GRANTS of up to $5000 are up for grabs to help community organisations from across the electorate of Wright support their volunteers. The funding is being provided under a $10 million Volunteer Grant funding round, which is open until December 20. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz urged local groups to apply. “This is a great opportunity for…
MOTO enthusiasts are revving up for an even more family-friendly experience at the Queensland Moto Park after Motorcycling Queensland secured Commonwealth funding to build a ropes course and jungle gym. The $38,638 project, which Motorcycling Queensland will chip in half for, is expected to attract more young families to the facility at Coulson. Queensland Moto…
A WITHEREN man who established an innovative guttering company to stem the number of deaths caused by people falling off ladders has scored more than half a million dollars to further develop the product. Local builder Alan Haley came up with the idea three years ago to make gutters which do not need cleaning. He…
ENTRY to the Allandale Rural Fire Brigade station will be made safer after the group secured a $5857 Commonwealth grant to build a driveway into the facility. The new entry and driveway project will transform the entry to the station, which is currently accessed via a grass drainage ditch over a large hump. The Allandale…
A BRIGHT young woman from Brassall is feeling empowered for a career in the outdoors after completing a koala conservation project with the Green Army at Peak Crossing. Lauren Thomson, 18, was among five young people from Ipswich and the Fassifern to graduate from the Commonwealth Government program recently The team worked for eight months…
A PROPERTY set aside for koala habitat at Peak Crossing is in better shape than ever before thanks to the work of five local youth through the Commonwealth’s Green Army program. The youngsters graduated from the federal government program on Thursday, October 6 2016 after eight months of hard work on the Queensland Trust for Nature…
STUDENTS and staff of Faith Lutheran College will have full use of five new classrooms, an undercover gymnasium and an undercover learning area after the school scored $360,000 of Commonwealth funding. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz officially opened Stage 8 of the newly constructed facilities at Faith Lutheran College in Plainland on Friday. Mr…
FITNESS students at Beaudesert High will be able to muscle up on improving the health of people in the community after the school P&C secured a $20,000 Commonwealth grant for new gym gear. Beaudesert High, which offers free personal training for senior citizens and people with a disability, will buy new treadmills, rowing machines, spin…
A PROPOSED 32.5 per cent tax rate which was set to apply to working holiday visa holders from July 1 will be slashed to 19 per cent. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said the change demonstrated that the government recognised the value of keeping regional economies strong. “Agriculture and local tourism, particularly agri-tourism, across the Scenic…
A BRIGHT young woman from Brassall is feeling empowered for a career in the outdoors after completing a koala conservation project with the Green Army at Peak Crossing. Lauren Thomson, 18, was among five young people from Ipswich and the Fassifern to graduate from the Commonwealth Government program recently. The team worked for eight months…