34,344 in Groom will benefit from a boost to their social security payments from 20 March to help them keep up with the changes in the cost of living. Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment rates will increase by $20.10 a fortnight for singles to $987.60 and by $30.20 a fortnight for couples combined…
The Liberal and Nationals Government is continuing to back regional Australia, providing more funding to help the Toowoomba Region recover and grow on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are now open for the new Rebuilding Regional Communities Program, giving local businesses and community groups a chance to share in $5.7 million. Grants…
More bridges across the Toowoomba Region could soon be upgraded or replaced, thanks to a further investment of $40 million from the Liberal and Nationals Government under the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP). In a boost for the freight industry, the Government will inject an additional $10 million each year for the next four years into…
The Albanese Labor Government and Minister for Home Affairs has failed to answer parliamentary questions in relation to assurances for the safety of the Toowoomba region. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton asked the Minister for Home Affairs in November 2023 if people released from immigration detention, including those who have failed the character test…
There is nothing in this budget for the people of Groom. Cost of living, electricity prices and unemployment are going up, and real wages are going down. All the things that households were worried about are still going to happen. By Christmas the average Australian household will be $2,000 worse off, and Labor is doing…
New powers needed for eSafety Commissioner to target youth crime online The recent wave of criminal activity striking the Toowoomba region is leaving behind a trail of destruction, isolation and damaging business confidence. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton says more needs to be done to ensure the safety of residents in the Toowoomba region.…
It’s a great joy to have the member for Spence back on the rotation. I always make an effort to try and find one point I can agree with the last speaker on. I’m wholeheartedly all-in on the line, ‘It’s not going to get too much better.’ I think that’s very much the situation Australia…
It gives me no pleasure whatsoever to talk about the government’s failure to reduce cost-of-living pressures at this time, I can assure you. It’s right to talk about the impact that mortgage costs going up is having on families, and what it’s like growing up in that situation. Labor certainly does have a mortgage on…
I’ll give you some real action. Let’s get that on the table. That’s a bit of fun. Let’s do that. Let’s have real action. The lowest unemployment in 50 years—we delivered that real action. We did that. The lowest welfare dependency in 30 years—we did that too. Small businesses—you opposite talk about middle Australia, and…
I find myself outnumbered here, but we’ll have a go anyway! I will take up a point from the previous speaker, the member for Adelaide. Groom must be a very different place. We saw tremendous investment in our energy sector across coal, gas and solar. Just outside wind, we’re energy agnostic; we’ll take whatever works,…
