sites. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said grants are capped at $150,000 per site and could include upgrades such as better signage, new lighting, kiosks, shelter, amenities for road users and…
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…
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,…
Communities across Cape York and Torres Strait could benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with funding available to support feasibility studies into microgrids. Round Two of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund opens on Wednesday, 16 December 2020 with successful projects set to share up to $25 million in grants. The program…
The Australian Government has unlocked federal funding to the tune of $38 million toward the $47.5 million Cape York Community Access Roads project, which will improve access to remote Indigenous communities while supporting freight transport, agriculture and tourism. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the funding from the Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) program would…
Mr ENTSCH: I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to the local LNP candidates Sam Marino, Linda Cooper, Gerry Vallianos and Edward ‘Nipper’ Brown who contested the recent Queensland state elections in various seats across my electorate. Obviously the result wasn’t one that they desired but it’s not to say that they didn’t give their…
Applications are now open under the third round of the federal government’s Australian Heritage Grants program. Grants of between $25,000 and $400,000 are available for projects that strengthen our national heritage. Regional communities will be among the key beneficiaries under this funding round designed to protect and preserve Australia’s national and world heritage sites, promote…
NAIDOC Week 2020 is just around the corner and 11 organisations have been provided $16,420 to help celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence. NAIDOC Week will be held between November 8-15 Successful Leichhardt grant* recipients were awarded funding under the Morrison Government’s $1.4 million program to support local organisations to celebrate the week. Federal…