Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:45): Happy birthday to Bunker’s Hill State School, 125 years old—an absolutely fantastic achievement. This is a school just outside of Toowoomba, past Westbrook, in a part of the world where agriculture has been king for such a long time, and schools like this play such an important part. You find all…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (11:50): When I came into this role, one of the first groups that came to see me in my office was from Toowoomba’s Garden City Mosque. This is a facility that has suffered arson twice. It has been burnt down twice, and they came to ask whether there any way that the…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:51): Clive Armitage was a true gentleman, a great man and a good friend. Toowoomba came together to mourn his passing last week and to wrap the city’s love around his wife, Conchita, their children, Heidi and Howard, and their families. Clive came to Australia in 1965 as a Ten Pound Pom,…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (09:53): ‘We will decide, and nobody else, who comes to this country. We’ll be compassionate, we will save lives and we’ll care for people.’ With those words in 2001, Prime Minister John Howard set out his vision for Australia’s immigration and refugee program. With strong borders and a strong economy, Howard believed…
Base Services Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:12): It is always a great opportunity to update the House on the great work that BASE Services is doing in my wonderful community. BASE Services is a community organisation that has had great support over the years from locals on the ground. It’s no wonder why. They provide training…
This National Volunteer Week we celebrate the many volunteer organisations from across the Groom electorate. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said volunteers were a significant contributor to the Toowoomba region and served us well from emergency services, to disability and community care. “I want to thank all of our selfless volunteers who make our…
The starting point for tomorrow’s budget is that it must bring down Labor’s home-grown inflation. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has called on the Albanese Labor Government to do more to tame inflation, ease the cost of living and get their priorities right. “They have been focused on the wrong priorities and so…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:30): Our community will be celebrating the opening of the new premises for Hope Horizons, the Jenny Black Cancer Wellness Centre, on Saturday 6 April. This is a fantastic occasion. There are very few projects that I’ve seen in my community that have had such great support from locals, and I want…
I am bewildered as to why the Australian Rugby League Commission would decide to withdraw support for the Western Clydesdales. Grassroots sport is critical to the success of any serious, national sporting code and the geographic area covered by the Western Clydesdales, stretching well beyond Toowoomba, has provided many league legends over the years. Country…
A Coalition Government will commit $250 million in funding over four years for community sporting infrastructure across the country. This package is aimed at improving sporting infrastructure right across our country for the benefit of our young girls and boys who currently operate with poor change room facilities and substandard sporting infrastructure. Federal Member for…