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.
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!
To celebrate the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup the Australian Parliament Football Club played its first game on home soil against our neighbours and Cup co-hosts, New Zealand. While it wasn’t the result we wanted, going down 0-1, New Zealand were incredibly great sports. The Parlyroos will be cheering on the CommBank Matildas as they…
On Wednesday I attended the Sod Turning of Stockland‘s Yatala South Distribution Centre which is due to be completed by March 2024. Large-scale distribution centres like Yatala South will play a critical role in supporting the economy, whilst creating jobs for our community.