New equipment, building projects or additional targeted support could soon be on the way for schools across Far North Queensland with the Australian Government making up to $200,000 available for projects to benefit local kids’ learning experience. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the Local Schools Community Fund will offer grants between $1,000 and $20,000…
The Morrison Government is investing $244,974 to ensure the Yirrganydji Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers can continue the fantastic work they do protecting our environment. Indigenous rangers care for land and sea country, preserve sites of cultural significance, conserve threatened species, marine systems and cultural places and address environmental threats caused by feral animals, invasive…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has called on the local Labor candidate to come clean and start telling the truth about Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service funding. Commonwealth funding* for the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service has increased from $127 million when Labor left office to more than $242 million last financial…
Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has encouraged students living in Far North Queensland to apply for a federal government-funded scholarship to assist with the costs of their tertiary education. Applications are now open for scholarships under the expanded $58.1 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program. Mr Entsch said eligible students could benefit from up…
The federal government has committed up to $100 million to upgrade regional airports across the nation, including those in Far North Queensland. Processes for funding applications and assessments will be released later in 2019, with funding available from 1 July 2019. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the federal government was focused on connecting country…
Far North Queensland councils will receive a multi-million dollar funding boost in this week’s federal budget to assist them with local road and safety projects. Sixteen councils across the region will receive a funding boost* as part of the government’s highly-successful Roads to Recovery Program. All councils will receive an additional 25 per cent funding…
The federal government will invest a further $9 million to protect Queensland’s World Heritage Wet Tropics to reducing the threat of yellow crazy ants. Additional funding will be allocated in next week’s federal budget to further address the serious threat from this highly invasive pest. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said he had fought hard…
The federal government will provide free access to glucose monitoring devices that will save pregnant women, children and more adults in Far North Queensland living with type 1 diabetes up to $7,000 a year Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the government’s investment over the next five years will assist many people in Cairns and…
The federal government will provide $268 million to continue support for Australians battling alcohol and drug issues. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the funding over three years from 2019-20 to 2021-22 will be provided to regionally-based Primary Health Networks. He said the Northern Queensland PHN would receive $1.284m per year over the next three…
Students at Freshwater Christian College in Brinsmead will benefit from new classrooms, staff facilities and a covered outdoor learning area thanks to a federal government grant. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch today announced the federal government would provide $700,000 towards two projects at Freshwater Christian College via the government’s highly-successful Capital Grants Program. “Students and…