Two months after the close of public submissions on an amendment to the Gulf Water Resource Plan (WRP), the new Labor Government has failed to progress the release of additional unallocated water for irrigated agriculture in the Flinders and Gilbert River catchments. Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, said […]
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ALP Finally Recognises LNP’s Wisdom
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Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning, Small Business, Employment and Trade Tim Nichols has welcomed Labor’s acknowledgement of the LNP’s plan for opening up the Galilee Basin. “As the LNP has always said the expansion of Abbot Point is a vital component in developing the resources sector in North Queensland,” Mr Nicholls said. “Under […]
Labor Two Faced on Veg Changes
Categories: Ministerial
LNP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Andrew Cripps , has warned regional Queenslanders that the new Labor Government was being two faced about its intentions regarding the state’s vegetation management framework. Mr Cripps said last week’s press release from Natural Resources Minister Anthony Lynham, reassuring landholders that it was ‘business as usual’ in Queensland […]
MINISTER LYNHAM MISSING IN ACTION
Categories: Ministerial
Two weeks after being appointed as the Minister for State Development, Natural Resources and Mines, Anthony Lynham has still not visited Bowen, Abbot Point or the Galilee Basin to talk to locals about jobs and the single biggest potential investment in Queensland’s resources sector. Visiting Bowen today, LNP Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Mines, […]
Shadow Ministers to meet with Bowen Gumlu Growers Association
Categories: Ministerial
Shadow Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Deb Frecklington and Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, will join with Local Member for Burdekin Dale Last in Bowen to meet with the Bowen Gumlu Growers Association today. Mrs Frecklington said both herself and Shadow Minister Cripps have made the early visit to […]
Farmers given greater protection
Categories: Electorate, Ministerial
Today, Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney, Agriculture Minister John McVeigh MP and I announced farmers would be given greater protections and opportunities to grow their businesses and create jobs with another three million hectares added to strategic cropping land across the state. This announcement will ensure more land is available and help create job opportunities for […]
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