Like all Australians, I was shocked and deeply disturbed by the mistreatment of Australian livestock exposed during the Four Corners program on 30 May 2011. As a cattle owner myself I do not condone any ill-treatment of animals such as weve seen in some Indonesian abattoirs. However bad practices at some abattoirs are not a reason…
Federal Member Scott Buchholz has called on all levels of government to implement the Flood Inquirys recommendations before the next wet season. The report handed down yesterday by the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry contains 175 recommendations to mitigate the impact of further flood events. Although the report contained disturbing evidence of a lack of…
The Labor/Greens carbon tax will drive up prices, threaten jobs and do nothing for the environment, Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz said today. Australias forgotten families are already struggling and the carbon tax will make a bad situation worse with a $515 a year hit on their cost of living. And thats just…
A federal member of parliament has questioned the motives and direction of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry. Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz, whose electorate covers the Lockyer Valley region that has dominated the inquiry recently, said he hopes Premier Anna Bligh is being honest when she claims public servants and emergency services…
Federal MP for Wright Scott Buchholz has labelled the federal budget a tragedy for the families of Wright and said people across the electorate are shocked and disappointed. He labelled it visionless and pointed out that the two billion dollar reduction in the family tax benefit will bring further hurt to family budgets already…
Federal Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has turned to social network site Facebook to interact directly with his constituents following this weeks federal budget. He has created a Facebook Page discussion forum and wants people in his electorate to tell him how the budget affects them. He has posed three questions: 1) How…
A first-time federal MP whose maiden parliamentary speech included a commitment to fight for more money in the pockets of mums and dads has made a passionate pre-budget plea to the Prime Minister. Member for Wright Scott Buchholz has spent most of his parliamentary career looking after the interests of the flood-devastated Lockyer Valley…
Federal MP for Wright Scott Buchholz has appealed to the federal and Queensland governments to immediately fix the unacceptable delay in getting money to the victims of the Lockyer Valley floods, many who have still received nothing. Mr Buchholz labelled the State government incompetent in a speech to parliament yesterday. My people who…
Federal MP for Wright Scott Buchholz has thanked Queenslanders for remembering the people of the Lockyer Valley by observing a minutes silence yesterday. The state stopped for a minute at 2:33pm exactly a week after the massive storm hit Toowoomba, resulting in the first lives lost in the region. The water then gushed down…
Federal MP for Wright, Scott Buchholz has announced that 48 crisis-care chaplains will arrive in the Lockyer Valley regions that suffered the States greatest loss of life. The chaplains are from Chaplaincy Australia, the peak chaplaincy accreditation body that works in conjunction with Australian Christian Churches. They are all experienced in dealing with situations that…