FIVE thousand native trees and shrubs will be planted along Canungra Creek this year through the federal government’s 20 Million Trees Program and the Green Army initiative. The Scenic Rim Regional Council and Wright MP Scott Buchholz worked together to get $44,000 of federal government funding for the project, which will start in February. It…
ROAD users will have access to safer and more reliable local travel when three Scenic Rim bridges are replaced in the next 12 months through the federal government’s Bridges Renewal Program. Churchbank Bridge at Mutdapilly, Adams Bridge at Rosevale and Tramway Bridge at Christmas Creek will be replaced at a total cost of $7.89 million,…
COUNCILS and not-for-profit organisations are being encouraged to seek federal funding for projects which promote regional growth. Applications for round three of the $1 billion National Stronger Regions Fund opened on Friday and will close March 15. Wright MP Scott Buchholz encouraged not-for-profit groups and councils in the region to put forward projects which would…
THE $1.4 million replacement of Darcy Edmunds Bridge in the Jimboomba town centre started this week, creating a safer and more reliable link for businesses and residents in the growing region. The replacement is being jointly funded by the federal government and Logan City Council. Wright MP Scott Buchholz said it was due time the bridge…
THE experiences of January 2011, when flash flooding devastated our region, were harrowing. Five years on, nothing can repair the loss of life in our communities. But for every story of tragedy and horror that the people of the area were exposed to, there is a story of genuine kindness and humility. The bringing together…
ORGANISATIONS in Wright are being encouraged to apply for funding and pitch in ideas to help parents avoid long-term unemployment in Logan under a new federally funded program. Wright MP Scott Buchholz on Thursday announced Logan was one of 10 regions nationwide which would benefit from the ParentsNext program. The program, which starts April 4,…
COMMUNITIES who do not get mobile coverage have more time to apply for government help after the Federal Government extended nominations for the mobile black spots program to January 15, 2016. Public nominations for round two of the program were originally set to close on December 31, 2015. Wright MP Scott Buchholz said the extension…
MEN at Beaudesert’s Wongaburra Men’s Cave Down Under will be able to combine working in the shed with getting outdoors through a new federally funded awning. Wright MP Scott Buchholz announced the approval of a $7500 grant for the awning under round 11 of the National Shed Development Program on Friday. Mr Buchholz said the…
The Government has welcomed the passage of legislation designed to lift national immunisation rates and provide a stronger incentive for immunisation. The Senate passed the No Jab, No Pay bill this afternoon. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz said this is an important win for families, for community health and for the safety of our…
4 schools in Wright have received over $5.9 million of funding from the Federal Government under the Capital Grants Programme. The Kooralbyn International School, the forthcoming McAuley College in Beaudesert and Tamborine Mountain College have all been successful in having their grant applications approved and will commence work soon. The Kooralbyn International School has received…