TRANSCRIPT: Doorstop with The Hon Keith Pitt MP Federal Member for Hinkler Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister Hervey Bay, Queensland
Doorstop with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt, Fraser Coast Regional Council Councillor Denis Chapman and Mayor-elect George Seymour.
TRANSCRIPT: Press Conference with Senator The Hon Ian Macdonald Mareeba, Queensland
Subjects: Mareeba-Dimbulah Water Supply Scheme; the National Water Infrastructure Development Fund contribution of $11.6 million; Northern Australia funding
VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENT HONOURED IN LASTING TRIBUTE
Lieutenant Albert Borella, a Victoria Cross recipient during the First World War, has been commemorated with a recently opened Hume Highway rest area named in his honour at Murlo in NSW.
FEDERAL FUNDING TO FLOW FOR THE MAREEBA-DIMBULAH WATER SUPPLY SCHEME
The Liberal and Nationals Government will provide $11.6 million towards the modernisation of the Mareeba‑Dimbulah Water Supply Scheme in northern Queensland, providing increased water availability and reliability to growers within the Atherton Tablelands.
BUDGET DELIVERS FOR QUEENSLAND’S CUNNINGHAM HIGHWAY
The site of a planned major upgrade to the Cunningham Highway, announced in the Federal Budget, was in focus today as Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Agriculture Minister David Littleproud toured the upgrade area with Wright MP Scott Buchholz and Senator Amanda Stoker.
BOOST FOR RIVERINA AND CENTRAL WEST STUDENTS WITH $53.9m INJECTION FOR YOUTH ALLOWANCE, SAYS McCORMACK
Rural and regional students will benefit from a $53.9 million injection from the Federal Government to allow more people to qualify for Youth Allowance or receive a higher rate of payment, The Nationals’ Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack, says.
Work starts on replacing Bangalow bridges
Works have started on replacing five old bridges near Bangalow in the Byron Shire.
FUNDING FLOODWAY OPENS FOR NOGOA MACKENZIE WATER SUPPLY SCHEME
The Liberal and Nationals Government will provide more than $3 million toward the modernisation of the Nogoa Mackenzie Water Supply Scheme, providing central Queensland growers with access to more reliable water.
LABOR ALL TALK ON INFRASTRUCTURE
Tonight’s Budget-in-Reply has again shown Labor’s misunderstanding of how Budgets and infrastructure work.
McCORMACK SECURES FUNDING FOR RURAL MEDICAL SCHOOL IN WAGGA WAGGA
A once-in-a-generation boost to health care for rural and regional Australians in the Riverina and Central West has been delivered by The Nationals’ Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, with the announcement in tonight’s Federal Budget of funding for the establishment of a rural medical school in Wagga Wagga.