Palaszczuk Labor government stifles agricultural development and jobs on Lower Cape York Peninsula Labor releases just a fraction of 467,000 megalitres of available water released for agriculture from the Gilbert Catchment area Labor approach is anti-agriculture and anti-northern development Almost 11 months after the EIS process for the IFED project lapsed, the Palaszczuk Government has […]
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Labor lies continue on vegetation management
Labor continues to perpetrate lies over vegetation management practices in Queensland LNP reforms allowed farmers to sustainably manage vegetation and protect environment While Labor continues to demonise farmers, the LNP will stand up for them Labor’s Environment Minister Steven Miles, continued to deliberately lie about the former LNP Government’s 2013 reforms to the vegetation […]
STATEMENT – NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE TULLY MILLSTREAM PROJECT AGAIN
I have written to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP, requesting that the Australian Government support an updated feasibility study for the Tully Millstream Hydroelectric Scheme (TMHS), north-west of Tully, in North Queensland. I strongly believe this project has great merit. A serious feasibility study has not been undertaken since the late […]
BILYANA RURAL FIRE BRIGADE OPENS NEW SHED
Members of the Bilyana Rural Fire Brigade gathered for the official opening of their new rural fire station on Bluff Road at Bilyana, between Cardwell and Tully, on Saturday 1 July 2017. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said he was very pleased to be invited to attend the event, after he worked with the Bilyana […]
JP MARKS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, recently awarded Mrs Antonia Canu, of Mourilyan, a certificate in recognition of 40 years of voluntary service to Queensland as a Justice of the Peace (JP). Mr Cripps presented Mrs Canu with her certificate after a long career working as a legal secretary and an interpreter in the social security sector, […]
LAURIE HONOURED FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, recently awarded Mr Laurie Firth, of Ingham, a certificate and badge in recognition of 50 years of voluntary service to Queensland as a Justice of the Peace (JP). Mr Cripps presented Mr Firth with his certificate and badge after a long career with the Queensland Justice Department working in the court […]
40 YEARS OF SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, recently awarded Mr Kevin Gilliam, of Balgal Beach, a certificate in recognition of 40 years of voluntary service to Queensland as a Justice of the Peace (JP). Mr Cripps presented Mr Gilliam with his certificate at his home in Balgal Beach, where he retired after a long career in the banking […]
COMMENT – LABOR’S BIG GREEN LIE UNFOLDS
Finally, some attention is being payed to the facts about vegetation cover and management activities in Queensland, in particular, the contribution and impact of regrowth and thickening. At last, farmers and landholders have been able to challenge the shock and awe propaganda circulated by green activists about vegetation management rates, after their manipulation and misuse […]
Labor cuts funding for natural resource management
Labor slashes funding to key natural resource management programs in this week’s State Budget Queensland’s environment to suffer with funding to NRM groups cut by a third over four years Lynham exposed as hypocrite when it comes to protecting Queensland’s precious environment Funding allocations for two key programs within the Department of Natural Resources and […]
WHAT DID TOWNSVILLE REALY GET?
With double digit unemployment having endured in Townsville for more than 12 months, the Palaszczuk Government’s third budget should be scrutinised for what it really delivers now. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has warned Labor’s political spin about what’s in the state budget for Townsville needs to be compared against what’s actually in the capital statement. […]
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