The Stronger Communities Programme which provides Federal funding of up to $20,000 for small community groups is now open for expressions of interest. The Stronger Communities Programme has provided much needed funding over the past 7 rounds to local community groups in Flynn to undertake small capital works projects. “There are so many community organisations…
A newly established Senate inquiry has called for all banks to immediately cease closing bank branches in regional towns until a proper assessment is undertaken about their impact. In recent months there has been a concerning number of banks close in regional Australia, Liberal-National Senators have established a new Senate inquiry into the current extent…
Successful applicants for Round 3 of the Federal Government’s Local Sporting Champions and Local Para Champions programs have been announced. The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships. Successful applicants will receive $500-$750 towards the cost of attending their championships. The…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has not wasted any time in the first sitting week of 2023, blasting the big banks over branch closures in the Federal Parliament. Mr Boyce did not mince his words saying it’s time for the big banks to put their money where their mouth is and stop treating our…
Prime Minister Albanese has reaffirmed that Labor has broken another key election promise – this time, to deliver 50 ‘urgent’ care clinics within their first 12 months in government, including the clinic promised for the electorate of Flynn. On the eve of the election, the Prime Minister’s own Finance Minister, Katy Gallagher promised that an…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has called for heads to roll as another milestone ticks by for the Gladstone Hospital maternity crisis. Mr Boyce said it has been 200 days since the Gladstone Hospital maternity unit was put onto bypass. “Gladstone Hospital serves a regional city of 60,000 and surrounding towns including Biloela. The…
Local Federal and State MPs have welcomed the Member for Bundaberg finally supporting the Bundaberg North Evacuation Route. Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt said it was great news for the community that the State Member had finally ‘seen the light’. “When Colin Boyce and I announced in May last year our election commitment of…
Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce has slammed the Federal Labor Government’s six-month delay in delivering safety upgrade funding to regional airports. Mr Boyce said regional airports in his electorate of Flynn have endured months of delays waiting to repair and resurface runways and airstrips while the Federal Labor Government refused to make decisions on…
Federal Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, and Federal Member for Flynn, Colin Boyce, have called on the State Labor Government to take swift and decisive action to fix the hospital crisis Central Queensland has been experiencing for years. This week, it was announced an obstetric locum has been sourced to fill the gaping wound left…
