Last week the Prime Minister used the Labor Party national conference to raise expectations that the Government had a plan for housing. Unfortunately, those struggling to get into a home of their own will be left deeply disappointed with the Prime Minister failing to deliver any real solutions to Labor’s housing crisis. Federal Member…
I am acutely aware of the strong opposition of residents across the Toowoomba Region in relation to the Toowoomba North South Transport Corridor (TNSTC). Unfortunately, the State Government has failed to work with the community on this important matter, despite the significant impacts on residents, land holders, farmers and businesses. I cannot support a project…
Every year, more than 1,100 lives are tragically lost on Australian roads with almost two in three of those deaths occurring on regional roads. This Queensland Road Safety week is an opportunity for all of us who get behind the wheel, to drive change. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling for residents to…
The Coalition is urging farmers and families in Groom to help stop Labor’s fresh food tax, by registering interest to have their say online. The Department of Agriculture is seeking feedback on Labor’s proposed funding for biosecurity, which includes a new tax, the Biosecurity Protection Levy. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said farmers and…
Applications for funding to support the cost of volunteering in the region are now open, with $66,000 available to support the community. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is calling for all local volunteer groups to make an application for funding to support their activities. “The Volunteer Grants program is an invaluable opportunity to…
Residents from Toowoomba and surrounds have turned out in droves to support the ‘No’ campaign, at a much-anticipated rally with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the Toowoomba event was the largest event of its kind to date. “It was great to see so many locals turnout, and…
The Coalition will not support Labor’s proposed Misinformation laws. The Albanese Government’s exposure draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023 would suppress free speech in Australia. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the Coalition was concerned about the impact of the laws on freedom of speech. “Freedom of speech…
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, is coming to Toowoomba and the response from the community has been overwhelming. Senator Price brings her decades of lived experience in Aboriginal communities to the debate about the Labor Voice proposal and why it is risky, divisive, unknown and will not benefit disadvantaged communities. The event, to be held at…
The Albanese Government’s 90-day infrastructure review threatens to cut important road safety and congestion busting upgrades in the Toowoomba region. Uncertainty for 400 critical road and rail projects across the nation remain under threat of cancellation with Labor’s 90 day infrastructure review hit by further delays. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said Labor’s infrastructure…
The Albanese Government has confirmed it has cut over $1.2 billion from Australia’s space industry by cancelling the National Space Mission for Earth Observation program in its entirety. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has labelled the cuts to the space industry ‘economic vandalism’. “This is pure and simple economic vandalism. Labor is cannibalising a…
