$640,000 sweetener for Mackay sugar cane processor

Mackay-based Townsend Industries will receive $639,429 in funding for a pilot facility that will test how processed sugar cane can produce high-value products. The Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia, David Littleproud said Townsend Industries has demonstrated a commitment to innovation which has the potential to create new industries and jobs for north Queensland. “This […]

South East and Central Queensland Forestry Hub funding extended to 2025

South East and Central Queensland is set to benefit from $900,000 new Australian Government funding to support growth in its forest industries. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said the Australian Government’s investment in the Regional Forestry Hubs was a show of faith in our forest industries and the benefits that they deliver […]

Landry Defends Small Business

On Tuesday, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that almost all people throughout Queensland must be fully vaccinated by December 17. This means non-vaccinated people will be banned from pubs, clubs, restaurants, and most non-essential indoor and outdoor venues. Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry has been encouraging all of the Capricornia electorate to get vaccinated but […]