The extension of the Coalition’s popular Sporting Schools program will see more children across the Toowoomba Region participate in free sport activities. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said the Sporting Schools program is the Government’s largest individual investment to help Australian kids stay physically active. The $79.6 million extension to the end of 2024 was…
Community safety is being boosted with the Morrison Government providing an extra $3.5 million to Crime Stoppers Australia – to support their national Dob-in-a-Dealer campaign to take down drug dealers. “Illegal drugs cause untold despair and damage to families and individuals – both here in the Toowoomba Region and nationally,” Mr Hamilton said. “This extra…
The Australian Government is investing $594,000 into flood mitigation works at Ballin Park in Centenary Heights to assist the area to better withstand future flood events, under Round 2 of the National Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Program. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said the Program is preparing and protecting Australian communities like Toowoomba from future devastating…
The Australian Government is investing $1.6 million to upgrade the Perth Street culverts at Lake Annand to assist the Toowoomba community to better withstand future flood events, under an additional $26.6 million investment in flood mitigation projects for Queensland. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said this additional funding would make the area more resilient to…
The Morrison Joyce Government is investing $75 million to help bring young Australians back to the farm. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton said the Future Farmer Guarantee Scheme pilot would help address one of the key barriers for people entering agriculture – access to capital. The Liberals and Nationals Government guarantee 40 per cent of…
Committing $8.2 million over 4 years from 2022-23 and $1.6 million each year from 2026-27 to protect our valuable livestock and pasture genetic resources Establishing a National Livestock Genebank and continuing the Australian Pastures Genebank Valuable livestock and seed genetics will be preserved through the Liberals and Nationals Government’s commitment to national genebanks. Member for…
Member for Groom Garth Hamilton is setting the record straight on Labor’s lies about the Cashless Debit Card. Mr Hamilton is posting letters to more than 14,000 seniors in Groom giving his personal guarantee that he would never support any plan that forced Age Pensioners onto a Cashless Debit Card. “The local Labor candidate should…
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…
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…
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…
