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Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack has paid tribute to Federal member for Flynn Ken OâDowd for his 10 plus years of service to the region.
When Mr McCormack was in Gladstone this week he thanked Mr OâDowd, stating the pair were elected to Federal Parliament in the 2010 election.
Together they announced $10 million in funding, $5 million to establish a hydrogen knowledge centre in Gladstone and $5 million to beautify Auckland Hill.
After he was born in Gladstone Hospital in 1950, Mr OâDowd went to school at Gladstone, before becoming captain at Rockhampton Grammar while at high school.
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Subscriber only A regional war chest of cash and disaster funding will be announced today, as the Federal Government seeks to shore up its vote in the country. Queensland has become a political battleground, with leaders from four parties in a pre-Budget week campaign push. Prime Minister Scott Morrison blitzed through Rockhampton and Cairns yesterday, while stopping in Townsville on Wednesday morning, while Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese hit Mackay. Prime Minister Scott Morrison having a taste of the steak he just cooked at Beef Australia. Picture: Vanessa Jarrett The money will go into the sixth round of the Building Better Regions Fund, used for grants in regional areas to go towards projects like sports halls, pool upgrades and road fixes.
Politics by Matthew Killoran
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Subscriber only A regional war chest of cash and disaster funding will be announced today, as the Federal Government seeks to shore up its vote in the country. Queensland has become a political battleground, with leaders from four parties in a pre-Budget week campaign push. Prime Minister Scott Morrison blitzed through Rockhampton and Cairns yesterday, while stopping in Townsville on Wednesday morning, while Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese hit Mackay. Prime Minister Scott Morrison having a taste of the steak he just cooked at Beef Australia. Picture: Vanessa Jarrett The money will go into the sixth round of the Building Better Regions Fund, used for grants in regional areas to go towards projects like sports halls, pool upgrades and road fixes.
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The $367.2 million Rookwood Weir project reached a significant milestone on Friday, with the announcement in-river construction was underway.
Rookwood Weir is being built on the Fitzroy River, 66 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton.
Once complete, the more than 16-metre high weir would enable a transition to higher value agricultural land use and facilitate new industrial business opportunities in the region.
The 18-metre high concrete Riverslea Bridge upgrade was also nearly complete.
The upgrade would replace the existing crossing with a single 3.5-metre wide road lane, connecting the approaches to the bridge with the existing road, including passing bays at both ends, and demolishing the existing culvert crossing.
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