Parliament was on last week, and I was busier
than a blow fly at a BBQ, with a number of
briefings on various Bills which we were
debating in the house. The Parliamentary
Environment and Resource Committee which I am a
member of tabled it’s major report entitled
“Energy Efficiency: Queensland's First Energy
Resource” which we have been working on for some
time (I even got a special mention by the
Committee Chair in her foreword). If you would
like to read it the link is:
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/committees/documents/ERC/reports/ERCR002.pdf
The questions I asked last week in Parliament
were on the following subjects;
1. Kids with knives at school,
2. What can be done to make it easier for
neighbours dealing with difficult neighbours,
3. With the rise in cost of vehicle
registration, why aren’t we seeing more
improvements to our roads and,
4. A question regarding the systems that are in
place to remind people of their medical/surgical
appointments and what sort of background
(administration or medical) the person has who
is in charge of prioritizing patients on the
hospital waiting list.
It was an honour to present School Captains and
other Leadership awards to Albert State School
students. It’s great to be able to share in
honouring these children as they are our future
leaders. For all the bad stuff we hear about
kids, there are lots of really good kids out
there forging their futures in a very positive
manner.
Community Groups are invited to participate in
the 2010 NRMA Insurance Community Grants
program. Through the program, NRMA Insurance
offers grants from $500 to $5,000 to groups
undertaking projects in areas of crime
prevention, road safety, emergency readiness and
the environment. Applications are open from 1
March to 31 March 2010. Any interested groups
should check www.nrmaqld.com.au/grants for more
information and to obtain an application.
The Department of Sport and Recreation also has
new funding programs available, such as the
Active Inclusion Program to encourage people or
groups with a disability to be involved in sport
or the Sport and Recreation Infrastructure
Program to help go towards the costs of
facilities such as playing fields, lighting,
etc. For more information on either program,
visit
www.sportrec.qld.gov.au and check out the
links on funding.
Parliament resumes sitting again next week.
Til Next
Time Kind Regards Chris…
Thank you to The
Maryborough Herald for this picture and
