The Hon Paul Fletcher MP

The Australian and New South Wales governments have today announced $33 million in funding for a program to identify more than 100 infrastructure improvements that will boost the resilience of the flood evacuation network throughout the…

Early works have commenced on the much-anticipated Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCEC), to prepare the site for major construction.

Work to make the M1 interchange at Ormeau (Exit 45) safer and more efficient is about to get underway. 

The Morrison Government’s $540 million Location Incentive is kick-starting 2022 with a big boost to the Australian economy, with the latest investment of more than $16 million bringing La Brea back to Australia for its second season.

The Morrison Government’s Online Safety Act has today come into effect, providing the eSafety Commissioner with even stronger powers to keep Australians safe online.

The Morrison Government has reappointed Ms Julie Inman Grant as eSafety Commissioner for a further five years.

Townsville is a step closer to welcoming ships up to 300 metres long with the arrival of Australia’s largest backhoe dredge, Woomera, at the Port of Townsville.

Work on the $2.16 billion Coomera Connector Stage 1 has kicked off, with enabling works commencing on the northern section between Coomera and Helensvale.

New bridges are taking shape at Springwood as part of the $750 million M1 Eight Mile Plains to Daisy Hill upgrade.

Leading arts tours spanning music, theatre, circus and dance will be supported with $5.5 million to tour 151 locations across rural and regional Australia, in the latest round of the Australia Council’s Playing Australia touring program.

Work has started on 500 new spaces at Coomera Station park 'n' ride, which will double the carparks capacity. 

The $17 million expansion is funded on a 50:50 basis by the Australian and Queensland governments.

The continued recovery of Australian’s film and television industry will be underwritten by the extension of the Morrison Government’s $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund (TIF) until 30 June 2022.

Calls to Triple Zero should be made only in an emergency, as ambulance services nationwide report significant increases in call volumes for non-emergency related matters, such as COVID information. 

The Morrison Government is reigniting the arts and cultural sector in regional Australia, with 71 projects set to share more than $2.7 million under Round 13 of the Festivals Australia program.

The transformation of Mitchell Freeway is continuing to ramp up, with a contract awarded to Intelligent Freeways Alliance to deliver the Smart Freeway Mitchell Southbound: Reid Highway to Vincent Street project.