Community News & Speeches

6 Oct | '2020

Push for Advocacy Body

The results of a comprehensive Gold Coast think tank event have now been released. The City Heart Taskforce, chaired by Moncrieff MP Angie Bell, has formed a satellite group to delve into the creation of an advocacy body, which emerged as the most popular suggestion at the Reimagine Gold Coast forum on August 22. An […]

27 Sep | '2020

$10 million for Gold Coast Tourism

The Morrison Government is backing regional tourism. Today on World Tourism Day, I am very pleased to announce a $50 million support package for regional tourism. The Gold Coast will benefit greatly, receiving $10 million. Last year more than a million international tourists visited the Gold Coast and spent over $1.34 billion. That was nearly […]

2 Sep | '2020

Responding to Shadow Treasurer and Local Jobs Program

Earlier today the Treasurer outlined the record fall of real GDP by seven per cent for the June quarter and the record fall in household consumption. As the Treasurer pointed out, today’s figures only confirm the recession. Australians know, because they are living it. The people of Moncrieff are living it. But there’s a sense […]

1 Sep | '2020

National Stroke Week

This is National Stroke Week. It’s timely to acknowledge the excellent work of the many health professionals treating stroke victims at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Moncrieff. To highlight an outstanding example we need look no further than Dr Hal Rice and Dr Laetitia de Villiers, who are pioneering robotic neurovascular aneurism and stroke […]

31 Aug | '2020

Defence Industry

The defence of our nation is a solemn duty of our government, and with an unprecedented $270 billion investment the Morrison government one rising to meet the challenge of our times as we work towards two per cent of GDP for defence spending. That investment will create new opportunities for small businesses and create thousands […]

26 Aug | '2020

Women in Sport

The entrepreneurial spirit required to create future Gold Coast jobs was reignited last week at the Reimagine Gold Coast jobs, skills and industry forum organised by the City Heart Taskforce that I chair and convened earlier this year, in May. The City Heart Taskforce has proven to be the vehicle and the Reimagine forum the […]