Mr ENTSCH: I rise this evening to highlight an initiative that is achieving amazing results in Wujal Wujal, a small Indigenous community in my electorate. The 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment, plays an important role in the security of northern Australia by conducting surveillance patrols in sparsely populated and remote regions of Far North…
People visiting Mapoon in Cape York now have more places to stay and enjoy the beautiful coastal region thanks to the construction of a new short-stay accommodation complex. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the project would give the region a huge economic boost. He said the Australian Government contributed nearly $1.6 million towards the…
The Federal Government has invested $2.7 million towards boosting indigenous entrepreneurs in Cape York as part of its $115 million Indigenous Entrepreneurs Package. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the $2.7 million investment in Wik Timber Holdings would allow them to purchase a shovel logger, log skidder and wood chipper. He said the investment would…