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PALASZCZUK GOVERNMENT PROPOSED NOTHING FOR THE NORTH

Palaszczuk Labor Government continues to neglect North Queensland So-called Minister for North Queensland Coralee O’Rourke simply a passenger around the cabinet table Annastacia Palaszczuk doesn’t care about North Queensland The Palaszczuk Government has failed to submit any business cases for new projects to the Federal Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility more than 600 days after […]

Reject Federal Labor’s vegetation trigger threat

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Federal Labor’s vegetation trigger to cost jobs, economic development Calls for Queenslanders to reject Labor’s attack on farmers at ballot box Only LNP has plan to protect farmers and landholders Federal Labor’s plan for a ‘vegetation trigger’ on economic development projects under Commonwealth legislation will cost regional Queensland jobs and growth, the LNP Opposition […]

OPINION – CAPE YORK WATER PLAN COULD GO EITHER WAY

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Natural Resources Minister, Anthony Lynham, recently announced a process to develop a water resource plan (WRP) for Cape York Peninsula. Cape York is the last region in Queensland to have a WRP put in place. The rest of Queensland is covered by 23 other WRP’s which have been developed since the Water Act 2000 was […]

Palaszczuk Labor government failing regional Queensland

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Regional business groups urge Palaszczuk Labor to implement Royalties for Regions fund Advance Cairns, Townsville Enterprise and Capricorn Enterprise want percentage of royalties spent in regional Qld Labor’s regional infrastructure program $300m less than LNP’s Royalties for the Regions program. The LNP Opposition said calls by central and north Queensland economic development organisations for […]

PALASZCZUK SELLS OUT NORTH QUEENSLAND

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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sold out North Queensland by advocating for the Federal Government’s Northern Australia initiative to be based in Brisbane, the LNP said today. A furious Shadow Minister for Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, said there was no reason why the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF) couldn’t be based in North Queensland. “Townsville and […]

Lynham urged to ‘shake off’ interference

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Having survived the Premier’s ‘shake up’ of her cabinet with his responsibilities intact, State Development Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has been urged to ‘shake off’ the interference of Deputy Premier Jackie Trad in his portfolio. Shadow Minister for State Development, Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said it was time for Minister […]

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LNP TO FIGHT CRIME IN HINCHINBROOK WITH CCTV GRANT
An LNP Government will help take up the fight to crime rates in Ingham and the Herbert River district, with a $200,000 investment in CCTV cameras to assist police to identify offenders. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said if the LNP is successful at the state election, the Hinchinbrook Shire Council would secure a $200,000 […]
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LNP TO PROVIDE GRANT FOR ROLLINGSTONE RURAL FIRE SHED
An LNP Government will provide a grant of $100,000 through the Supporting Our Emergency Volunteers initiative, towards the construction of a Rural Fire Brigade Shed at Rollingstone. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the Rollingstone Rural Fire Brigade had spent some time identifying and securing land for a shed and were now looking to build […]
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LNP TO SUPPORT TULLY COAST GUARD WITH EQUIPMENT GRANT
An LNP Government will provide a $50,000 grant to the Tully Coast Guard through its Supporting Our Emergency Volunteers initiative, to assist with the cost of upgrading equipment. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the Tully Coast Guard faced costs to relocate its radio equipment on top of Mount Mackay as a result of on-site […]
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LNP TO HELP BANANA INDUSTRY FIGHT PANAMA DISEASE WITH PIG CONTROL
The LNP yesterday committed to delivering $3 million over 4 years to help the North Queensland banana industry fight the spread of Panama Disease, by stepping up feral pig control measures. LNP Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps, said yesterday’s announcement demonstrated the LNP had listened to local banana growers about the biosecurity risks faced by […]
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PEOPLE BEFORE POLITICS? DOESN’T LOOK LIKE IT!
One Nation has gone completely against its campaign slogan of ‘putting people before politics’ by choosing to direct preferences to Labor over the LNP in the electorate of Hinchinbrook. By placing Labor ahead of the LNP in Hinchinbrook, One Nation is saying that it prefers the Palaszczuk Labor Government and its policies, over the policies […]
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HINCHINBROOK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CANDIDATES FORUM
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LNP TO DELIVER SVENSSON ROAD INTERSECTION AT MOUNT LOW
An LNP Government will contribute $1 million to help deliver the $5 million Bruce Highway – Svensson Road Intersection at Mount Low, on Townsville’s growing Northern Beaches. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said he believed the Svensson Road intersection was a key piece of road infrastructure that would improve the flow of traffic on Townsville’s […]
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BLUEWATER STATE SCHOOL TO GET TRAFFIC UPGRADES UNDER LNP
An LNP Government will deliver a $10 million upgrade to the road network in the vicinity of Bluewater State School to improve safety for students, parents and staff getting to and from school. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the LNP was committed to ensuring local families and communities were supported with good infrastructure on Townsville’s […]
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KAP ELECTION GRANDSTANDING ON CROC MANAGEMENT: CRIPPS
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has described recent huffing and puffing by KAP candidates about crocodile management as an exercise in grandstanding during an election campaign. Mr Cripps said a KAP bill introduced into the Queensland Parliament before the election contained a bizarre proposal to establish a new government funded authority to manage crocodiles. “The […]
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