Mark Boothman MP Blog - Youth

This afternoon's debate topics by youth parliamentarians at the Cairns Regional Parliament are internet curfew to allow students to help around the house (clean their bedroom) and play sports. Plus, afternoon homework classes. 🤔 Most parents would love the idea of their children cleaning their bedroom.

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting Genevieve, our YMCA youth Parliamentarian for the Theodore Electorate. Genevieve has a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. She is a very intelligent person who is always keen to learn more.

Scouts at the Queensland parliament. Brady is from Mudgeeraba scout group and I have to add, he is a wealth of knowledge. He is a highly skilled scout who is a master at rope knots, problem solving and is heavily involved in community service. We have two great scouting groups in the electorate, Coomera Scouts located at Gawler Place Upper Coomera and Helensvale Scouts is located at Shepparton Rd Helensvale.

Tonight is the night of nights for some very enthusiastic dance students, young and not as young! Yvonne Brittain Dance Academy is a bit of a household name in Upper Coomera. Yvonne Britain has been teaching young girls and boys ( and not so young) dance for as long as I can remember.

This petition is calling for an appeal to the unjust sentence handed down to a juvenile offender who killed a young couple and their unborn baby in the Redlands last year.

If you agree, join the over 5,000 people who added their name to it over the weekend