Works have started on Stage 3 of the Cairns Southern Access Corridor project between Edmonton and Gordonvale – the Far North’s biggest road project. Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey today joined Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch and State Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt to mark the start of the upgrade, which…
Mr ENTSCH: Tourism is the single-most important economic driver in my electorate, and to say that we’ve been doing it tough is an absolute understatement. We were the first region to be hit and we’ll be one of the last to recover. Our multi-billion-dollar local tourism industry literally fell off the cliff overnight. The impact…
Bridge decking units will be lifted into place above Chinaman Creek in this month marking a key milestone in Stage 4 of the Bruce Highway – Cairns Southern Access Corridor project between Kate Street and Aumuller Street. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the new inbound bridge, which was expected to be completed by mid-2020,…
Crucial early scoping and planning activities will soon kick off in Cairns paving the way for work to get underway on the $359 million Captain Cook Highway project. The Morrison Government has committed up to $287.2 million towards the $359 million Captain Cook Highway project in partnership with the Queensland Government. Federal funding for this region-defining…
Sealing works on the Peninsula Developmental Road in Cape York are set to keep rolling with tenders open for a new project on the Cape’s most critical road link. The project will be delivered as part of the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance Cooktown to Weipa Corridor. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the…
The Morrison Government has announced that Skill360 has been chosen to pilot an industry-led employment pathway for young people in Cairns and Townsville. The Youth Jobs PaTH industry pilot will focus on connecting young people to employers in retail, accommodation and food services, administration, and support services. The pilot will help young people learn the…
Upgrades to some of the region’s most important roads have been given the green light today with more than $4.5 million in funding allocated as part of the Morrison Government’s Roads to Recovery Program. Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch said the latest round of funding was welcome news for residents across Far North Queensland who…
The Morrison Government will rev up the Far North Queensland economy with $110 million in accelerated infrastructure projects in a bid to get more shovels in the ground. Funding earmarked for the Peninsula Development Road Stage Two and the Cairns Southern Access Corridor Stage Five, announced in this year’s federal budget, will be brought forward.…
A new Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility investment is set to create 60 new jobs in Cape York. The NAIF investment will fund a new floating terminal for bauxite miner, Metro Mining, on the Skardon River in north-western Cape York. The $47.5 million NAIF loan offer will allow for new infrastructure for the company to load…
The Coalition Government will invest more than $525 million to ensure Australia’s vocational education and training sector delivers the skills critical to the economy now and into the future. A key aspect of the government’s Delivering Skills for Today and Tomorrow initiative will be the creation of up to 80,000 additional apprentices in priority skill…