The Federal Labor Government has scrapped the National Soils Advocate and cut funding to programs that previously had bipartisan support. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the decision showed that Labor had its eyes and ears closed to the people of rural and regional Australia. “Labor has turned its back on the regions and…
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…
RESIDENTS NEED TO BE HEARD ON TOOWOOMBA STADIUM PROPOSAL Residents must be consulted on the proposal to redevelop the Clive Berghofer Stadium in East Toowoomba. The federal budget earlier this month allocated funding for the redevelopment of Toowoomba Stadium in consultation with the State Government, ahead of the Olympics. Little detail is available for…
The Albanese Labor Budget has failed Groom, delivering uncertainty for key projects and failing hard-working Australians right at a time when they needed a plan to address inflation and the cost-of-living crisis. Ahead of the budget, Garth Hamilton outlined a number of priorities for the region that should have been in the budget, saying the…
Families in Groom are making tough decisions about their own budgets right now and next week’s Budget must provide a plan to address the cost of living crisis and show real fiscal restraint. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton has outlined his priorities for the budget and said it was an opportunity for the Labor…