More than 70 roadside rest areas across the country will be upgraded to help combat driver fatigue and keep people safe on our roads, thanks to $7.2 million in funding from the Liberal and Nationals Government. The funding, provided through the Government’s Driver Reviver Site Upgrade Program, will see upgrades rolled out at 71…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has welcomed disaster recovery funding to support repairs and reconstruction works to local roads damaged by storms and flooding in late 2020 and March 2021. Mr Buchholz said support for much-needed roadworks was being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). “The widespread rain and…
The Australian Government has unlocked over $40 million to upgrade Queensland’s Mount Lindesay Highway at Jimboomba, which connects Brisbane to the New South Wales border. The approval green-lights delivery of the project, which will span 1.5 kilometres and includes expanding the highway to four lanes, as well as upgrading major intersections and pedestrian pathways, to…
An upgrade of the lighting at Greenbank Cricket Club is complete, thanks to funding from the Federal Liberal and Nationals Government, committed by local MP Scott Buchholz at the 2019 election. Mr Buchholz said he was pleased to secure the funds as part of an election commitment but was even happier to see the project…
Harrisville State School’s new playground is complete and providing juniors with a new activity area, delivering on an election commitment made by local Member Scott Buchholz. Mr Buchholz said he was pleased to see the new junior playground complete, to give the students at Harrisville State School a modern, safe and fun area to…
New emergency accommodation will be available for vulnerable women and children escaping violence in Logan and the Scenic Rim, following a $1,055,588.00 boost for the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation program. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz said the Morrison Government was investing more than $1 million for yourtown to expand existing accommodation to more people…
Logan Village Green’s community-inspired adventure playground is now open. Features of the playground include a bird’s nest lookout, large and small slides, trampolines, a flying fox, totem poles with ropes and a dry creek bed flanked by timber steppers and balance beams. Some parts are moveable to allow children to create their own play space.…
Funding for capacity improvements to the Vonda Youngman centre on Tamborine Mountain will ensure the eastern communities of the Scenic Rim are better prepared for future disasters. Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz announced $600,000 in joint funding to deliver the necessary infrastructure on Tamborine Mountain, to ensure the community had disaster recovery capacity.…
Funding has been secured for the Laidley Cultural Centre acoustic upgrades following an announcement from the Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz. Joined by Lockyer Valley Regional Councillor Janice Holstein and State Member for Lockyer Jim McDonald, Mr Buchholz announced $117,000 in new funding for upgrades to the error prone sound and acoustic equipment.…
Works have started on the upgrade of the Mount Lindesay Highway between Stoney Camp Road and Chambers Flat Road, with Queensland-based HullSee JV awarded the construction contract. The $75 million project will widen the highway from two to four lanes, build new northbound and southbound bridges across Norris Creek, install safety upgrades…