WRIGHT MP Scott Buchholz has re-opened nominations for the Wright Community Contribution Awards after commitments in Canberra forced him to postpone award presentations in 2015. The awards, which started in 2014, are a way for the community to recognise and thanks people who devote their time to helping others and making the region a better…
THE Kokoda Barracks at Canungra is set for a $220 million investment through the federal government’s 2016 Defence White Paper released on Thursday. Wright MP Scott Buchholz announced government plans to invest $20 million in the barracks in the next decade and a further $200 million between 2025-26 and 2035-36. The money will be used…
LANDHOLDERS, jobseekers and the environment will benefit from federally funded Brigalow revegetation at Purga Creek and Reynolds Creek in the Fassifern this year. Wright MP Scott Buchholz announced the federal government had granted $183,181 through its 20 Million Trees program to plant more than 16,000 locally sourced trees across the two projects. The federal government…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (19:45): I rise to regretfully advise the House of the tragic and sudden passing of a mayor whose shire is completely engulfed within my electorate of Wright. I speak of the tragic and sudden passing of Mayor Steve Jones AM. Steve's time in this place has been cut short by many years.…
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…
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…
WRIGHT MP Scott Buchholz has welcomed a two-week extension to round two of the federal government’s Safer Streets CCTV funding program. The deadline for online applications has been extended to 2pm, March 2. Community groups, councils, incorporated not-for-profit organisations, chambers of commerce, Neighbourhood Watch and police are eligible to apply. The government will award up…
WRIGHT MP Scott Buchholz is urging communities facing street crime or anti-social behaviour to seek federal CCTV and crime prevention funding under round two of the Safer Streets program. Online applications close at 1pm February 17, with community groups, councils, incorporated not-for-profit organisations, chambers of commerce, Neighbourhood Watch and police eligible to apply. The government…
THE state government has failed to deliver any substantial plan of action through its Mt Lindesay Highway safety review, says Wright MP Scott Buchholz. Mr Buchholz said the safety review fell well-short of public expectations. “I agree wholeheartedly with the Member for Beaudesert Jon Krause that the state government has missed a great opportunity through…
MUNUNJALI elders in Beaudesert have welcomed moves to continue clearing up an overgrown site along the banks of the Logan River which was once their childhood home. Weeds will be cleared and four thousand native trees and shrubs planted at Il Bogan Park through the federal government’s 20 Million Trees Program, the Green Army initiative…