Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington has congratulated the Crows Nest Children’s Centre on their successful grant application to install new playground equipment.
Mrs Frecklington said the Crows Nest Children’s Centre were one of fifteen local groups to receive nearly $300,000 in grants through the latest round (90) of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF).
“The Crows Nest Children’s Centre are a great organisation who deliver quality early childhood services for Crows Nest and its surrounding districts,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“The funding is being used to install a swing, which was actually the suggestion of one of the children who attend the centre. They’ll be receiving $20,500 to make it possible,” Deb said.
The other local groups to be successful with their GCBF application include:
Deb also noted that the online grants application process for the Gambling Community Benefit Fund has recently changed.
“It is important to note that the next round (91) closes on 13th January 2017 to allow groups time to get used to the new process. I’d encourage groups considering or preparing an application to visit the GCBF website and note the new details,” Deb said.
“One important change to note is that groups who are already registered with GCBF will need to re-register and a new ‘organisation’ number will be issued,” she said.
Photo: Deb during a visit to the Crows Nest Children’s Centre in 2014 when she donated $5,000 to upgrade the outdoor area. The Centre have been successful in securing further funding to install a swing.
Member for Nanango, Deb Frecklington, says strong community support and perseverance has seen an agreement to reduce the speed limit on the western approach of the D’Aguilar Highway into Kilcoy.
Mrs Frecklington says the issue was first brought to her attention during a Kilcoy Mobile Office in late 2015, but initial representations to the Main Roads Department weren’t successful.
“Mr Ken Kuhn approached me about his concerns that the speed limit of 100km/h on the D’Aguilar Highway on the approach to Kilcoy was too fast and there had been many near misses. Sadly there was also a fatal crash at the intersection,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“Our request to extend the 80km/h zone to prior to the Kilcoy-Somerset Road intersection was knocked back, but we didn’t give up.
“Earlier this year, another resident, Mr Shaun Molloy also approached me with his concerns and Shaun undertook a petition, which I tabled in the Parliament in early November.
“I’d like to thank the 397 people who signed the petition. With this excellent community support, the Department has agreed to extend the 80km/h zone to approximately 400 metres west of the Kilcoy-Somerset Road intersection.
“This is something that was worth fighting for and I am very proud that we’ve been able to achieve this terrific result.
“Along with the support of Federal funding through the Black Spot program, the intersection of the Kilcoy-Somerset Road is currently being upgraded. With the road upgrades and reduction in speed limit in this area, I think we have certainly moved to increase safety in this location,” Deb said.
Photo: Deb and Shaun Molloy on the D’Aguilar Highway west of Kilcoy. The speed limit will be reduced to 80km/h 400m west of the Kilcoy-Somerset Road intersection.
Queensland families will pay $317 million more for electricity thanks to the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s extreme renewable energy policy, according to the independent Productivity Commission’s final report into electricity prices released today.
Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls said when the impact on households, businesses and industry was combined, power prices under Labor would soar by $1.3 billion.
“It’s any wonder Labor has left it to the second last sitting day of State Parliament to release the report after trying to bury it for over six months,” Mr Nicholls said.
“Queenslanders will be slugged $10.8 billion in subsidies to pay for Labor’s irresponsible renewable energy scheme – and at the same time they will lose $8 billion in revenue.
“It’s a triple whammy that will hurt families, taxpayers and the Government – and the Commission isn’t even convinced the scheme will actually reduce emissions.
“Labor’s plan will also require $11 billion worth of new power generators to displace perfectly good generators – it’s economically reckless.”
Opposition Energy Spokesperson Michael Hart said the Productivity Commission’s final report found the extreme renewable energy scheme would shrink the Queensland economy and increase the budget deficit.
“Under Annastacia Palaszczuk and Mark Bailey’s plan Queenslanders will pay more and receive less,” Mr Hart said.
“Labor’s 50 per cent target means Queenslanders will be subsidising other States, which is grossly unfair,”
“The LNP supports national action on a renewable energy target but not an extreme target that is unfair, unaffordable and unachievable.”
The Productivity Commission on Labor’s 50% Renewable Energy Report:
