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Cairns scores with new sports fields
Players across a wide range of sporting codes in Cairns are celebrating a huge win with an upgrade to a multipurpose sporting precinct in Manunda officially opened by Sports Minister Steve Dickson and Member for Cairns Gavin King. Mr Dickson said…
Posted in Schools and Community
Federal Labor ignores Cairns CBD upgrade – again!
This is UNBELIEVABLE!!! The Federal Labor Government has just announced $9 million to upgrade the Mackay CBD. This is great news for Mackay – but more bad news from a Federal Labor Government that has once again ignored Cairns. When I raised…
Posted in Cairns News
Pitt’s credibility on cost of living just another Labor sham
The next time Mulgrave MP Curtis Pitt says anything about the cost of living, take it with a grain of salt. Or twenty! Anything Curtis now says on this topic will be mired in hypocrisy given his own thoughts on…
Posted in Cairns News
Queensland Labor votes against the NDIS
The Queensland Labor Party has today hit a new low by voting against legislation in State Parliament that would fund DisabilityCare, the national disability insurance scheme in Queensland. Disabilities Minister Tracy Davis said when implemented, DisabilityCare Australia would benefit an…
Posted in Cairns News
Budget speech 2013
Mr GAVIN KING MP (Cairns—LNP) (8.33 pm): I rise tonight to speak in support of the Appropriation Bill 2013. While last year’s budget was the most important in a generation, the 2013-14 budget is a responsible, steady-as-she-goes blueprint that consolidates…
Posted in Health and Hospital, Jobs and the Economy
Taskforce meets to strengthen ties with PNG
A taskforce to drive government cooperation and investment opportunities between Queensland and Papua New Guinea met for the first time in Brisbane today. The Queensland-Papua New Guinea Government Exchange Taskforce gathered to enhance collaboration between the two governments in areas…
Posted in Cairns News, Jobs and the Economy
Budget 2013 – Highlights for Cairns
Member for Cairns Gavin King says the 2013-14 QLD Budget charts a responsible, steady course and consolidates the tough decisions made last year with a strong focus on core service delivery with funding boosts for health, education, police and disability…
Posted in Cairns News
Cairns gets its first ever PET scanner
Member for Cairns Gavin King has today announced $3 million in state funding to deliver a new PET scanner at Cairns Base Hospital. Mr King said the funding boost was a significant step forward for the region’s health system, delivering…
Posted in Cairns News, Health and Hospital
Positive economic news continues in Cairns
What a fantastic suite of local economic figures on show in today’s release of the monthly Cairns Watch report. Produced by Herron Todd White, the May edition of Cairns Watch outlines significant improvements in jobs, tourism, house prices and population…
Posted in Cairns News, Jobs and the Economy