Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (18:53): I do not often speak on condolence motions, but Senator Trood is a person that I would refer to as a personal friend and, having heard the contributions from both the member for Ryan and the member for Rankin, I want to associate myself with both of their comments. They were…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:40): I bring good news to this parliament. Good news by way of a rising sports and athletics star: young Riley Day. Riley, who is in year 12 at Beaudesert high school, ran for Australia recently at the Nitro Athletics series in Melbourne on Saturday. She came second in the women's 150-metre…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (16:30): How the mighty have fallen! Once we used to see a proud Labor Party stand on the other side of this chamber and debate the issues that affected the nation. What we have seen the Labor Party revert to is a small band of merry men and women who are now…
CHILDREN aged two to five have been given free access to Kalydeco® (ivacaftor) – a life-changing drug which addresses the causes of cystic fibrosis rather than just the symptoms. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz welcomed the announcement, which Health Minister Greg Hunt made on Tuesday, February 7. Mr Buchholz said previously only children six years…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (16:30): How the mighty have fallen! Once we used to see a proud Labor Party stand on the other side of this chamber and debate the issues that affected the nation. What we have seen the Labor Party revert to is a small band of merry men and women who are now…
A YOUNG Boonah man is feeling inspired to pursue a career in management after growing his confidence and skills through the federal government’s Green Army program. Reuben Bland, 18, was among seven youths to graduate from the program in a ceremony at Wyaralong Dam on Thursday. The youths teamed up with the local Boonah and…
BEAUDESERT High student Aidan Hill has received national recognition for his technological prowess after being selected for an advanced digital technology summer school in Sydney. Year 9 student Aidan was one of just 60 students selected from across the nation for the inaugural federal government-backed digIT program. The program, which is part of the National…
THE road into Bonogin will be made safer through a $1.99 million Commonwealth-funded upgrade to Bonogin Road which gets under way this week. The 3.6km upgrade from the Carrington Road to Davenport Drive intersections will include widening the road, removing hazards, improving curve warning signs and installing new vehicle activated signs. Federal Member for Wright…
APPLICATIONS have opened for a new federal government fund focused on regional infrastructure and community projects. The Building Better Regions Fund, which opened on January 18, is designed to build local economies like the Scenic Rim, Lockyer Valley, Logan Country and Gold Coast Hinterland. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said the $297 million Building…
COMMUNITY leaders have praised the work of local youth in rehabilitating the environment after Green Army participants planted more than 42,000 trees in Scenic Rim. The sense of accomplishment was strong as 14 youth graduated from the federal government’s Green Army program in a ceremony at Canungra on Thursday. The final two teams of graduates…