8 August 2018
2018 Volunteer Grants now available
Llew O’Brien MP, Federal Member for Wide Bay, is encouraging community organisations in Wide Bay to apply for a share of up to $20 million in Coalition Government funding to support the efforts of local volunteers.
7 August 2018
LNP MPs sleep rough in Canberra to support St Vinnies Sunshine Coast
LNP Federal Members of Parliament from the Sunshine Coast, Andrew Wallace, Ted O’Brien and Llew O’Brien, together with Nambour based Senator James McGrath, are joining the 2018 Vinnies Community Sleepout, by sleeping rough in a cold courtyard at Parliament House, Canberra.
7 August 2018
LOCAL BUSINESSES PROVE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORTH
The northern end of the Sunshine Coast has proven itself as Queensland’s entrepreneurial capital if the latest round of Accelerating Commercialisation funding is anything to go by.
3 August 2018
Local projects deliver Stronger Communities in Wide Bay
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is calling for project proposals for funding from Round 4 of the Federal Coalition Government’s Stronger Communities Programme (SCP).
2 August 2018
Investment in sport infrastructure to build stronger communities
Llew O’Brien, Federal Member for Wide Bay, is encouraging local sporting groups to apply for funding for a national $29.7million program aimed at upgrading community sport infrastructure.
27 July 2018
Dob in a Dealer Campaign for Wide Bay
Federal Member for Wide Bay, Llew O’Brien MP has welcomed a further $1 million funding commitment by the Coalition Government to continue the national Dob in a Dealer campaign run by Crime Stoppers Australia, benefitting communities across Wide Bay.
27 July 2018
National action on endometriosis to help thousands of Australian women
The Coalition Government has released Australia’s first National Action Plan for Endometriosis, investing a further $1.2 million to improve the quality of life of patients through better treatment, diagnosis, and aiming to find a cure.
25 July 2018
Lights on for busy Tinana Intersection
New traffic signals have been switched on at the Gympie and Iindah roads intersection, in Tinana, on the Bruce Highway.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael McCormack said the project would significantly improve safety and efficiency amid growing traffic volumes at the Wide Bay region intersection.
24 July 2018
NAB’s Leadership on Farm Management Deposits a boost for farmers
Federal Member for Wide Bay, Llew O’Brien, has welcomed news that the nation’s largest agri-lender, the National Australia Bank, will allow farmers to offset their Farm Management Deposits against their loans.
21 July 2018
New WW1 war memorial opens in Maryborough
The Fraser Coast Military Trail is a step closer to completion with a series of sculptures honouring the ANZACs installed at the Gallipoli to Armistice Memorial site in Queens Park, Maryborough today.
