Category: Media Releases

HAVE YOUR SAY ON COST OF LIVING PRESSURES

The rising cost of living is having a significant impact on household budgets, community groups and business finances, and Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is encouraging people to make a submission to a new Senate inquiry on its effects.

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NIGHT WORKS FOR GYMPIE BYPASS

Work on the Gympie Bypass is forging ahead, with night works scheduled to take place on three bridge sites over the next few months.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY MESSAGE 2022

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is encouraging everyone in Wide Bay to honour those who have served our nation, by wearing a poppy and paying their respects at 11am on Remembrance Day, this Friday, November 11.

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LLEW O’BRIEN CONGRATULATES WIDE BAY’S SPORTING CHAMPIONS

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today congratulated local sports stars who will receive grants to help them participate in state and national competitions.

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LABOR’S BUDGET DISMISSES AND DELAYS VITAL PROJECTS IN WIDE BAY

It’s been five months since the election, and councils, community groups and road users in Wide Bay have all been treading water since then, patiently waiting for last night’s Budget to find out the fate of local projects, and all the while costs have been going up.

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WHERE IS THE FUNDING FOR THE FOUR LANE TIARO BYPASS?

Federal Member for Wide Bay, Llew O’Brien has called on the Australian Government to immediately release a full funding profile for the four lane Tiaro bypass.

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WHAT ABOUT THE FOUR LANE TIARO BYPASS?

A media release issued on Sunday by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King, heralded a so called $1.47 billion infrastructure allocation for Queensland in the upcoming 2022-23 Federal Budget.

But the release was silent on the four lane Tiaro bypass.

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TENNIS RAMPS UP AT KANDANGA

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien cut the ribbon on a new accessibility ramp at the Kandanga Tennis Club today to help kick off Seniors Month in Wide Bay.

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FUNDING TO HELP MARYBOROUGH VETERANS

Maryborough Returned, and Services League of Australia Sub-Branch has achieved an $8,495 Federal Government grant to help veterans get support, Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien MP said today.

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FUNDING TO REPLACE FLOOD-DAMAGED TOOLS

Maryborough Services Memorial Bowls Club Inc has been awarded $5000 under the latest round of Volunteer Grants funding, Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien has announced today.

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