Bundaberg Today column 10-11-23
In case you missed it, last week the biggest manufacturing project in the Bundaberg region was officially opened.
In case you missed it, last week the biggest manufacturing project in the Bundaberg region was officially opened.
The Australian people have spoken and thoroughly rejected the proposition put forward by the Prime Minister.
Time is of the essence for any medical emergency and Bundaberg Legacy is well-equipped thanks to the Stronger Communities Programme.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt has marked 10 years in office by thanking the voters of Hinkler.
If youâve driven out by the Bundaberg Airport recently youâve no doubt seen a hive of activity.
Recognising the important work of volunteers across the Hinkler electorate is being supported by the return of the popular Volunteer Grants Program.
Students in years 10, 11 and 12 are being encouraged to enter the national My First Speech competition.
A call for the Albanese Government to investigate the data used to determine the District Workforce Shortage status for cardiologists in the Wide Bay-Burnett region has been renewed following a recent meeting in Canberra.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt said the Albanese Labor Governmentâs two-pronged attack on backpackers would be devastating for local growers and the local economy.
A document quietly tabled in the Parliament last week has verified the serious challenges the Cashless Debit Card was starting to address in Hinkler before the Albanese Government dumped the card.
The Albanese and Palaszczuk Governmentâs will divide Bundaberg into a city of have and have nots, with funding for the East Bundaberg Flood Levee announced today.
A program which has supported more than 1,300 businesses across the Wide Bay-Burnett region has been cut by the Albanese Government in its Budget, with the service to end on 30 June 2023.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt has slammed the Albanese Government’s “sugar hit” Budget handed down tonight.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt is calling for urgent price relief, an investment into nuclear and immediate commitment to assisting gas exploration and extraction after strong support from constituents in recent survey.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt is calling on the Albanese Government to announce significant and on-going measures to help ease cost of living pressures on local residents in the upcoming Federal Budget.
While the Prime Minister has finally revealed what the Australian people will be asked in the referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament later this year, there are questions that remain unanswered.
A combined commemorative garden at Bundaberg South State School will provide a place for students, staff and community members to remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIâs 70 years of service and fallen soldiers.
A popular Federal Government program which has helped local community groups and not-for-profit organisations improve facilities and upgrade equipment is back.
Local Federal and State MPs have welcomed the Member for Bundaberg finally supporting the Bundaberg North Evacuation Route.
There has been much said in recent weeks â and there will be more to come â about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
Royal Flying Doctor Service pilots from across Australia and Asia will soon be heading to Bundaberg for their flight training.
The Albanese Governmentâs first Budget has failed the people of Hinkler with drastic cuts to regional funding programs and no immediate measures to help families and individuals with rising cost of living pressures.
The future of Paradise Dam is in even more doubt following media reports today the Albanese Government will slash funding for regional projects across Australia.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Flynn Colin Boyce are calling on the Albanese Government to commit to restoring Paradise Dam once and for all.
Leader of the Opposition the Hon Peter Dutton MP and Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt MP met with local representatives from the regionâs agriculture industry during Mr Duttonâs visit to Bundaberg today.
The Wide Bay region home to 204,000 people is currently facing the threat of having only one interventional cardiologist to care for people having heart attacks.
The Albanese Government has been forced to make an embarrassing backflip on the Cashless Debit Card legislation, admitting itâs removal will have serious consequences for vulnerable communities.
Keeping score is a lot easier at Woodgate Bowls Club thanks to a grant from the Stronger Communities Programme.
A new amenities block at the Hervey Bay Woodcrafts Club has been made possible thanks to a grant from the Stronger Communities Programme.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt and Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew OâBrien have welcomed the opening of the new flood-proof Saltwater Creek Bridge and Deadmans Gully Bridge on the Bruce Highway.