Fraser Coast Chronicle

MPs target fuel loads as key cause of fire emergency

Coast politicians say climate change is real, but not the main cause of bushfires ravaging the country.

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24th Dec. 2019 1:12 PM

Scorched earth at the scene of the September Peregian fires. Hotter and dryer conditions through early spring and into summer has led to a series of major fires since then. Our politicians say rather than greater action on climate change, the solution lies in better fuel-load management. AAP Image/Rob Maccoll

Party turmoil: ‘I was going to call a spill today’

A QUEENSLAND MP stood up in the Nationals party room yesterday and declared, “It was my intention to call a spill...

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22nd Oct. 2019 7:10 AM

New laws passed in parliament to protect farmers

The Bill will be presented for Royal Assent through the regular process

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15th Sept. 2019 9:09 AM

Llew O'Brien in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

JOBS BOOST: Investment in M'boro training hub on horizon

Yesterday he confirmed the $50.6 million initiative would be rolled out across the nation over the next two-and-a-half...

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22nd Aug. 2019 12:08 PM

NEW SKILLS: DTM Timber general manager Curly Tatnell with Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien. The training hub will aim to match up skills with various industries across the region.

EDUCATION: Maryborough childcare gets federal funding boost

The centre was one of three Fraser Coast childcare services to receive funding through the Community Child Care Fund.

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08th Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

FUNDING BOOST: Beck Nielsen, Jaxson Lawrence, Elizabeth O'Driscoll, Tiffany Ammenhauser, Hudson Taylor, Zendaya Alexander, Lleyton Polzia and Hayleigh Edwards from Little Gems Child Care & Early Learning Centre.

Wide Bay MP accuses State Govt of dragging its feet on hwy

But Minister for Main Roads Mark Bailey accused Mr O'Brien of having a short memory.

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06th Aug. 2019 12:08 AM

Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien on the Bruce Highway overpass on Iindah Rd West where a new $13 million overtaking lane project is to go ahead.

'Biggest killer of those aged 14-25 years': MP

AS a former policeman and speaker for mental health charity Beyond Blue, Llew O'Brien knows the importance of tackling the...

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28th July 2019 1:07 PM

SERIOUS ISSUE: Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien, who is also a speaker for mental health charity Beyondblue, said suicide was a serious issue in rural communities.

Wide Bay MP endorses proposal aimed at tackling teen suicide

The motion was prompted in part by the recent tragic death of Maryborough teen Yannis Barounis.

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26th July 2019 12:07 AM

HELP THEM OPEN UP: Tricia and Tasos Barounis, whose son Yanni took his own life.

Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien walks away from serious crash

Mr O'Brien's vehicle, which was being driven by his chief of staff, had just come to a stop, due to a crash ahead, when it...

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28th June 2019 12:06 PM

MIRACLE ESCAPE: Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien was involved in a serious crash on a Sunshine Coast motorway yesterday. (The car he was in is pictured).

Scanes to 'keep watch' on O'Brien over next three years

'As I said, I either win or learn and we'll learn from this and move forward.'

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25th May 2019 9:05 AM

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