Mark Boothman MP Blog - 2018 - Community Events - Mark Boothman

Happy new year! I wish you all the best success in 2019! Tonight I’m watching a little different type of fireworks in the night sky. Orion Nebula is in the constellation of Orion. (Nerdy facts, the light from this nebula took 1,344 years to reach us, the nebula is about 24 light years across and it’s 2000 times the mass of our sun. That’s one big firework.) The photo was taken in Upper Coomera. Happy New Year!

Busy evening for Santa at the Pacific Pines Christmas Carols! Plus his trusty and cheeky elf is keeping Santa on the ball. Huge thank you to Vicki and team from the Pac Pines Residents Group.

It has been 100 years since the guns fell silent on the western front to mark the end of the Great War and today the Northern Gold Coast RSL Remembrance Day Service paid tribute to all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Lest We Forget.

Biggest tree plant (10,000) is happening at Oxenford till 1pm. So far we have planted over 3,000! Well done all involved and CR William Owen-Jones Division 2, Gold Coast for funding this event. Plus we had Ormeau Scout Group, Helensvale Scout Group, Lions Club Upper Coomera and many others all working hard.

It was a great night under the stars or in this case, under the planets. A team of amateur astronomers from the Southern Astronomical Society showcased the planets tonight at Paradise Point! Some SAS members took to new methods for stargazing.