Speeches

On Mothers Day last month, my community witnessed the loss of a family home at a property called Woodwinds Park at Livesay Road, Moggill.

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak again about the Commonwealth Bank’s decision to close its branch at Kenmore Village. I spoke about this pending closure here a few weeks ago in the hope that the bank might be big enough to admit it got it wrong and reverse its decision. But unfortunately, no. Its

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about the Commonwealth Bank’s decision to close its branch at the Kenmore Village Shopping Centre from 27th February. To say there is considerable anger among both residents and local businesses in my community about this is an understatement. Upon learning of this decision in mid-January, I decided to

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak in support of Item B – the leasing of Council land to community organisations. My interest specifically relates to the three organisations which operate on Council land at 98 Brookfield Road Kenmore – Men’s Shed West, the Kenmore Bridge Club and e-Waste Connection. Each of these three tenants

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak briefly about an event at Moggill in my Ward on Sunday where we honoured a local wildlife warrior and former Police officer, Irene Darlington. Irene sadly passed away in February this year. At the time, a number of her friends reached out to me to see how we

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about the 114th annual Brookfield Show which was held in my Ward over the weekend. Chair, I’ve spoken a number of times in this Chamber about the Brookfield Show, most recently when it was named the 2024 Brisbane Event of the Year at the Lord Mayor’s Australia Day

I rise to publicly acknowledge residents of the Pullenvale Ward who were recently honoured with Australia Day awards. These ranged from recipients of the Lord Mayor’s Australia Day awards and national honours, through to those who were simply winners by becoming Australian citizens on our national day of celebration. First, it was a pleasure to

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak on Item C – Contracts and Tendering, and specially in relation to one of the contracts for a project in the Pullenvale Ward – the refurbishment of the Kenmore Community Centre at 98 Brookfield Road. The awarding of this contract is a significant moment. It means there will

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about Saturday’s State election and to congratulate both the State Member for Moggill, Dr. Christian Rowan and new Premier, David Crisafulli on their outstanding wins. Dr. Rowan’s re-election was a reward for his hard work and untiring commitment to the outer western suburbs over the past nine years. 

Thank you Chair. I rise to speak about two traffic matters in the Pullenvale Ward. As my colleague, Cr. Wines said in this Chamber a couple of weeks ago, the new traffic bridge at the Mt. Crosby weir will provide major benefits to residents in the western part of my Ward, particularly if we experience