Students, academics, researchers and the wider Cairns and Far North Queensland community are already benefiting from the multi-million dollar James Cook University Ideas Lab which was officially opened today. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Australian Government had invested $10 million towards the overall $30.8m cost of the project. He said he was proud…
Australian Defence Force families who have provided essential support during the COVID-19 pandemic today received a funding boost under the government’s Family Support Funding Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said Little Diggers Community Centre would receive $8500 under the program which enables defence families to connect and interact with each other and the community…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today welcomed $330,000 funding to support local scholarship opportunities through the Australian Government’s Destination Australia program. Mr Entsch said the funding would enable eight scholarships to be offered through local tertiary education providers. “This Australian Government funding will enable scholarships worth up to $15,000 to be offered to eight students…
Families and teachers across Cairns and Far North Queensland can now use free, online resources to help their children learn to read. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Morrison Government had launched a free phonics check for teachers and a simple reading awareness check for families. “Literacy and numeracy are the fundamentals of a…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has congratulated thousands of local school students and their teachers for a successful school year. The last day of school for Queensland Government schools was Friday, 13 December 2019. Mr Entsch said students should enjoy a well-earned break before either continuing with their education, heading to university or entering the…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced $198,891 towards 11 new projects at schools across Far North Queensland to benefit students and the local community. The projects will be delivered via the Local Schools Community Fund that was announced in this year’s federal budget. More than 30 schools from across Cairns and Far North Queensland…
A two-year education program announced by the Morrison Government will create incentives for allied health professionals to work in regional areas and better equip them with the skills needed for rural practice. The $3.2 million Morrison Government investment will enable 20 level one scholarships valued at $10,000 and 20 level two scholarships valued at $28,000 …
The Morrison Government’s Sporting Schools program is helping more schools than ever before provide opportunities for children to get active and experience the joy of sport. Grants for Term 1, 2020 are now open and next year there will be 35 different sports for children to choose from, with the inclusion of judo and paddle…
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 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…