Federal Member for Wright, Scott Buchholz is urging local residents to nominate friends, neighbours or others who helped out during the recent floods, for special thanks and recognition.Some of the stories Ive heard as Ive visited flood affected locals are both devastating and heartening. Communities have rallied together and people have gone out of their…
Tourism in Mount Tamborine and the surrounding areas was the hot topic for Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP during a tour of the region today, Tuesday 16 October. Mr Buchholz today hosted a business luncheon at local cheese-making business Witches Chase Cheese Co with Shadow Minister for Tourism Bob Baldwin and local tourism…
Monday 8 October 2012, marked 100 days since the introduction of the carbon tax which has forced up household electricity and gas prices, put new pressure on small businesses and is robbing the economy of confidence said Scott Buchholz MP, Federal Member for Wright. My message to the people of Wright is that I am…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP is calling for community members to have their say on the Coalitions Policy Discussion Paper on Foreign Investment in Australian Agricultural Land and Agribusiness. Mr Buchholz said it is clear that there is scope to improve the current foreign investment regime when it comes to agricultural land and…
Local Liberal-National Party (LNP) members in the seat of Wright passed an urgent resolution on the weekend calling on the Federal Government to amend the Competition and Consumer Act. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP said the amendment would provide the ACCC with divesture powers to disperse monopolies that engage in undermining competition. Ever…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP has today visited Beaudesert based meat processing company AJ Bush and Sons, who are one of the 294 companies who will directly pay the Carbon Tax. Mr Buchholz said the tour of the company operations provided him with first hand evidence of the losses local companies like AJ…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz MP has today appealed to the residents and businesses of Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim to contact his office if they believe they will be better off with the Carbon Tax. Mr Buchholz has challenged the Prime Minister following her comments that nine out of 10 households will be…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has last week raised an astounding flaw with an element of the Gillard Governments Carbon Tax. In a speech for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) Bill 2012 last week, Mr Buchholz brought to parliament’s attention the potential make?up of the CEFC, drawing attention to the potential problems in…
Local residents in the Scenic Rim will have to wait several more years for access to the NBN. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said the project had turned into a blatant pork barrelling exercise with the vast majority of the rollout occurring in Labor held electorates. People right across the electorate of Wright are…
Federal Member Scott Buchholz has thrown his support behind an R18+ classification for video games. The new legislation debated in Parliament this week would see classification for video games brought into line with existing legislation for films and magazines. Mr Buchholz said the creation of an R18+ classification would give consumers clear information, a clear…