During this difficult time of change and hardship, I am thinking about all the community groups and not-for-profit, volunteer run organisations who are being financially impacted by closure.
These small organisations are vitally important to country communities. If your local, volunteer run entity still has to meet rental or lease obligations, maintenance costs for grounds and so on please refer to the following link to the Queensland Government website https://www.business.qld.gov.au/ which outlines the relief available for small business and commercial tenancies. In addition the Queensland State Hotline 1300 654687 and Federal Support Hotline 132846 are available to answer your queries.
Of course, please contact my office directly on 4570 4100 if you require assistance and my team will try to get the information you need.
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NATIONAL RECOVERY & RESILIENCE AGENCY'S DROUGHT COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENT
July 16, 2021
I spent time yesterday in Pittsworth at the Australian Government's National Recovery and Resilience Agency's Drought Community Outreach Event.
Information and advice on drought support and mental health was provided to interested community members.
The National Recovery and Resilience Agency works together with Rotary Australia to provide these free events.
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OAKEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AGM
July 14, 2021
I have recently attended the AGM for the Oakey Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The meeting was very well attended with Garth Hamilton MP, Member for Groom, Mayor Paul Antonio and Councillors in attendance.
I am pictured below with David Cooper, Vice President and Rebecca Meacham, President of the Oakey Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
I look forward to working with a great team dedicated to the growth of Oakey.
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PITTSWORTH DISTRICT ALLIANCE MEETING
July 9, 2021
I attended a Pittsworth District Alliance Meeting during the week and discussed the possibility of re-establishing a SES in Pittsworth. Any one interested in becoming involved or supporting this re-establishment please contact Rachel Rowe of the Toowoomba SES Group. Rachel can be contacted on 4592 5230.
I would like to acknowledge the great work that the SES carry out in our communities.
I am pictured below with Rachael Rowe, SES and Bob Holzheimer, President of the Pittsworth District Alliance.
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PITTSWORTH RUGBY LEAGUE CARNIVAL
July 7, 2021
I had the pleasure of opening the 56th Annual Zone 4 Under 12's Rugby League Carnival at Pittsworth last Saturday.
There were 6 teams participating in the 4-day carnival: Charleville, Roma, Jandowae, Ipswich, Oakey and Pittsworth.
It was great to see wonderful sportsmanship and entertaining games from all participants!
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ACLAND STAGE 3 VISIT
July 6th, 2021
Great to see the Federal Minister for Resources and Water, the Hon Keith Pitt MP and the Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton MP, visit Acland today in support of the Stage 3 New Acland Mine expansion.
I note Labor's candidate for the Federal seat of Flynn is advocating for approval by the Palaszczuk Government for Stage 3.
Does the Federal Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese MP, support the candidate for Flynn or the Qld Premier?
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Pat has lived his whole life in the Darling Downs region of Queensland. He grew up near Cecil Plains on the family property ‘Donegal’ where he produced grain and cotton and ran a small cattle breeding herd.
Agriculture has played a significant role in Pat’s life and continues to be interested in the primary industry sector and its future.
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Callide Power Station
May 28, 2021
I recently spoke in Parliament, concerning the incident at the Callide Power Station.
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Proposed Wellcamp Quarantine Facility
May 18, 2021
I spoke in the Qld Parliament last Thursday raising concerns to the Premier's lack of response to questions asked over the past months relating to the health plan for the proposed Wellcamp Quarantine Facility. This basically confirms the lack of detail received by the Prime Minister from the Qld Government for this planned hub.
Your views about the Government’s proposed legislation to establish Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD)
July 30, 2021
An important message from Pat.
If you live in the Condamine Electorate, I want to know your views about the Government’s proposed legislation to establish Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD).
Please fill in my survey here https://queensland.typeform.com/to/j5r90qS6
The survey is just for the people I represent. To check if you live in the electorate of Condamine please visit the Electoral Commission of Queensland website. https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/where-is-my-electorate
This is an important piece of legislation and I encourage you to seek more information on the detail of the proposed laws. Here are some links that are helpful:
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Thank you for taking the time to share your views with me,
Pat Weir MP
Here’s some more detail on the timeframe and processes for the proposed Voluntary Assisted Dying laws.
Pat Weir - Fighting for Farmers
I rose in Parliament last night to raise concerns on the Animal Activists intimidation of farmers.
I called upon the Palaszczuk government to strengthen the laws and penalities that apply to individuals or groups found to be trespassing on private property before there is a major breach of biosecurity protocols
that our state's economy can ill afford and to assure a safe environment for landholders, their families and staff who live and work there.
