Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (12:47): It gives me great pleasure to be able to stand and talk about the achievements of this government. And there is no more appropriate time to speak about the achievements of this government at this very point in time when we have the Council of Mayors South East Queensland in the…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (10:28): Currently in Queensland we are experiencing some abnormal weather conditions from Cyclone Debbie. My home town of Rockhampton, in central Queensland, has been inundated with higher than average rainfall. My heart and thoughts go out to family members and friends in that particular community as they go about their day doing…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:50): It is a pleasure to be able to stand and record on the Hansard the Turnbull government’s commitment to jobs and growth. We are supporting families and communities, and we are supporting that through record funding in health. We are supporting jobs and growth strategies by record levels of funding in…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (11:07): On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works I present the committee's third report for 2017 on referrals made by December 2016. 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 I present the…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (15:21): On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the following reports—Referrals made November and December 2016 (2nd report of 2017)and the Eightieth annual report (2016). Reports made parliamentary papers in accordance with standing order 39(e). Mr BUCHHOLZ: by leave—On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:41): It gives me great pleasure to rise and inform the House that, as we stand here in our nation's capital, in the parliament, in the Great Hall at this very moment is a formal welcoming reception for none other than the Premier of the State Council of China, Premier Li Keqiang.…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (19:30): We are in now the adjournment debate. It is always a pleasure to follow the honourable member for Blair. The House, along with the member for Blair, would be happy to know that today in this place we have had none other than the South-East Queensland Council of Mayors. They have…
The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Buchholz ) (17:36): The original question was that the bill be now read a second time. To this the honourable member for Fenner has moved as an amendment that all words after ‘That’ be omitted with a view to substituting other words. The immediate question is that the amendment be…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (18:25): It is indeed a great pleasure to be able to stand and speak to this motion, because it gives me the opportunity to defend the right and it allows me to advocate for our departmental people and to say what a fantastic job I believe are doing in this space. They…
Mr BUCHHOLZ (Wright) (13:46): It is not every day that you get to see the sort of teamwork that we have seen from a very special couple from the Lockyer Valley. I speak of no other than Marjory and Lawrie Johansen. Marjory and Lawrie are our 2017 Lockyer Valley Citizens of the Year. The Johansens…
