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I’d like to applaud the local media in my electorate of Hinkler for helping me spread the word about democracy and how civics works in all three levels of government, and for letting the people of Hinkler know what’s happening...
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My home of Hinkler is one of the most famous food bowls in the nation. Starting this Friday, for 10 days, locals and tourists will enjoy the annual Taste Bundaberg Festival. It will showcase the finest local produce from our...
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Too many lives are being lost on our roads. In my electorate, I’m sad to say the statistics are among the worst in Queensland. The Wide Bay district, which includes Bundaberg and Hervey Bay, has recorded the highest number of...
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As the newly elected federal member for Hinkler, I will fight for all of those across my diverse electorate. As an election commitment I pledged to do everything in my power to deliver a Hervey Bay electorate office, an essential...
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I rise to support the motion moved by the member for Wide Bay and fellow former Queensland police officer, Llew O’Brien. I am honoured to speak after all the others who have spoken in this chamber from all sides of...
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Today my community farewells a beloved personality. John Greenhalgh, Bundaberg born and bred, passed away on August 14. He coined the phrase, ‘the Paris end of Bourbong’, a reference to the eastern end of the city of Bundaberg’s main street....
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Delivering and advocating for civics education is an absolute priority of mine. Whilst the Speaker has made the admirable commitment to visit each of our electorates around the nation to help spread the good word, my undertaking is to visit...
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Monday 18 August was an important day for many locations across Australia, including my region of Hinkler. Vietnam Veterans’ Day is commemorated on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, which took place in 1966. Major services were held...
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My electorate of Hinkler is hurting due to a worsening skills shortage and inaction from this Labor government. While a hand-picked few met here in Canberra with the Treasurer and Prime Minister for a three-day roundtable, the predetermined outcomes were...
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How amazing is this love story: on 12 August, just two weeks ago, James and Gladys Turner of Kawungan in Hervey Bay celebrated 75 years of marriage! Can you believe that—seventy-five years? In 1950 James and Gladys married in Burpengary....
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In my electorate of Hinkler, life-saving work happens in many ways and forms. Tina Davie and the Bayside Transformations team in Hervey Bay are changing lives for the better through a residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Transformations operate all...
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I’ll begin by celebrating the grassroots life-saving work of our local LifeFlight helicopter and its crew. During the past financial year, the Bundaberg based rescue chopper and crew completed a record number of search-and-rescue missions, supporting 306 people—more than any...
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Yesterday, in my first speech to the House, I had the privilege of talking about my home of Hinkler, a home I proudly share with the majestic humpback whales. At this time of year, migration season, the mammals play and...
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I stand here humble and proud to have been elected by the people of Hinkler as the 1,248th member of the House of Representatives and fifth member for Hinkler. No matter where my house has been, Hinkler has always been...