Everybody can take direct action for the environment by participating in National Tree Day, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. ‪Mr Christensen will be giving away free trees on Saturday morning for Mackay residents to plant on National Tree Day. The trees on offer are native bottlebrush. ‪“A massive boost in trees planted...

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 The mining boom in the Bowen Basin could last only as long under the carbon tax as it takes to bring overseas mines online, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. Australia’s credibility on the world market recovered somewhat when Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised there would be no mining tax under a government she l...

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The introduction of a carbon tax would cripple the already struggling tourism industry in the Whitsundays, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. “The carbon tax will effectively make tourism in Australia more expensive,” he said. “That will encourage Australians to take holidays overseas and will discourage overseas tourists ...

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Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, condemned new legislation in parliament this afternoon as an attack on the rights of fathers that would produce another generation of stolen children.  According to Mr Christensen, changes to the Family Law Act added no further protection to child safety and, in fact, watered down the definition ...

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Greens leader Bob Brown are planning to become 21st Century bushrangers, robbing from Mackay and giving to the capital cities, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. “The carbon tax will not clean up the environment, it’s just a means of wealth distribution,” he said. "We have a higher than ave...

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Petition pages are already rolling in for the push to fund a Headspace Mental Health Centre in Mackay. Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, said his electorate office had already received a number of petition pages that were printed in Saturday’s Daily Mercury. “This issue had already gained a bit of momentum since I raised it in parlia...

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A little fine tuning to the digital television rollout will put Dingo Beach and Hydeaway Bay back in the picture, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. Mr Christensen said digital television was set to bypass the communities because geography made receiving a signal difficult. “We had even been told that it was against the l...

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A commemorative dinner in Mackay will mark 95 years since the first engagement in active service for the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion. Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, this week announced the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion Association would receive a $2250 grant to fund the commemorative dinner under the Saluting Their Serv...

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Memorial plaques and honour boards will be restored and upgraded though a project undertaken by Bowen RSL sub-branch. Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, this week announced the sub branch would receive a $4000 grant to fund the project under the Saluting Their Service Commemorations grant program. “Saluting Their Service is an Austral...

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The powerhouse economy of the Mackay region has been undermined by the Bruce Highway, according to Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen. “Parts of the Bruce Highway are so flood prone, it only needs a cane toad to pee on the side of the road and the highway is cut,” he said. “We’ve seen in the past week how flooded roads can stop producti...

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You might enjoy a pastime now but whatever it is the government will put an end to it. Federal Member for Dawson, George Christensen, said the Federal Government was coming across as wowsers, determined to put an end to anything people might enjoy. Mr Christensen was commenting on the introduction of new packaging regulations for the tobacco indu...

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