Mark Boothman MP Blog

Community Roadside Tuesday at Upper Coomera. I had a early roadside at Helensvale. Don’t forget to keep supporting our local small businesses over the Christmas period. Every dollar spent locally is returned many times.

Helensvale Lions Club Car Boot sale is on today until 10am at the Helensvale Plaza Carpark. To ensure high cooking standards are maintained, Lion Steve personally tested a bacon and egg roll.

This Christmas, don’t forget to support your local small businesses for all your seafood needs! We have multiple seafood shops dotted across the Northern Gold Coast that sell top quality seafood. Plus we have the famous Darrell who is a regular at the Helensvale High School farmers markets. Darrell is a top bloke and has some great seafood.

In the mighty Mount Isa for another committee hearing into the the operation of the Trading (Allowable Hours). Last night we had a large turnout of local representatives expressing their opinions “for and against” extending trading hours.

Interesting couple days in Far North Queensland with the Education, Employment and Training Committee. We hosting an inquiry into the operation of the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990.