Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling on all agencies involved in the response to detection of fire ants in Oakey to prioritise containment, decontamination and communication. Mr Hamilton said biosecurity agencies and the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (NFAEP) should work with the local community to provide more information about the risk and…
Shadow Minister for Education, Sarah Henderson, says the Albanese Government is reaping dividends from the misery of escalating student debt, with ATO data revealing Australians paid a record $2.9 billion in voluntary HELP debt repayments in 2022-23, up from $780 million in the previous year. As a result of Labor’s sky high inflation, the 2022-23…
Australians are in shock at the tragic and terrifying events which have taken place over the past few days. The situation at Bondi Junction was a terrible loss of life and a traumatic situation. As I went around the Toowoomba CBD and out in our community more broadly in recent days, talking to people, there…
An Australian family-owned manufacturing business has celebrated its expansion in the Toowoomba region and beyond. Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Sussan Ley joined Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton at the grand opening of Kotzur Group’s new storage and handling manufacturing facility Mr Hamilton said the opening was a significant milestone for the family business…
Despite the support of 758 residents calling for NAB to keep the Pittsworth branch open, closure looms. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said residents and small businesses in Pittsworth who had joined the fight to keep the NAB branch open were being ignored by the big bank. “Despite the very clear outpouring of community…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (18:47): by leave—I thank the chair of the committee, the member for Fraser. This was a very broad-ranging report that we engaged in, and his work in directing us towards an outcome required some work. I thank him for his collegiate approach and thank him very much for coming to Toowoomba, the…
The Albanese Labor Government has weakened Australia’s economy through additional red tape, costly industrial relations reform, and falling productivity. The final report of the Inquiry into promoting economic dynamism, competition and business formation was provided to the House of Representatives yesterday. Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economics, Garth Hamilton, welcomed the report and…
New data reveals residents in the Toowoomba region are waiting on average 68.3 days for age pension applications to be processed, in addition to a range of other vital Centrelink services. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said it was unacceptable to make our most vulnerable wait months for payment applications to be processed, especially…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (12:41): Whilst the recent review by Graham Quirk into Olympic funding largely focused its attention on Brisbane and what stadium is going to be used, the other big story locally for us is that the Toowoomba Sports Ground is no longer considered a viable option. The independent study found that there was…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (10:34): I’m very happy to speak on this bill, because today we are seeing Toowoomba’s voice heard. We are seeing Oakey’s voice and Pittsworth’s voice heard. Right across our region, this has been raised with me by locals as a great example of a grassroots campaign being adopted as Liberal Party policy.…
