Douglas region students will gather today to learn how their actions and those of their community can make a difference to the future of the Great Barrier Reef. Forty students from five schools will be taking part in the annual Future Leaders Eco Challenge as part of the Great Barrier Reef
Read MoreBoaties are reminded to take extra care on the water and ensure they are familiar with safe approach distances following a whale strike and several near misses in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. A submerged humpback whale was hit by a vessel near Cairns late last month and suffered a
Read MoreEleven Australian businesses will share in $6.6 million in Government grants to help launch their innovative products, processes and services into domestic and international markets. I am delighted to announce the funding offered under the Accelerating Commercialisation element of the Government’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme. Recipients will use the funding to conduct commercialisation activities,
Read MoreAUSTRALIA’S premier marine science research facility at Cape Ferguson, south of Townsville will re-open its doors to the public this week after a major refurbishment. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) tour guide Varsha Balu will lead the first tours on Friday, now the first stage of the refurbishment has been
Read MoreA feasibility study into a new bridge over the Burrum River is on the way, with the Australian Government formally approving $200,000 in federal funding for the project after receiving additional information from the Fraser Coast Regional Council. Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester said the study would investigate
Read MoreMinister for Defence Industry, the Hon Christopher Pyne MP and Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch today announced the delivery of the Coalition’s election commitment to provide $24 million toward the upgrade of the Cairns Marine Precinct. The Cairns Marine Precinct provides vital facilities and support services to our Defence Force
Read MoreThe Australian Government has today formalised its commitment to provide 50 Commonwealth Supported Places for local medical students at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital from 2019. This provides a pathway for local residents to study on the Sunshine Coast, stay where they want and then practice locally in the community, providing
Read MoreFederal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester was in Mackay today with Member for Dawson George Christensen to inspect work underway on an upgrade to Glenella Road in the city's east. Mr Chester said the Australian Government had committed over $2.52 million toward this project, under the Roads to Recovery
Read MoreCassowary Coast students will gather today to learn how their actions and those of their community can make a difference to the future of the Great Barrier Reef. Seventy-seven students from 11 local schools will be taking part in the annual Future Leaders Eco Challenge as part of the Great Barrier
Read MoreThe Australian and Queensland governments have released the draft Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022 for consultation. The renewed five-year plan details how industry, government and the community will continue to work together to improve the quality of water flowing to the Great Barrier Reef. Minister for the Environment and Energy
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