22/3/2019
Mobile phone black spot funding improves safety on Fraser Island
Tourists and residents on Fraser Island will enjoy improved safety and convenience, with two new mobile phone base stations to provide service to the eastern side of the island for the first time, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.
21/3/2019
Llew O’Brien rolls out $20,000 for Independent Riders Workshops
Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is delivering $20,000 for security, equipment and laptops at Independent Riders Workshop in Maryborough to help disengaged youths.
21/3/2019
Llew delivers $50,000 breath of fresh air for Maryborough military museum
Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum will be a cooler, even more inviting place for visitors to honour our Anzac history, after Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced $50,000 for air-conditioning and a solar system.
20/3/2019
LLEW O’BRIEN DELIVERS $28.5 MILLION FOR MARYBOROUGH
A high-tech export-focused manufacturing plant will soon be coming to Maryborough, Queensland, after Rheinmetall Nioa Munitions Pty Ltd received Federal Liberal and Nationals’ Government funding through the Regional Growth Fund.
20/3/2019
23,500 Wide Bay aged pensioners to receive payment boost
More than 23,500 aged pensioners in Wide Bay will receive an increase to their payment rates from 20 March 2019, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.
18/3/2019
Act fast to register interest in solar funding for Wide Bay community groups
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien reminds local community groups that expressions of interest are closing on Friday (March 22) for solar project grants.
18/3/2019
$646,600 to help Wide Bay graziers protect Great Barrier Reef
Wide Bay graziers will be able to help protect the Great Barrier Reef, after Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien confirmed $646,500 in funding from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation for gully restoration and land management education.
18/3/2019
$24,620 for six Men’s Sheds in Wide Bay
Six Men’s Sheds in Wide Bay will receive a share in $24,620 for improvements and community activities, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.
15/3/2019
Llew O’Brien secures $1.5 million for new Maryborough headspace service
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today announced a new headspace service for Maryborough, providing teenagers and young adults with access to free or low cost youth mental health services close to home.
15/3/2019
Act fast for a share in $150,000 environment grants
Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien reminds community groups they have until March 25 to apply for a share of $150,000 funding to help protect our environment.
