INVESTING IN A BETTER BEECHMONT ROAD A joint project of the Australian Government and Scenic Rim Regional Council is delivering upgrades to Beechmont Road. Works recently completed on stage one of the upgrades, were funded in large part through the Australian Governments Roads to Recovery program. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz…
The Australian Government is continuing to back the drought-affected Lockyer Valley, with $22,089 to support the upgrade of the Glenore Grove Public Hall. The project was one of many across drought affected regional Australia, sharing in over $1.1 million in Federal funding under the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal’s Tackling Tough Times Together program.…
Binna Burra Road is to be reopened under traffic control, today (Monday, August 31) with final works expected to continue until October 2020, weather and site conditions permitting. The reopening of public access marks an important recovery milestone for the community and local tourism after last year’s devastating bushfires. Federal Member for Wright and Assistant…
Against a backdrop of Coronavirus related public health restrictions, the team at Binna Burra Lodge have been working diligently to restore some ‘normality’, post fire and in the midst of a pandemic. Almost twelve months on from the Black Summer Bushfires, when the historic Binna Burra Lodge was encircled by raging fire and lost, the…
Motorists’ patience with ‘roads works’ resulting from significant investments in bridge upgrades across the Scenic Rim, is now being repaid in better, safer travel. Continued works on regional bridge and road networks as a result of a joint funding arrangement between the Australian Government and Scenic Rim Regional Council, has delivered bridge upgrades in…
Students at St Mary’s Beaudesert now have a safer space to wait for the afternoon bus, thanks to the Australian Governments Local Schools Community Fund. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz recently visited St Mary’s to meet with Principal Kevin Billion and student leaders, before being shown the new shelter. Mr Buchholz said it was…
Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz has announced the Australian Government has opened grants for farmers under the Smart Farms Small Grants program. Mr Buchholz said funding of up to $100,000 was available to farmers in Wright, to support their natural resource management efforts. “This has been a very popular program that has…
Today is Vietnam Veterans’ Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, a day when Australians are encouraged to reflect on the service and sacrifice of those who served during the Vietnam War. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz has paid his respects to all those who served in the Vietnam War, one…
Local road users can now enjoy a safer, more reliable journey with the completion of Josephville bridge, thanks to a partnership between the Australian Government and Scenic Rim Regional Council. Assistant Minister for Road Safety and Freight Transport and Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said the Bridges Renewal Project was delivering millions for bridge…
Communities across the Scenic Rim are being urged to outline their priorities to share in $36.8 million for bushfire recovery projects, announced today by the Australian and Queensland governments. The funding will support a range of projects in 13 local council areas, determined by the Queensland Government that were most heavily impacted by last…