Mark Boothman MP Blog

It has been a tough time for many small businesses and the travel industry has suffered terribly. We have a choice. Book your weekend away or next adventure in Queensland through a local travel agent that employs Australians and keeps the profits here. Alternatively, you can book your holiday on an online travel or hotel booking website that is foreign-owned, profits go overseas and employ foreigners.

School is back! Please take extra care around schools zones today. There will be a lot of excited students who haven’t seen some of friends for months and they will have a lot to talk about. Road safety may not be on their mind. Plus give our crossing guards a wave, they all do a wonderful job keeping our kids safe.

In today’s Gold Coast Bulletin, there is an article about the proposed Coomera Connector.

Please share, someone somewhere may have an image of these brave souls as part of their family history. For some time, my office has been working with the Northern Gold Coast RSL Sub-Branch to produce plaques for our fallen WW1 diggers listed on our local war memorials.

Coomera Train Station Park N Ride Upgrade. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) are consulting with the local community about the upgrade to the Coomera park 'n' ride. The business case is nearing completion and we welcome feedback and input from the community and commuters utilising the facility.