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…
Community groups in South East Queensland continue to benefit from the Inland Rail Community Sponsorships and Donations Program with three new groups sharing in more than $10,000 of grant funding in the seventh round of the program. The Inland Rail Sponsorship and Donations program provided: $3,800 for the Gowrie State School P&C Association for window…
As a 42 year old, I’m in that stage of life where we go from our parents caring for us to us caring for our parents. It’s a strange transition to make, and you get your first real view of human frailty. I think it’s important that we are all very clear and aware of…
I have spoken on youth crime in Queensland far too many times this year. I continue to do so because, unfortunately, this is a scourge that continues to plague our state. You will hear other speakers from across the state follow me today. This is not an issue that’s isolated to one area; it is…
This motion speaks to three things I would like to raise that are very important. This is the story of infrastructure and infrastructure delivery, and the two very different approaches that we see. Usually when we talk about infrastructure in seats like yours and mine, Mr Deputy Speaker, we’re talking about the roads, the rail,…
I rise to give thanks for the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Praise has poured in from all corners of the Commonwealth and beyond its horizons, too, all repeating words of love and respect for Her Majesty. I’ll add the words of the Toowoomba region to that refrain. Like many other towns, we…
I rise to support the motion. I do find it interesting that the member for Blair seems to think this is an issue that is over—that this is something that happened—and I think that probably explains a lot of what we’re seeing, quite frankly. But, since we were last in this place, to be frank,…
There is something very big happening in the town of Goombungee, the picnic town. What a great name to say—Goombungee. The picnic town is experiencing something of a revival, with new business owners taking over the local cafe and pub. The new publican of the Pioneer Arms Hotel, Tom Gaslevich, started off his working life…
Health care is an economic mainstay of the Toowoomba region, contributing around $1.6 billion to our regional economy and accounting for one in five jobs in our fair city. That’s why I was delighted to welcome the regional health minister, Dr David Gillespie, to our region last week. It was a vote of confidence in…
Finally, the Queensland Labor government has seen sense and provided the remaining approvals for the restart of the New Acland coal mine. The water licence is in, and we’ll see work resuming in the coming months. This is great news for our community. That means jobs for locals and extra cash flowing through our region’s…
