12/05/2017

Additional $15 million to support farm businesses in QLD

• An additional $15 million in Coalition Government funding for Drought Assistance Concessional Loans is now available for Queensland farm businesses to 30 June 2017.
• $50 million has now been allocated to Queensland for Drought Assistance Concessional Loans since the Farm Business Concessional Loans Scheme opened on 1 November 2016.
• Since the scheme opened in November last year, 33 Queensland farm businesses have been approved for loan funding of almost $20 million.

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11/05/2017

Parliamentary Friends of Road Safety Statement

This week marks the commencement of two very important initiatives; National Road Safety Week and the fourth UN Global Road Safety week.

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11/05/2017

Statement on Road Safety and the Bruce Highway – House of Representatives

Mr Deputy Speaker, this is National Road Safety Week and I wear my yellow ribbon to confirm my absolute support.

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10/05/2017

Back to basics budget based on fairness, security and opportunity

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien, said the 2017 Coalition Government Budget is based on principles of fairness, security and opportunity.

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05/05/2017

Quality Schools funding estimator for Wide Bay

A new funding estimator is available to help parents, teachers, principals and school communities see exactly how they stand to benefit from the Coalition Government’s new $18.6 billion needs-based Quality Schools plan.

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05/05/2017

Yay for Section A! Another section of Cooroy to Curra upgrade now open

The $490 million Cooroy to Curra Section A upgrade is completed and already easing congestion for all motorists travelling that section of the Bruce Highway.

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04/05/2017

Tinana Interchange project reaches major milestone

The Tinana interchange near Maryborough will reach a key milestone this week, with the installation of concrete girders underway for the new two-span overpass.

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02/06/2017

$318 million Gonski funding boost one step closer for Wide Bay schools

An additional $318 million for Wide Bay schools is one step closer after the Coalition Government’s Gonski needs-based funding plan passed the House of Representatives.

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1/05/2017

Grants for Wide Bay volunteer community groups

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today announced that 40 community groups in Wide Bay will share in more than $160,000 to support the work of almost 1,200 volunteers.

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24/04/2017

Bruce Highway safety works continue north of Tiaro

• $18.36 million upgrade to the Bruce Highway north of Tiaro to improve safety and traffic flow
• Works to include new and extended overtaking lanes, a widened median, and new turning lanes at intersections, with upgrades scheduled to be completed by late 2017

Safety works on the Bruce Highway north of Tiaro are about to start, including new overtaking lanes and widened medians to help reduce the high accident rate along this stretch of highway.

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