Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (13:42): Earlier this year, I had a great debate with the leaders at St Saviour’s Primary School. It was wonderful to sit down, talk with them and hear their thoughts and ideas. I made the commitment that, if they wrote to me, I would raise their concerns in the parliament—and that’s exactly…
This Christmas, the spotlight is on the 17,390 local businesses across the Toowoomba region, as Groom’s Gifts returns for 2024. Federal Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton is proud to again launch Groom’s Gifts initiative to support small businesses and reward shoppers in the lead-up to Christmas. Against a backdrop of 25,000 Australian businesses going insolvent…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (16:12): Before I turn my full force to this excellent MPI, if the rumours are right, this is my last chance to speak before you, Deputy Speaker Andrews, so I will take the opportunity to say what a pleasure it has been to serve with you and how well you’ve done in…
A quick round-the-grounds from the Groom electorate. I know you and all assembled members will agree the best part of Australia is in our great Darling Downs. We had the Jacaranda Festival back again out at Goombungee. It has been two years, and it was a great day out with thousands of people lining the…
Newtown Park has a fascinating history. You can walk through it today, and it has a beautiful rose garden, the Queensland State Rose Garden. But, on those grounds, the 11th Light Horse Regiment trained. They famously followed the 4th and 12th Light Horse Regiments in the ride on Beersheba. It’s a proud part of our…
We need to get our country Back on Track and restore the Australian dream of home ownership. The Coalition’s new Housing Infrastructure Programme (HIP) has one objective: get more homes built, sooner. After extensive consultations with local councils across the country, a lack of funding for critical enabling infrastructure such as water, sewerage, and roads…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (17:24): I thank the member for Casey for raising this very important issue about the record number of insolvencies we’re experiencing under the Albanese government, and I commend him on the compassion he showed in his speech. I remember ‘the recession we had to have’. The member for Kennedy might have been…
Mr HAMILTON (Groom) (18:56): How can I possibly follow a speech on the Olympics from an Olympian? It’s an impossible task. It can’t be done. But I’ll give it a go. The member for Hunter does a great job talking up sport in Australia. I agree with his enthusiasm, and I think it’s important that…
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…