Daily Archives: 15 February 2016

Opportunity for youngsters to learn a second language

YOUNGSTERS in the region have the opportunity to learn Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French or Arabic through the federal government’s Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) app program. Wright MP Scott Buchholz encouraged early learning centre operators who expressed an interest but missed out on trialling the language apps in 2015 to formally apply by March 4…

10,000 trees and shrubs for Beechmont’s Back Creek

THE badly eroded Back Creek at Beechmont will be stabilised and a rainforest canopy restored through the planting of 10,000 trees and shrubs. Wright MP Scott Buchholz and the Scenic Rim Regional Council worked together to get $88,440 of federal government funding for the project through the 20 Million Trees program. Local Green Army teams…