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 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…
Australians will have more support to develop news skills or get a job in the fast-growing technology sector thanks to a $5 million investment from the Morrison Government. As part of our plan to build a strong economy, a stronger future and ensure more Australians can get into work, the Morrison Government will commit $5…
The Coalition Government will invest $100 million to create two new business and research partnerships with leading Queensland universities, creating 2,400 new jobs in Queensland. The $100 million investment will support two new Trailblazer partnerships: $50 million to establish a space sector Trailblazer led by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), which will work with…
The $50 million Trailblazer funding investment, made under the previous government, is the single largest amount of government funding that UniSQ has ever received. This investment opens a door to a whole new universe of opportunities for future generations of local kids who are interested in exploring the emerging field of space engineering. Who would…
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,…
Member for Groom Garth Hamilton is backing local volunteers with grants of up to $5000 now available to support them. Mr Hamilton said that up to $66,225 is on offer in the Toowoomba Region as part of the 2022-23 Volunteer Grants round. “Eligible, not-for-profit community organisations in Groom to submit their expression of interest before…
The first construction is officially underway on the Queensland section of Inland Rail with Interlink SQ’s contract to relocate various utilities starting this week. Member for Groom Garth Hamilton MP said this was the beginning of an exciting future for the Toowoomba Region. “The beginning of the enabling works project shows that Inland Rail has…
