Visit to Honeyworld
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – Infrastructure McPherson Electorate
Today I will speak about transport infrastructure on the southern Gold Coast, specifically about the upgrades to the M1. There is quite a long history to this particular upgrade. Back in the lead-up to the 2007 election, there was a commitment made by the coalition government to upgrade the M1 from the south of Brisbane…
3 MINUTE CONSTITUENCY STATEMENT – Mudgeeraba Agricultural Show
The 94th Mudgeeraba Agricultural Show was held last weekend, on 29 and 30 June. The Mudgeeraba show is a very traditional agriculture show where you would find everything that you would expect there to be at such a show. There were equestrian events and competitions. There were cattle, sheep, goats and poultry. I did even…
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – McPherson Community Concerns
I’ve always actively reached out to the community of McPherson to listen to and best understand their concerns and feedback. Today I’d like to report to the House the top issues that are being raised with me. Let me start with transport. The widening of the M1 is well supported but the work needs to…
Strengthening Rural Communities 2024 – Applications now open!
Karen is pleased to share that the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR) has launched its Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Grant Program for 2024 and applications are now open. The application process can be found here. The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital and Prepare & Recover streams give small remote, rural and regional…
Adjournment Debate – Cost of Living
Almost every single day, hardworking Australians speak to me about the cost of living, and they have multiple concerns. For some, it’s the very high cost of their mortgages, and their struggles to pay their mortgages and to provide anything but the essentials for themselves and for their families. For others, it’s their struggle to…
MOTION – Domestic and Family Violence
I thank the member for Warringah for bringing forward this motion and I thank everyone who has had the opportunity to speak on this already today. Domestic violence affects every single one of us. It affects every single person who is in this chamber right now. It affects people in the gallery. It affects everyone…
LABOR’S BUDGET IGNORES GOLD COASTERS
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MONCRIEFF; FEDERAL MEMBER FOR MCPHERSON; FEDERAL MEMBER FOR FADDEN Labor’s Budget ignores Gold Coasters The Albanese Government has once again shown there is no plan to deliver real support for Gold Coasters at a time when many continue to face increased cost of living pressures. Gold Coasters know that…
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – Domestic and Family Violence
May marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This is a time when we come together to shine a spotlight on a pervasive issue that affects the lives of far too many people in our community. Domestic violence is an issue that affects every single one of us. Whether it’s because of the impacts personally or because…
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS – Radio 4CRB
I would like to say a huge ‘Happy 40th birthday!’ to one of my local radio stations, 4CRB. They are a community based radio station broadcasting from their station at Burleigh Heads. They are a fantastic radio station. They reach out to their community. They have guests online and they make sure that they are…