Media releases

MEDIA STATEMENT – 22 May 2022

MEDIA STATEMENT – KEITH PITT MP – FEDERAL ELECTION 2022

An upgrade to the amenities and changerooms at Diggers Football Club will encourage more female participation and improve access for people with a disability.

Home ownership is one step closer for thousands of first home buyers who will be able to use their superannuation to get into the property market.

Guides and visitors to the Elouera Campsite at Mon Repos will be cooking up a storm thanks to an upgrade funded through the Stronger Communities Programme.

Work is now completed on the expansion of the Urangan Community Centre in the Hervey Bay Botanic Gardens to create a wellness and wellbeing hub.

Residents of Bundaberg North and surrounding areas have been given a lifeline by the Coalition Government in the event of a future flood emergency.

New infrastructure worth more than $20 million will be built at the Port of Bundaberg as part of a joint project involving the Federal Government, Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd and Sugar Terminals Ltd to support the development of new export-focused industries in the region.

A boost to Hervey Bay’s CCTV network will help fight a surge in vandalism and break-ins across the region, with a re-elected Coalition Government providing $400,000 for new cameras across the area.

The Coalition Government is supporting a $3.4 million investment bringing Queensland’s largest producer of Asian mushrooms to establish a new farm and factory at Bundaberg, with a $1.9 million grant under the Securing Raw Materials Program.

More older Australians will have access to cheaper medications and healthcare thanks to changes to the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card from 1 July 2022.

Bundaberg is leading the way in trialling agriculture technology to increase productivity on local farms and sharing that knowledge to benefit the industry.

A program to help young people across the Wide Bay-Burnett to avoid anti-social behaviour and criminal activity has received a funding boost from the Coalition Government.

Tomorrow, on Anzac Day, communities across the Hinkler electorate will pause to remember the sacrifice of all those Australians who have given their lives in the service of our nation and thank all current and former men and women of our Defence force.

The Liberal and Nationals Government will provide $5 million for a new Veteran Wellbeing Centre in Queensland’s Wide Bay-Burnett region, to better support local veterans, Defence personnel and their families.

This year’s Anzac Day service at the Light Horse Memorial in Freedom Park, Hervey Bay will have a special addition with a display of 1,443 handmade ceramic Flanders poppies.

Residents in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg received a road safety boost today with the Australian Government announcing it will invest $744,000 toward two projects under the 2022–23 Black Spot Program.

MEDIA STATEMENT – Election called

Media Statement on the Bundaberg Mayor running as an independent

More road and community infrastructure projects will be rolled out across Hinkler, thanks to a further $500 million in funding for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.

More road and community infrastructure projects will be rolled out across Hinkler, thanks to a further $500 million in funding for the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.

A critical care doctor will now be based at the Bundaberg RACQ LifeFlight Rescue base seven days a week to boost the service’s capacity to transport critically ill patients thanks to a $1.1 million investment from the Morrison Joyce Federal Government.

Targeted cost of living relief, support to train more apprentices, as well as investments in infrastructure announced in the 2022-23 Budget will help drive economic growth in Hinkler.

Nine community groups across Hinkler have received a share of more than $65,000 from the Coalition Government to help increase energy efficiency and reduce their power bills.

The Aqua Adventure Playground at WetSide in Hervey Bay is taking shape.

More than 55,000 people in Hinkler will benefit from a boost to their social security payments to help them keep up with the changes in the cost of living.

The Coalition Government is delivering an extra $50 million under round six of the highly-successful Safer Communities Fund to improve community safety with the Hervey Bay region benefiting to help divert local at-risk youth from a life of crime.

MEDIA STATEMENT ON MEMBER FOR BUNDABERG

Burnett motorists will soon see safety improvement works start on the Bruce Highway at Isis Central and Booyal.

The significant projects, between North South Road and Ringwood Road, include a right-turn lane into Adies Road, a wide centre line treatment and two new heavy vehicle rest areas.

The Coalition Government is delivering more than $4.7 million to be shared between five organisations to upskill, build job readiness and provide intensive support to unemployed young people in Bundaberg and Hervey Bay to help them into the workforce.