$7.3 million in funding is up for grabs through the Morrison Liberal National Government’s Driver Reviver initiative for those looking to establish or upgrade their life-saving road-side rest sites.

A popular grants program which provides funding of up to $20,000 for small community groups will open next week, and I encourage all interested organisations to get in touch with his office.

The guidelines for Round Five of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF) have been released and I encourage all communities in the region to apply after the especially tough year they have faced with the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’m encouraging all local manufacturers with shovel-ready projects to increase their productivity and grow jobs to apply for a Manufacturing Modernisation Fund (MMF) grant.

Fourteen trays of premium mangoes from Bowen arrived in Canberra this week as a delicious reminder of the need to buy Australian produce over the festive season.

THE 2020-21 round of the Australian Government’s Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) grants program is now open to ex-service organisations (ESOs) and their partner community groups and organisations.

Today, myself, Michelle Landry MP and and Senator Matthew Canavan have called on the Queensland Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Glenn Butcher to honour the Labor party’s election promise and apply for funding for the Urannah Dam as soon as possible.

Heritage site owners, managers and support organisations can now apply for the Morrison Liberal National Government’s $5.3 million Heritage Grants Programme aimed at protecting and preserving Australia’s national and world heritage sites.

Grants between $25,000 and $400,000 could be awarded to conserve national and world heritage listed places, boost tourism and provide much needed economic stimulus for regional areas. 

Organisations with research project ideas that encourage the community can now apply for a Citizen Science grant of up to $500,000.

Veterans and their families have had the future of their benefits under the Veterans Affairs Gold Card guaranteed, after the Morrison Liberal National Government rejected the advice of bureaucrats to change the system.

Commercial fishers operating small vessels will no longer be forced to comply with onerous safety equipment rules designed for larger vessels, thanks to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) response to industry stakeholder feedback.

The Proserpine War Memorial will be replaced with a new cenotaph after a $67,000 grant was approved by the Morrison Liberal National Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Programme.

Artificial reefs will be planted on the Mackay and Whitsunday Coasts to boost fish stocks after an innovative project proposal received a $298,925 grant through the Morrison Liberal National Government’s Fisheries Habitat Restoration programme.

Hundreds of millions of dollars claimed by the State Labor Government as their investments in local infrastructure have in fact come from the Federal LNP Government.

The Morrison Liberal National Government intends to introduce legislation to Parliament which will allow casual miners doing de facto full time work the right to convert to permanent employment.