Phil Thompson Welcomes Disaster Relief Win for Townsville

Federal Member for Herbert, Phil Thompson, called the Federal Government’s decision to finally extend blanket disaster recovery relief across all of Townsvillea win for Townsville, calling it a hard-fought victory for locals like Marissa Tones.

Media Release: Reef HQ Five Years Away from Opening, Senate Estimates Reveals

Reef HQ is up to five years away from opening with planning for demolition not even having begun, Senate Estimates has revealed today.

When pressed by the Coalition to provide a timeline of Reef HQ’s completion at a special spillover hearing with the Great Barrier Reef Park Authority, a Federal agency representative could only offer, “I would hope within the next four to five years.”