Following the CommBank Matildas‘ success, there is more Football just around the corner! Fantastic to be part of the A-Leagues seasons launch at Parliament House this week, in my role as Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of A-Leagues. I was even lucky enough share stories with fellow goalkeepers, Melbourne City FC‘s Melissa Barbieri & Adelaide…
An amazing night for educators in Forde at the 2023 Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards, presented by Australian Schools Plus, last week! Our community was lucky enough to have not one, but three fantastic teachers recognised. Congratulations to: – Kiri Griffiths, from Loganlea State High School, on your 12-month Teaching Fellowship – Sara Curtis, from Marsden…
Terrific to stop by The Australian Budgerigar Society‘s Budgie Pavilion at Saturday’s Beenleigh Show! A wonderful opportunity to congratulate Vice President Wayne Robinson & the team on a successful Stronger Communities grant, which will provide funding to refurbish their trailer & update some of their equipment.
Yesterday, Logan City Council‘s Citizenship Ceremonies welcomed 361 people from over 50 countries! Terrific to be a part of their special day & welcome them into our local community.
An incredible turnout on Friday, with around 1,000 local residents in attendance for my 2023 Forde Seniors’ Forum! Thank you to the Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care, Senator Anne Ruston, and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Health, Aged Care and Indigenous Health Services, Gavin Pearce MP, for joining me on the day, to…
The first day of the 2023 Supercars Bathurst 1000 is underway! In the lead up to the race, I crossed the sporting divide & visited our local teams, Shell V-Power Racing Team & Matt Stone Racing, to wish them all the very best! Good luck to them both over what should be a fantastic weekend…
Fantastic discussion yesterday morning at Cafe Two Highland Reserve Upper Coomera. Thank you to everyone who joined me for a cuppa and a chat!
It was my pleasure to host Richard Cassidy from Blood Bikes Australia ACT at Parliament House last night. I had the privilege of presenting Richard with the Quarterly Volunteer Award which Blood Bikes has recently started for their volunteers. across the whole country.Thanks for dropping by Richard. Hope you enjoyed your tour of Parliament –…
Did you know that the Beenleigh Branch of the Australian Red Cross offers affordable and reliable mobility aids and equipment for hire right here? This service means you can gain access to mobility and personal care equipment for short term hire at very reasonable prices. The Australian Red Cross also need volunteers, so if you can spare some time,…
Really enjoyed being back out this afternoon outside the Chambers Flat Community Centre listening to your thoughts and concerns about the road upgrades happening in the area. Plenty more Mobile Offices to come next month and another Cuppa with Bert!