Community News In Hinterland Gets Six Figure Federal Government Boost
Much-loved Hinterland newspaper the Glasshouse Country and Maleny News (GC&M News) will be able to deliver an improved online news experience for local residents alongside their on-going print edition following a grant of $108,200 from the Morrison Government. The funding is part of this year’s $5 million round of the Regional and Small Publishers Innovation […]
$1,000 Available To Sunshine Coast Students In Second Ready, Set, Go! Bursary
Students on the Sunshine Coast could once again benefit from a bursary of $1,000 to help them enter the world of work under the second round of Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace’s Ready, Set, Go! bursary. Applications are open for this second round from today until Monday 17 August 2020, after the first bursary […]
Opportunities To Fund Telecommunications Projects In The Hinterland
Applications for the Australian Government’s $53 million Regional Connectivity Program are now open, with projects in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland eligible for funding. The Program will provide targeted investment in local telecommunications infrastructure projects to maximise economic and social opportunities in regional, rural, and remote communities across the country. Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace […]
Sunshine Coast Hinterland students off to university with Federal Government
Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace has congratulated two students from the Sunshine Coast Hinterland on receiving a Government-funded scholarship to assist with the costs of their tertiary education and has encouraged others to apply. The fourth round of scholarships have been awarded under the Coalition Government’s $58.1 million Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program, […]
Sunshine Coast volunteers receive $65,000 leg up from Morrison Government
Volunteers at twenty Sunshine Coast organisations in the Federal electorate of Fisher are among tens of thousands across Australia benefiting from the Morrison Government’s support through the Volunteer Grants Program at this challenging time. These grants will provide, among much more, new uniforms for the 5th Light Horse Regiment Maleny Troop, new computer equipment for Vinnies in […]
Aspiring Sunshine Coast Sparky Scores $1,000 In Tools From Federal Mp
Tom Loane, a 16 year old from Wurtulla will begin a step ahead in his search for an apprenticeship with a full bag of the latest tools after becoming the first recipient of Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace’s Ready, Set, Go! bursary. Mr Wallace’s Ready, Set, Go! bursaries are a new employment initiative providing […]
People With Quadriplegia To Get First Access To Sport On The Sunshine Coast
People living with quadriplegia and other disabilities will have access to competitive sport on the Sunshine Coast, some for the very first time, following a Federal Government grant for Sippy Downs club Suncoast Spinners. The $243,140 grant will pay for the creation of a Wheelchair Rugby program to add to the Club’s existing Wheelchair Basketball […]
CHANCELLOR STATE COLLEGE STUDENTS SAFER AND HAPPIER IN SHIPSHAPE PLAYGROUND
More than 1500 primary school students at Chancellor State College in Sippy Downs will now be happier and safer following the completion of Federally funded upgrades to their ‘tired and dangerous’ playground. The “Friend-Ship” themed new facility was one of 12 funded by the Morrison Government with $200,000 from the Local Schools Community Fund in […]
New Opportunities For Sunshine Coast Residents With A Disability
People living with a disability on the Sunshine Coast have access to new and improved courses in critical life skills like cooking at the Compass Institute’s Caloundra Centre, thanks to a grant under the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Programme. The $16,000 project, one of 19 funded across the Federal electorate of Fisher, has seen the […]
STEVE IRWIN WAY UPGRADES TO DRIVE RECOVERY ON SUNSHINE COAST
A new $1.5 billion Australian Government infrastructure package will provide an immediate injection into the Sunshine Coast economy and help bring jobs back online through $18 million in safety upgrades to the Steve Irwin Way. Federal Member for Fisher Andrew Wallace said getting shovels in the ground on local construction projects was critical for maintaining […]