Regional businesses in the resources sector who want to speak up about the unfair demands of banks, insurers and superannuation funds can do so confidentially via an inquiry currently being conducted by the Government’s Trade and Investment Growth Committee.

Community groups across the region will be supported by a new Morrison McCormack Government program to lower energy costs and support local jobs.

The Powering Communities Program will fund up to 12 projects worth a total of $67,700 in each electorate, including Dawson. Grants of between $5,000 and $12,000 will be available to eligible community organisations, with no co-contribution required.

The Palaszczuk Labor Government still haven’t applied for federal funding to support the Urannah Dam project, despite promising they would before the State election in October.

The Member for Mackay and her friends in Brisbane have talked about supporting this project, but now it’s come to the crunch they’re not following through with their promises.

Local volunteer groups can now apply for federal funding to support them in the work they do to help others.

A double round of funding is up for grabs to cover two financial years, with $132,450 available for the electorate of Dawson under the Morrison Liberal National Government’s Volunteer Grants program.

I was pleased to receive advice this morning from the ACCC that Adventium Technology Group Pty Ltd has now paid out $6.5 million to about 350 tour operators in this country, including those in the Whitsundays I went in to bat for.

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Keith Pitt was in Mackay today to urge the resources sector to continue making submissions to a parliamentary inquiry into the financial sector’s treatment of the industry

Tens of thousands of new job opportunities will be created for apprentices and trainees across Australia with the expansion of the targeted wage subsidy program as part of the Morrison McCormack Government’s National Economic Recovery Plan.

I had the pleasure of turning on Whitsunday Raceway’s brand new floodlights for the first time last night , ushering in a new era of night-time racing events for Whitsunday Moto Sports Club.

THE Queensland Premier’s cynical move to play favourites on travel incentives is a cruel blow to the Whitsundays.

We have $200 travel vouchers on offer for those travelling to Cairns and Far North Queensland, but there’s nothing to assist the struggling Whitsundays.

Today I have written to both the Bureau of Meteorology CEO and the Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley to advise that it’s simply not good enough for the people of Townsville to be without a weather radar for three days, just when a cyclone is brewing off the coast.

I’m still pushing for not only an extension to the JobKeeper program for struggling tourism operators but greater access to the Federal Government’s JobMaker program so tourist operators can hire new employees to further rebuild their industry.

Last week, the National Party’s Backbench Policy Committee released its Manufacturing 2035 which outlined the National Party’s vision for the manufacturing industry and a broad policy platform to help encourage industry growth.

The 9-point plan’s goal is to double the employment in Australian manufacturing, to counter the trend of continuing employment stagnation in the industry.

New road safety upgrades and jobs will be delivered right across Queensland with the Australian and Queensland Governments unlocking close to $300 million in additional funding.

More than $10 million has been ear-marked for road safety works in the Townsville region.