Available Grants – July

If your organisation or community group is looking for available grants, my office maybe able to assist.  I am also happy to provide letters of support, to request a letter of support, please click HERE . Below is some of the Queensland State Grants that are currently available: Heritage Bank Charitable Foundation: The Our Shout…

Invitation to Forum on Queensland Plastic Ban

As of 1st September, Queensland will be introducing bans on certain single-use plastics, including plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, bowls, plates, and expanded polystyrene cups and containers. As many community groups provide takeaway food and drink as part of their community or fundraising activities, this may affect how you operate. As such, you may benefit from information on how to comply with the new…

Mass Transit Update

On 22 June the Mass Transit surveys and submissions to Council closed.  Council confirmed they received thousands of responses, but not an exact figure.  Council has advised they will spend the next few months examining and analysing the feedback received followed by a review of the draft Options Analysis Report before presenting the report to…

Hospital Update

The LNP is demanding the Health Minister agree to an extra day of estimates hearings given the frightful state of the health system. The Premier had her Economics and Governance Committee hearing moved forward to Friday 16th of July, to give her more time to leave for Tokyo. It means Tuesday 27th of July is…

COVID-19 Business Support

Myself and my LNP colleagues for the past month have been calling for support for small and family businesses when snap lockdowns occur. We are calling for the State Government to implement a COVID Business Lockdown Support Package and suggestions include: LUMP LOCKDOWN PAYMENTS: payments for small businesses to cover loss of income due to…