Community organisations in the Flynn electorate will share in over $150,000 in funding for small-scale upgrades and new equipment that they need and deserve. Round 8 of the Stronger Communities Programme is providing local governing bodies and community groups funding for projects of up to $20,000. Announcing the successful grant recipients, Federal Member for Flynn,…
The “My First Speech” Competition for local Flynn electorate schools is now open! This national competition challenges students in years 10, 11 and 12 to envision themselves as newly elected Members of the House of Representatives and record a 90-second speech on video, focusing on a topic of their choosing. The competition will run Australia…
The Urgent Care Clinics promised for Rockhampton and Bundaberg remain undelivered as the Labor Government fails to meet the delivery deadline. Labor promised all 50 Urgent Care Clinics announced during the election would be up and running by 1 July 2023, but only a handful have actually been established by the Albanese Labor Government to…
A call for the Albanese Government to investigate the data used to determine the District Workforce Shortage status for cardiologists in the Wide Bay-Burnett region has been renewed following a recent meeting in Canberra. Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt said the shortage of cardiologists in the region will have a wide-reaching impact on both…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce is calling on the Albanese Labor Government to release information about how long locals are having to wait for vital social security payments during the cost-of-living crisis. A series of detailed questions have been submitted in the Parliament, asking the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten to provide key…
After years of advocacy, Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has welcomed the opening of the new John Peterson Bridge. First built in 1925, John Peterson Bridge crosses the Boyne River on Mundubbera–Durong Road, south west of Mundubbera. Mr Boyce said he has advocated for this much needed project for some time and thanked the…
After almost a year since the Gladstone Hospital Maternity Ward was put on bypass, the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) has announced the reintroduction of usual full birthing services at Gladstone Hospital from today (June 13). At Phase 3, all expectant mothers with low-risk pregnancies, being 37 weeks or more gestation, can give…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has called on the Labor Government to answer where’s the funding? Mr Boyce said Labor promised the world for Central Queensland before the last election and 12 months on since they were elected, many projects are still in doubt. “The former Labor candidate for Flynn claimed on May 24,…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce said today, some three million Australians will be hit with a crippling 7.1 per cent increase in their student loans. Fuelled by Labor’s high inflation, this is the highest HECS indexation rate in more than 30 years. Mr Boyce said as a start, the Coalition has called for the…
The Australian Government will provide $38,790 from the Saluting their Service (STS) Commemorative Grants Program to Gladstone Regional Council, $150,000 to the Returned and Services League (RSL) Queensland Gladstone Sub-Branch from the Veteran Wellbeing Grants as well as $25,663 under the Building Excellence in Support and Training (BEST) Grants Program. Federal Member for Flynn, Colin…
