Mark Boothman MP Blog - August 2026

Great to catch up with Ben, the former Chaplain at Helensvale State School and Helensvale State High School. Ben is continuing his passion for supporting young people and helping them get back on the right track.

Thank you to everyone who stopped for a chat while I was out hitting the grassy verges, and at my afternoon community roadside at The Heights, Pimpama. Finishing off the day tonight at the Helensvale State School P&C meeting.

Community Roadside Saturday at Reserve Road Upper Coomera

First up this morning was a media announcement marking the start of design work for the second stage of the Coomera Connector between Pimpama and Coomera, along with the duplication of Jabiru Bridge.

Before the election we spoke a lot about Labor’s Health Crisis which saw ambulance ramping reach a record quarter high of 45.5% and elective surgery waitlists blowout.

Ambulance ramping has now dropped to 35.5% - the lowest level since December in 2020.