Mark Boothman MP Blog

Impressive morning at Helensvale State School NAIDOC celebration. Students played a bit of a game to memorise local aboriginal language words. It reminded me of "The price is right" TV show. Students were helping their teams get the right answers. Well done Aunty Vicki and your team of bright students for a very successful morning. William Owen-Jones Division 2, Gold Coast and I were very impressed.

Up in the hills of the Albert electorate at Wongawallan this morning discussing energy costs for restaurants. Events like this wouldn't be the same without the media popping along.

Another successful year flies by for the lovely hardworking QCWA Coomera ladies. Joanne was elected as president, and I must add, a darn good president! This year they almost reached 5,000 volunteer hours. Unfortunately I had to jet off, so I missed out on their lovely cooking. Well done ladies on another successful year!

Truly interesting and inspiring evening listening to Tony Jensen, a former Sea Eagles NRL star. Tony spoke about his life in rugby league and his passion for the community. These days, Tony is a senior manager at Bendigo Bank in our local region and continues to focus his passion in servicing our community.

It's official, another pair of boots have finally worn out after a good innings. Those Blundstone boots have trekked many a hill in the electorate for a couple years. It was back to the good old RM Williams boots to complete my door knocking and finish off some letterbox drops. Time for a Roadside at Helensvale.