LOCKYER CREEK BRIDGE OPEN TO TRAFFIC

UPGRADES to the Lockyer Creek Bridge are now complete, ending more than two years of Warrego Highway roadworks between Helidon and Withcott. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said the Australian Government contributed $6.8 million to the $9 million bridge upgrade under the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Programme.…

TRADE SKILLS BOOSTED THROUGH NEW LOCKYER VALLEY TRAINING CENTRE

Young people of the Lockyer Valley will be able to gain valuable skills at a new facility being officially opened today at Faith Lutheran College in Plainland. The Plainland Trade Training Centre is offering local secondary students qualifications in automotive, construction, electrotechnology and engineering. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon Scott…

LOCAL MOBILE BLACKSPOTS ON THE TABLE

Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz MP, today hosted a community leader’s round table to discuss the serious deficiencies in our local mobile telecommunication with Paul Fletcher MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Communications, who is responsible for implementing the Government’s $100 million Mobile Black Spot Programme. Scott Buchholz says the need for improved…