Frustrated rail commuters unable to find parking at Ferny Grove rail station will be helped by an $11 million funding allocation for additional park and ride facilities. Hundreds of new car parking spaces will be provided at Ferny Grove with the funding from the Morrison Coalition Government. The Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said…
DetailsThe 2019 Dickson Awards have seen outstanding local residents rewarded for their hard work and dedication to make our community. With a wide range of award winners, each making a unique contribution, 2019 has been one of the biggest years yet. The 2019 Citizen of the Year is Carmel Bond, a stalwart of the Dayboro…
DetailsA duplication of the Linkfield Road overpass will bust congestion and improve safety at a notorious bottleneck in Brisbane’s north. The overpass currently forces vehicles to merge from two lanes to one before the Gympie Arterial Road on-ramp, frustrating thousands of motorists on a daily basis. Federal LNP Member for Dickson Peter Dutton and Federal…
DetailsRowers across the Moreton Bay-North Brisbane regions will benefit from a Morrison Government investment in new facilities at Lake Kurwongbah. The Pine Rivers Rowing Club will receive a significant funding boost to expand its facilities at the lake. The Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said the Coalition Government would provide a grant of $200,000 for…
DetailsRetirees in Dickson stand to lose thousands of dollars from their nest egg every year under Labor’s retiree tax. The Federal Member for Dickson Peter Dutton said Labor’s tax will hurt many local retirees. “In Dickson there are more than 5450 people whose hard earned savings will be raided by Labor through its retiree tax,”…
DetailsThe Moreton Bay South region is fighting back against illicit drug dealers with the Pine Rivers Crime Stoppers branch launching a local Dob in a Dealer campaign in Petrie today. The launch is one of hundreds happening around the country since the Federal Government announced funding for the 2018-19 nationwide Dob in a Dealer campaign…
DetailsThe Liberal National Government is continuing to deliver record hospital funding to the Metro North local hospital network, in each and every year, which is providing more doctors, more nurses and importantly more services for patients. We categorically reject claims made in the media from the Queensland Labor Health Minister, Steven Miles about current funding…
DetailsAn innovative company in Dickson is set to benefit from a $276,956 share in $3.5 million of Australian Government’s Accelerating Commercialisation (AC) grants. Technobake from Whiteside has been offered an AC grant to develop a commercial pocket-bread baking machine for the high-volume food-retailing sector. This innovative pocket-bread baking machine will provide supermarkets with a high-volume,…
DetailsThe Maranatha Men’s Shed has been awarded a grant of $630 from the Coalition Government for Tools and Equipment under round 17 of the Government’s National Shed Development Program. Member for Dickson Peter Dutton today congratulated the Men’s Shed for its successful application for the grant. “Like similar sheds across Australia, the Maranatha shed offers…
DetailsA further $30 million is available to enable communities to upgrade security at local centres under round three of the Safer Communities Fund. Community groups have until 25 September 2018 to apply for the funding. This latest funding round brings the total amount available under the Safer Communities Fund to $70 million between 2016-17 and 2019-20.…
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