Mark Boothman MP Blog - November 2016 - Community

Congratulations to the awesome Pimpama Men's Shed on the official opening of their new shed! Rob, Jeff, Des and I could go on for hours about how great these guys are and what they are doing for the community. So if you are interested in finding out more about their shed I suggest you pop on down for a cuppa and a chat.

Well done to all those who participated in the Walk the Talk - Zero Tolerance for Domestic Violence. Also a big thank you to Soroptimists International Beenleigh organising this event. Plus it's great to see Fay from the Soroptimists and our hard working local Councillors Cr Jennie Breene and Cr Laurie Koranski.

Today's travels through the electorate I came across some very keen and artistic residents working on their Christmas displays. Not only are the displays incredible their gardens deserve a mention as well, not a blade of grass out of place. Well done all! Plus wow its hot today!

On average, a single-use plastic bag is used for just 12 minutes but takes up to 1,000 years to fully decompose. Australians use over 5 billion plastic bags every year, 1 billion of those here in Queensland. If elected, an LNP Government will work for a nationally-consistent approach to phasing out single-use plastic bags to bring Queensland in line with other States and Territories.

Happy 100th Birthday Irene! After a short interrogation on her secret to a long healthy life, which she said was due to her great family, Irene was over the moon to see so many people turn up to her very special birthday. Irene received letters from The Queen, The Governor General and many many cards and presents from family, friends and the staff at Magnolia Cottage.