The Palaszczuk Government has opened up funding for local waste recovery and recycling businesses that have new projects to reduce waste in Queensland. Round Two is open for the Resource Recovery Industry Development Program (RRIDP) which offers $100 million over three years to help develop resource recovery industries here in Queensland. Queensland currently only reuses […]
I welcome the appointment of nine new police graduates from the Oxley Police Academy to stations servicing the Bancroft electorate. Three will be stationed at Redcliffe, three in Caboolture, and one each at Burpengary, Deception Bay and Petrie. The new style of policing in Queensland means officers and graduates from all these stations can be […]
The new $18 million vertical campus building for senior students at North Lakes State College was opened by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on 29 August. This building represents the “wave of the future” for educating senior students in Queensland and will be seen as the template for many new high schools. This is an incredible building […]
The Palaszczuk Government has publicly released the Queensland food & beverage supplier directory so Queenslanders can identify the local food and drink businesses to support. The Queensland food, beverage and catering supplier directory was set up for government departments in April 2019 to source local products and help support jobs in Queensland’s food and beverage […]
The Palaszczuk Government has announced it will start works on the $6 million Morris Road and Deception Bay Road intersection upgrade later this year. The intersection will be widened from to three lanes at Rothwell and a new bike link to Rothwell train station will be built, supporting 19 jobs throughout construction. It’s another example […]
There is no doubt Christmas Eve is a special time – the night before Christmas, a time to spend with family and friends, to observe events of religious and cultural significance Many in our community are in jobs where we don’t have to work on Christmas Eve. We get to spend it with family and […]
The Palaszczuk Government has a range of grants that are available for small business to access, to help them grown their business. To help them prepare, plan and apply I am encouraging local small businesses to take a look at the 2019-20 Small Business Grants Schedule. I know how busy life can be for small […]
Applications are now open for the next round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW). I am encouraging local community groups, with an interest in getting people into work to partner with Registered Training Organisations and get their applications in. SQW has seen over 800 locals secure work after completing a program since we came to […]
More midwives are being employed at local hospitals by the Palaszczuk Government to help deliver the newest residents into the Bancroft electorate. There are six new midwife positions at Redcliffe Hospital, two new midwifery positions at Caboolture Hospital and three at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. Local mums and dads now have access to more […]
Educators, early learning centres and families in North Lakes Burpengary East and Deception Bay can now have a say on the future of early childhood education in Queensland, said Chris Whiting MP. Chris Whiting said the Palaszczuk Government wants to build Queensland’s world-class early childhood education system so all children have a great start no […]