Volunteer Grants

Volunteer Grants available for community organisations

Member for Groom Garth Hamilton is backing local volunteers with grants of up to $5000 now available to support them. Mr Hamilton said that up to $66,225 is on offer in the Toowoomba Region as part of the 2022-23 Volunteer Grants round. “Eligible, not-for-profit community organisations in Groom to submit their expression of interest before…

New Regional Training Hub for Southern Queensland to train medical students locally

A re-elected Morrison Joyce Government will establish a new Regional Training Hub in Southern Queensland, which will support students intending to practice rurally to complete as much of their training in the regions. The Southern Queensland hub will provide Griffith University the opportunity to join James Cook University and the University of Queensland in their…

Garth Hamilton MP with Vice Chancellor Geraldine McKenzie and other University of Southern Queensland representatives

University of Southern Queensland receives Regional Research Collaboration Funding

The Coalition Government will invest more than $3.3 million in the University of Southern Queensland to fund the Sustainable Industry Manufacturing Planning for Long-term Ecosystems (SIMPLE) Hub. Minister for Regional Education, Bridget McKenzie said a total of more than $19 million is being invested in a range of projects to boost the research capabilities of…

Garth Hamilton, Senator Amanda Stoker and Assistant Minister Scott Buccholz with representatives of University of Southern Queensland at $50 million Trailblazer Announcement

$100 MILLION BOOST TO QUEENSLAND R&D ECONOMY

The Coalition Government will invest $100 million to create two new business and research partnerships with leading Queensland universities, creating 2,400 new jobs in Queensland. The $100 million investment will support two new Trailblazer partnerships: $50 million to establish a space sector Trailblazer led by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), which will work with…

Garth at media conference after 2022 campaign launch.

Supporting Local News and Jobs in the Toowoomba Region

A re-elected Morrison Government will provide targeted support for regional newspapers to assist them in the face of dramatically rising costs driven by global pressures affecting print production. From 1 July, eligible regional newspaper publishers will be able to apply for funding to support their sustainability in the face of rises of up to 80 per cent in newsprint prices. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said that this support package was…

Garth Hamilton with Shane Charles, President of the Royal Agriculture Society of Queensland

GREEN LIGHT FOR TOOWOOMBA SHOWGROUNDS SOLAR LIGHTING

Member for Groom Garth Hamilton has announced that $50,000 will be provided to the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland (RASQ) to install solar street lighting around the Toowoomba Showgrounds. Mr Hamilton said the new lighting would provide a safer environment for the many visitors who attend events at the Showgrounds each year. “The improvement in…

Garth Hamilton at Melrose Road Bridge Brookstead

$2.55 million to upgrade bridges in Toowoomba Region

The Liberal and Nationals Government is continuing to upgrade bridges on regional roads in the Toowoomba Region with new investments totalling $2.55 million under the Bridges Renewal Program. The projects will replace and widen bridges, strengthen existing structures, and upgrade floodways to bridges. The Toowoomba Region project will see the replacement of a one lane…