Ormeau Fair – 5th Birthday

        ** 5th Birthday ** Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th August at                        Peachey Road, Ormeau       FREE ADMISSION!!       SIDESHOW ALLEY!! SHOWBAGS!!    SCHOOL CHOIRS & BANDS!!     SAT. NIGHT FIREWORKS!! TWO STAGES with LIVE ENTERTAINMENT!! V8 Supercars!!                                for more information contact Norm Jessen 0411 645520                   or…

Ormeau Lions’ – Monthly Dance

      DANCE  to the music of      “The Goldtones” 50/50 Old Time & New Vogue       When:    First Saturday each month                                 at 7.30pm      Where:   Pimpama School of Arts Hall       Cost:       $10 includes supper and Lucky Door Prize         Ormeau Lions   raising funds        for local, national and international projects  

Parliamentary Education in Forde

Thursday, 19th May 2011   Parliamentary Education in Forde   Today, Bert van Manen MP, Federal Member for Forde visited three schools in the Forde electorate to speak at special Parliamentary Education seminars.   Eagleby State School, St Joseph’s Trobuk Memorial School and Upper Coomera Anglican College were the three lucky schools to be visited…

Be Active and Walk to School!

Tuesday, 17th May 2011   Be Active and Walk to School! Says Bert van Manen MP   Bert van Manen MP, the Federal Member for Forde, is encouraging all primary school children, their parents and carers to take part in National Walk Safely to School Day on Friday 20th May.   Walk Safely to School…

Government Forced to Admit Budget Bad for Families

Monday, 16th May 2011   Government Forced to Admit Budget Bad for Families AT START OF NATIONAL FAMILIES WEEK   “The Government has today finally admitted what the Coalition has been saying since last Tuesday night – the Government’s self-described ‘Labor Budget’ is bad for families” said Bert van Manen MP, Federal Member for Forde.…

Family Relationship Services Face Funding Cuts

Monday, 16th May 2011   National Families Week 15-21 May Family Relationship Services Face Funding Cuts   “It is regrettable that the Gillard Government didn’t bear in mind the theme of this year’s National Families Week when framing its Budget” said Bert van Manen MP, Federal Member for Forde today.   The theme of the…

Labor Fails Families in Forde

Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Labor Fails Families in Forde   “This Budget confirms how out of touch Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan are with Australian families. It fails the essential test: to ease the cost of living on Australians who face higher prices every day,” Bert van Manen MP, Federal Member for Forde said today.…

Recognising Volunteers

Tuesday, 3rd May 2011   Bert van Manen MP Recognises Volunteers in Forde   Bert van Manen MP, Federal Member for Forde, today recognises and thanks volunteers across the community for their outstanding contribution to Australian society.   “Volunteers are the glue that hold Australian communities together. They perform a range of important work in…