Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, inspected HQ Plantations sites in the Kennedy, Cardwell and Herbert River districts last week, to assess the progress of re-planting after the forestry was extremely badly damaged by Cyclone Yasi in February 2011. Mr Cripps said, next month it would be four years since Cyclone Yasi and over the last six […]
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Panoramic views at Panjoo Lookout
Panoramic views of Hinchinbrook Island and the Great Barrier Reef await visitors to the newly opened Panjoo Lookout in Girringun National Park atop the Cardwell Range on the Bruce Highway. Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps, and National Parks Minister Steve Dickson officially opened the 15m long and 3m wide lookout today, as part of […]
Cripps Delivers Pledge For Mission Beach Pool
Local residents and visitors to Mission Beach can look forward to a brand new pool if Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps and the LNP is re-elected on 31 January 2015. Mr Cripps said the LNP had a strong plan to support grassroots sport and recreation by assisting local clubs and communities and helping to […]
BIG SCREEN SCOUTS SCOPE HINCHINBROOK
Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has kept his promise to give his electorate a fighting chance of being part of future big screen movie and TV productions, following last year’s bonanza year for international production in Queensland. Queensland was the number one state in attracting off-shore productions in the last financial year including Modern Family, […]
Completion of overtaking lanes on the Bruce Highway
Senator Ian Macdonald and I announced the completion of two overtaking lanes on the Bruce Highway between Cardwell and El Arish, making the road safer for locals, visitors and the transport industry. Tenders have been called for another overtaking lane project on the Bruce Highway between Dallachy Creek and Yellow Waterholes, between Cardwell and Tully. […]
Opening of the Ferlazzo Centre
I enjoyed attending the opening of the Ferlazzo Centre and the new administration building at Gilroy Santa Maria College in Ingham. The Trade Training Centre will be a great asset for students in technical and vocational education classes and courses at GSMC and is a terrific asset for the school. The buildings and equipment were […]
Cochable Creek upgraded tracks
Mountain bike enthusiasts in Far North Queensland now have a new adventure to experience, with $20,000 worth of upgrades to walking tracks in four national parks in the Wet Tropics now catering for both walkers and mountain bikes.It was a pleasure to visit Cochable Creek Campground on Saturday to officially open the upgraded tracks and […]
Bambaroo State School 90th anniversary
I attended the afternoon tea celebrating the 90th anniversary of the opening of Bambaroo State School, in my electorate of Hinchinbrook. Bambaroo is a small rural school between Ingham and Rollingstone,… but there was a great crow on hand to mark the schools 90th birthday, including a former student who was there on the first […]
Bluewater State School fete
I attended the annual Bluewater State School fete at Bluewater. There was a great crowd in attendance at what is a fast growing school, servicing communities on Townsville’s Northern Beaches. At the fete, it was great to catch up with a number of the fellas from the Bluewater Rural Fire Brigade, who were on hand […]
NQ banana farms protected
North Queensland banana farms will be protected from the blight of banana freckle disease thanks to a $4.1m investment by the State Government. About two-thirds of Australia’s bananas are grown in the Hinchinbrook electorate and the industry is a cornerstone of the region’s economy. It’s important we help in the eradication program so we can […]
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