Tag Archives: North Queensland

Common sense prevails on NAIF HQ

Common sense has prevailed on the location for the headquarters of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF), with the Federal LNP Government announcing the $5 billion facility would be based in Cairns. Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Hinchinbrook MP Andrew Cripps said his and the LNP’s intervention ensured the NAIF was established in North […]

Labor caves and Katters a no-show on crucial North QLD debate

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

The Palaszczuk Labor Government has caved to pressure and now supports the LNP’s position that the Australian Government’s Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF) should be headquartered in North Queensland. Shadow Minister for Northern Development Andrew Cripps said North Queenslanders would be relieved to know that Labor had acknowledged Premier Palaszczuk had a brain-explosion when she […]

PALASZCZUK SELLS OUT NORTH QUEENSLAND

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has sold out North Queensland by advocating for the Federal Government’s Northern Australia initiative to be based in Brisbane, the LNP said today. A furious Shadow Minister for Northern Development, Andrew Cripps, said there was no reason why the Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund (NAIF) couldn’t be based in North Queensland. “Townsville and […]

Coralee (finally) goes to Canberra

Categories: Shadow Minsterial

North Queensland community and business leaders would be shocked to learn today that the Palaszczuk Labor Government is only now heading to Canberra to discuss economic opportunities presented by the Federal Government’s Northern Australia White Paper. Shadow Northern Development Minister Andrew Cripps said Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland Coralee O’Rourke’s announcement that she […]

CRIPPS WELCOMES NEW NORTH QUEENSLAND POLICE GRADUATES

Categories: Electorate

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has attended the graduation of 47 new police constables from the North Queensland Police Academy, at a ceremony in Townsville on Friday. Mr Cripps said the Queensland Police Service Induction Parade was attended by Queensland’s most senior police officers and local civic leaders as well as family and friends of the […]

COWBOYS V BRONCOS NRL GRAND FINAL

Categories: Electorate

In 1995, I was a 15 year old student at Tully State High School, playing junior rugby league for the Tully Tigers. I can still remember the awesome thrill of attending my first North Queensland Cowboys home games in Townsville, against Balmain (Round 13) and the Western Reds (Round 20). Ten years later in 2005, […]

CRIPPS BACKS BANANA INDUSTRY SUPPORT PACKAGE

Categories: Electorate

Hinchinbrook MP, Andrew Cripps, has called on the State and Federal Governments to immediately support a request from the Australian Banana Growers Council (ABGC) for assistance in response to the outbreak of Panama Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in North Queensland. Mr Cripps endorsed the package of measures outlined by the ABGC as […]

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HINCHINBROOK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CANDIDATES FORUM
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