Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (10:21): I rise today to acknowledge a small army of volunteers who have appeared in my electorate, an organisation known around Australia as BlazeAid. They have marched into my electorate to help local farmers fix fences in the aftermath of the recent floods in March. BlazeAid's reputation precedes them. Originally set up…
The Zonta Club of Beaudesert has received a boost to continue its work in the local community after receiving a Commonwealth Volunteer Grant. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz congratulated the Zonta Club of Beaudesert, which is among 39 community organisations to share in $151,101 under the Volunteer Grants Program. The Zonta Club of Beaudesert…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (19:55): It is with a very, very heavy heart that I rise in the chamber tonight to express condolences to the family of Senior Constable Brett Forte, a police officer, a hero, who lost his life yesterday in a gunfight in my electorate. Senior Constable Forte was tragically shot and killed when…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:59): All members of the House would know quite well that all politics is local, and there is nothing more local and significant in my electorate than Eat Local Week in the Scenic Rim, hosted by the Scenic Rim Regional Council. Eat Local Week starts on 24 June and goes through to…
Early works have started to ramp up on the Murphys Creek Road overpass and Postmans Ridge Road realignment, two upgrades which form part of the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC) project. Federal Member for Wright said the TSRC project would provide an alternative route for motorists and minimise heavy vehicles on local roads – improving…
More local pensioners and retirees are set to receive the care and support they need, with the allocation of a further 219 residential aged care places across the electorate. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz congratulated the local service providers that were successful in receiving funding under the Federal Government’s Aged Care Approvals Round. “The…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (11:59): On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the committee’s report entitled, Report No. 5 2017:Referrals made December 2016, February and March 2017. Report made a parliamentary paper in accordance with standing order 39(e). Mr BUCHHOLZ: by leave—On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works…
The Rathdowney and District Memorial Grounds Association have received a boost to continue supporting the local community through a Commonwealth Volunteer Grant. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz congratulated the Rathdowney and District Memorial Grounds Association, which is among 39 community organisations to share in $151,101 under the Volunteer Grants Program. The Rathdowney and District…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:43): This is not the first time I have stood in this place to advise the House of the success of Riley Day, a 17-year-old athlete from my electorate. A local sports hero, she raced onto the scene when she won the 150-metre sprint at the recent Nitro Athletics series, leaving a…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (16:18): Once again, Beaudesert, situated in the heart of the Scenic Rim, is putting its case forward to be known from this time on as the thoroughbred capital of Australia. It is doing an enormous job in backgrounding thoroughbreds for the industry. It is strategically placed exactly halfway between the Cairns and…