The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton on Tuesday announced that a future Coalition government will commit $250 million in funding over the next four years to improve the lives of future sporting stars nation-wide.

Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox is urging farmers and families in his electorate to help stop Labor’s fresh food tax by registering interest to have their say online.

Labor’s planned Misinformation laws should not be imposed on residents in Dawson, or anywhere around Australia.

Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox says the Albanese Government’s plan would amount to an attack on freedom of speech and expression across Australia.

Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox is warning that Labor’s Aboriginal heritage reforms could undermine private property rights and force property owners in Dawson to undergo expensive mandatory cultural surveys for basic activities such as mending fences or planting trees.

My thoughts and prayers extend to the four soldiers, their families, and all Australian Defence personnel following the horrific helicopter crash off Hamilton Island on Friday 28 July.

Hard-working Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, has today announced the beginning of the “Days Around Dawson” photo competition, an initiative he says will “showcase the many incredible areas, places to visit, and sights to see around Dawson.”

After years of advocacy, hard-working Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox has announced that Whitsunday Volunteer Marine Rescue (WVMR) have been successful in their federal grant application under the Investing In Our Communities Program.

Local families in the Townsville area raising children with autism are set to receive a significant support boost, with the AEIOU Foundation commencing construction on their new facility in the Northern end of the Dawson region.

Power prices in Queensland are set to rise dramatically, with the Queensland Competition Authority announcing on Saturday July 1st, that residential household energy prices will increase by $429 on average, and by $511 for typical regional business customers.

Increasing by nearly 30 per cent, from $1,496 to $1,926 for regional residents, energy customers in rural and regional Queensland are facing the highest increases to their power bills in the country.

At this year’s World Mining Congress in Brisbane, BHP Chief Executive Mike Henry and Anglo-American Chief Executive Duncan Wanblad officially announced both companies would stop investing ‘growth capital’ in the state, after last year’s royalty changes made Queensland “the highest taxing regime for mining in the world.”

Following Premier Palaszczuk’s speech at the conference, which outlined QLD Labor’s ‘Critical Minerals Strategy’, Mr. Henry warned that making Queensland a risky place to do business would extend past coal and into critical minerals – held by the State Labor Government as the next “mining boom”.

Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox and State Member for the Burdekin Dale Last met with frustrated constituents yesterday, to listen to their concerns regarding the Albanese and Palaszczuk Labor Governments’ recent announcement that gillnets will be completely banned by mid-2027.

With the Federal and State Labor Governments’ shock decision to ban the practice in many parts of North Queensland, the Federal Member for Dawson is concerned that local fisherman, regional businesses, and Dawson residents, are set to be adversely impacted.

The “My First Speech” Competition for local Dawson students in years 10, 11 and 12 is now open!

The national competition is a great way to raise awareness of Federal Parliament, and is also an opportunity for young Australians to voice their opinion on a topic they feel is important to them.

The Albanese Labor Government’s two-pronged attack on backpackers would be devastating to the Dawson community and local economy.

Starting 1 July, Labor will increase the cost of the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa from $130 to $640, making it the highest visa fee of its kind in the world.

From Mackay, through to Townsville, its show time across Dawson!

Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, is commending the show societies and organisational committees through the region, and looks forward to seeing the thousands of locals enjoy the excitement that the Shows bring.

Foodbank has been an iconic and trusted service in Australia for just over 30 years, offering low-cost groceries to our nation’s most vulnerable.

Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox said today, some three million Australians will be hit with a crippling 7.1 per cent increase in their student loans. Fuelled by Labor’s high inflation, this is the highest HECS indexation rate in more than 30 years.

In a huge boost for our volunteers, Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox has announced $63,373 will be delivered to 19 successful recipients of the 2023 Volunteer Grants.

The Albanese Government is now threatening thousands more local projects by taking aim at a raft of longstanding local road programs.

In disturbing revelations in Senate Estimates, the Roads to Recovery program, Bridges Renewal Program, Black Spot Program and the Heavy Vehicle Safety & Productivity Program are all now at risk of being axed under Labor's 90-day infrastructure pipeline review.

Dawson Councils are set to lose Federal Government support, after the Albanese Labor Government slashed funding for local councils in the May Budget.

Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox, is concerned local councils will be unable to provide the facilities and programs their communities need, and ratepayers will be forced to foot the bill on large-scale community projects, as support from the Federal Government wanes.

The cost of living crisis is reaching breaking point for many across Dawson, with local business owners concerned with the unsustainable increase in taxes and levees imposed by Labor on our most important industries.

Leader of the Nationals and Shadow Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud, and Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox, toured the Whitsunday region last week on an industry listening tour, witnessing first-hand how Labor’s ‘Tax Trifecta’ is impacting rural and regional areas like Dawson.