Mark Boothman MP Blog - Community

Quick chat with our lovely crossing guards. Please remember, our crossing guards are trying to do a good job and keep our children safe, but texting on your mobile phones whilst driving isn’t the best at anytime, especially in a school zone. Plus we all know it’s illegal. $391 and 3 points plus double demerit points for a second offence within 12 months of the first.

Congratulations to all the new Aussies at today Citizenship Ceremony at Bundall today. Channel 9’s Bruce Page was todays master of ceremony. We had new citizens from over 40 different countries, not a bad effort.

Question On Notice to the Minister was about Community Care Houses for Youth Offenders in our suburbs. It is a point of contention for residents who live close by to one and Police will argue it drains their resources. Therefore, how many are there on the Gold Coast...

A Queensland Flood Appeal has been launched to help our mates in the North. While giving goods is a great gesture the best thing we can do right now is to donate money through these charities.

Crime stoppers funding has fallen short by $250,000 and they will be forced to close its call centre this Friday. We need to keep Crime Stoppers independent and ensure callers feel their information is anonymous. This is the cornerstone to why so many people use the Crimestoppers service. We need the State to make up the difference and keep Crime Stoppers independent.