Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says a suspected case of Panama Disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in the Mareeba area, if confirmed, would be a ‘game changer’ for the banana industry in North Queensland and could result in a change of direction for the biosecurity response. Mr Cripps said the announcement from Biosecurity Queensland […]
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed news that upgrades to facilities at the Jourama Falls section of the Paluma Range National Park between Ingham and Townsville have been completed just in time for the Easter long weekend and school holidays. Mr Cripps said day visitors and campers to Jourama Falls would benefit from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has expressed his serious concern about the reported identification of Panama Tropical Race 4 at a banana farm in the Tully district and said the issue posed a serious challenge for the banana industry and local communities. Mr Cripps said he understood samples of the suspected case of Panama Disease […]
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has warned North Queenslanders the announced review of regional crocodile management plans was a sign that common sense policies were under threat from the new Labor Government and its links to the green movement. Mr Cripps said the announcement by new Environment Minister, Steven Miles, during his first trip to […]
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 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 […]
Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps and Member for Thuringowa Sam Cox are working hard to deliver vital community infrastructure for the Northern Beaches. Andrew Cripps says if he is re-elected and the LNP is returned to government, he will deliver $1.1 million towards the development of a new community centre at Peggy Banfield Park […]
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says he has made progress on concerns expressed by local residents on Townsville’s Northern Beaches, about the urgent need for an upgrade to the Bruce Highway and Church and Bowden Road intersections, north of the Black River. Mr Cripps said he had presented a petition on the issue to the […]
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