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  State Budget deepens mystery of Minister O’Rourke’s achievements Ms O’Rourke’s role as Minister for North Queensland not mentioned in key budget papers Budget clear evidence North Queensland is going without a strong voice at the cabinet table The ongoing mystery that is Coralee O’Rourke’s position as Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland continued […]

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HINCHINBROOK SCHOOLS MISS OUT ON TOWNSVILLE EDUCATION ‘WIN’

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has expressed his disappointment that schools in the Hinchinbrook electorate appear to have missed out on the ‘win’ for education in Townsville claimed by local Labor MP’s and said it’s not right for the Palaszczuk Government to play favourites. Mr Cripps said he appealed directly to the Premier and the Education […]

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LABOR’S RADICAL BUDGET OF RAIDS, RIP-OFFS & WRITE DOWNS

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says Queenslanders should be concerned about the raids, rip-offs and write downs in the Palaszczuk Governments second radical budget from Treasurer Curtis Pitt and warned that it would lead to higher unemployment and increased debt. Mr Cripps said Labor’s second budget confirmed the Palaszczuk Government was incapable of delivering a long-term […]

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HINCHINBROOK GRATEFUL FOR SMALL MERCIES

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has taken a philosophical approach to the less than impressive budget from the Palaszczuk Government, suggesting communities in the Hinchinbrook electorate may have to be grateful for small mercies. Mr Cripps said while Labor was making big claims the budget was all about jobs and infrastructure, the reality for the Hinchinbrook […]

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BUSY ROADS PROGRAM CONTINUES IN HINCHINBROOK

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed the continuation of a busy program of capital works on the Bruce Highway in the Hinchinbrook electorate, as several projects continue to be progressed and several new projects secure state budget allocations for the first time. Mr Cripps said after a long campaign to secure funding from the Commonwealth […]

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LNP LEADS THE WAY TO CLEAN UP QUEENSLAND

 The LNP has committed to a policy that will address one of Queensland’s major environmental issues – cans and bottles littering our streets, roadsides and waterways and creating land fill issues – while engaging the community to become involved. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said he was proud the LNP had committed to introducing a container […]

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SUPPORT FUNDING FOR NEW INITIATIVE IN HINCHINBROOK

Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed the announcement of a new initiative being established by the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre. Following a successful application for funding through the Support for Young Children Affected by Domestic and Family Violence project, The Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre has been successful in receiving funding of $42,863. Mr Cripps […]

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TOURISM OPERATORS WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR LABOR TO SHUFFLE PAPER

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says the local tourism industry in the Herbert River district has waited more than 6 months for the Palaszczuk Labor Government to shuffle a bit of paper to make an additional permit available for transfers to and from Dungeness to Hinchinbrook Island. Mr Cripps said he had made representations to Environment […]

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NEW LNP LEADERSHIP VISITS CASSOWARY COAST REGION

The Queensland LNP’s newly elected leadership team, Tim Nicholls and Deb Frecklington, have visited the Cassowary Coast region, as part of their first tour of regional Queensland. Hosted by local Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, Mr Nicholls and Mrs Frecklington met with chamber of commerce and industry representatives and local LNP party members in Tully. Opposition […]

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CRIPPS BACKS STRONG BORDER PROTECTION POLICIES

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has backed the Federal LNP Government’s strong border protection policies during a debate in the Queensland Parliament last week. Mr Cripps said the debate was brought on by the LNP Opposition after a number of Federal Labor candidates had called for the policy of ‘turning back the boats’ to be repealed. […]