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LNP ‘ups the ante’ on sugar marketing

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says only the LNP is in a position to deliver for cane growers in Queensland on the issue of sugar marketing, with Labor confirming they won’t do anything to help resolve the current impasse. Mr Cripps said yesterday’s announcement by Agriculture Minister John McVeigh that a re-elected Newman LNP Government […]

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CRIPPS PLEDGES FUNDS FOR TULLY SHOWGROUNDS & MPC

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has announced the LNP will provide funding for two important projects in Tully that will continue to modernise the face of the town and address a legacy issue impacting on the local community. Mr Cripps said if he is re-elected as part of an LNP Government, he would deliver funding for […]

Arnot Creek 22.01.15

CRIPPS MAKES PROGRESS ON ARNOT CREEK BRIDGE

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has announced that a re-elected LNP Government will fast-track detailed design work on a replacement for the vital Arnot Creek Bridge on the Bruce Highway, north of Ingham. Mr Cripps said the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) had prepared a business case to replace the bridge, estimated to […]

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Birthing Services to Reopen at Ingham

The Minister for Health, Lawrence Springborg joined me in Ingham today to announce birthing services would reopen by the end of the year. Reopening of Ingham Hospital birthing services would allow local women to give birth close to home, and complement the outstanding ante-natal and post-natal care currently provided by the midwifery group practice. Women […]

LNP TO DELIVER BEST & BRIGHTEST TEACHERS

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says a re-elected LNP Government in Queensland would provide the best education for young Queenslanders through a new program to attract and retain the best and brightest into the teaching profession. Mr Cripps said teacher quality was a top priority for the LNP to improve student outcomes so young Queenslanders […]

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LNP MARKS FUNDS FOR NEW SCHOOLS

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, says young Queenslanders will have a brighter future under a re-elected LNP Government, with plans to build new schools and new classrooms in growing areas announced on the weekend. Mr Cripps said the next generation of Queenslanders were our most valuable resource and their education was vital to building a strong […]

LNP TO REWARD SAFE YOUNG DRIVERS

  In an innovative new road safety initiative, the LNP has announced that it will reward young drivers who do the right thing on Queensland roads with a free, three-year driver’s licence if the Newman Government is re-elected. Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, said the LNP’s Young Driver Reward Scheme would reward young drivers who completed […]

CRIPPS WARNS FARMERS – LABOR AND GREENS HAVE DONE ANOTHER DEAL

  LNP Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps has warned sugar cane farmers across North Queensland that Labor and the Greens have done another election deal that will undermine their productivity and tie them up in red tape.   Mr Cripps said Labor and the Greens had a long history of making pre-election preference deals in […]

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LNP to secure water supply for Forrest Beach

  The residents of Forrest Beach are set to receive a safer, more secure water supply courtesy of funding from Round 4 of the Newman LNP Government’s Royalties for the Regions program, which will allow future growth in residential and tourism development.   LNP Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps said Royalties for the Regions funding […]

HINCHINBROOK COMMUNITY GROUPS RECEIVE FUNDING

  Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has welcomed a new year funding boost for local community groups through the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund. Mr Cripps said eligible local community groups have received almost $250,000 from 2015’s first round of funding. “I am proud of the hard working non-profit organisations in my electorate who […]