A Dutton LNP Government will provide $100,000 from a revitalised Safer Communities Fund (SCF) for additional security for the Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton said the upgrades would help deter vandalism, like those that occurred last year. “The disgraceful acts of vandalism that occurred last year resulted in damage to…
An elected Dutton Liberal National Government will provide much needed leadership in tackling crime and making communities safer with a $459,167 commitment to support The Lighthouse – a charity that works with organisations that support children in crisis, by offering free literacy-based workshops. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, who has advocated for a national…
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) (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…