Federal Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch MP, has today acknowledged the Queensland Government’s recent announcement regarding the construction of a new bridge across the Barron River at Kuranda. While welcoming this long-overdue development, Mr. Entsch has expressed concerns about the broader infrastructure needs of Far North Queensland. “I am pleased to see the government finally…
Mr ENTSCH: I’d like to present petitions EN6025 and EN0611 from the Speewah community. The petitions read as follows— Speewah community is subject to continual and prolonged disruptions to telecommunications due to inadequacy of TELSTRA’s battery supply at the Speewah exchange. Speewah, only 16km from Cairns, is an isolated tower with no alternate tower within…
Mr ENTSCH: I rise tonight to address a matter of great significance for the people of Far North Queensland, the proposed UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Cape York Peninsula region. Queensland state and federal Labor governments have recently progressed the proposal, and I, along with many others, have great reservations about what might occur…