Applications are open now for a new round of the $380 million Mobile Black Spot Program to help expand mobile phone coverage in major transport corridors and disaster-prone areas, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced today.

Tin Can Bay Road motorists will now enjoy safer, more reliable journeys as the new replacement Coondoo Creek Bridge, west of Gympie, opens.

Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien has welcomed news that work will start on the long-overdue Tinana Overtaking Lane project next week (Monday 16 November), after the Labor State Government dragged its heels on the fully Commonwealth-funded project.

Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien today congratulated 14 Wide Bay sports stars who will receive grants to help them participate in state and national competitions.

Local heritage site owners, managers and support organisations can now apply for grants of between $25,000 and $400,000 to protect and preserve Wide Bay’s national and world heritage sites and promote tourism.

The Liberal National Government is continuing its support for the dairy industry, with six Wide Bay dairy farmers to receive grants for energy-efficient equipment, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced today.  

Work is about to start on $8.1 million in safety upgrades to intersections on a 25 kilometre stretch of the Bruce Highway from Curra to Gootchie, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced today.

Applications are now open for youths and veterans in Maryborough, Gympie and the Cooloola Coast for Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications scholarships.

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Prime Minister’s Veterans’ Employment Awards, with Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien encouraging local veterans and organisations to apply.

Applications are being sought in Maryborough for a Career Facilitator to help connect senior secondary school students with local industries and jobs in demand as part of a new Industry Training Hub.

Noosa Council will receive $1.6 million to improve and create new links within the Cooran-Pomona section of Noosa’s hinterland trails network to aid in the region’s economic recovery from bushfires and COVID-19, Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien announced today.

Four bridges in Noosa will be replaced or upgraded with almost $5 million in funding from the Morrison Government’s Bridges Renewal Program.

Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien has welcomed the Morrison Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, saying it will create jobs, rebuild our economy and secure Australia’s future.

Federal Member for Wide Bay and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Llew O’Brien is encouraging local businesses to “go digital” so they can compete, succeed and create job opportunities as Australia emerges from the COVID-19 crisis.

Wide Bay organisations and individuals with ideas for exciting National Science Week events for next year are being encouraged to apply for a grant to make their idea a reality.
 

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is encouraging organisations, farmer groups and individuals with innovative ideas to build drought resilience to apply for grants of up to $200,000.

Expressions of interest are now open for membership of the Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce to help connect job seekers and school leavers with training and employment opportunities.

Wide Bay’s native flora and fauna will be given a helping hand to recover from last summer’s devastating bushfires, with $461,000 in grants announced by Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today.

Noosa tech company Fireball International will receive $500,000 in federal funding for an innovative new system that could detect bushfires in as little as three minutes, Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.

A new hospitality festival will receive $15,000 in funding from the Liberal and Nationals Government to boost domestic visitors and support Noosa’s tourism sector following the summer’s bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.

The Peregian Beach Digital Hub will receive $200,000 in federal grants to deliver their world-first commercialisation program to fast-track adoption of promising bushfire-resilience technologies.

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today presented two Cooroy veterans with special commemorative medallions and certificates to honour their service in World War 2, and mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the war.

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien today welcomed the most significant reforms to Australia’s insolvency framework in 30 years as part of the Morrison Government’s economic recovery plan to keep businesses in business and Australians in jobs.

Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club’s new $500,000 lighting system will be officially switched on today by Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien, heralding a bright future for the club and the community.

Youth mental health champions headspace are a step closer to opening the doors on a satellite centre in Maryborough, with the signing of a lease on a premise next to the Station Square Shopping Centre, located at Shop 2b, 138 Lennox Street.

The highly anticipated Gympie bypass has moved a step closer, with the first sod turned today at the Woondum interchange.

The Australian flag has always been a reminder to me of the pride and privilege I feel that I am Australian, and this year I feel more grateful than ever.

The Morrison Government’s $62.8 million Local Jobs Program will help Wide Bay jobseekers gain skills and training to help them into work as part of Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery efforts.

Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is encouraging people in Wide Bay to explore new career options through adult education, during Adult Learners Week 2020.

Grants of $5000 and $20,000 are now available for projects to support activities for young people in Wide Bay, Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien announced today.