20 May 2020 – The following is an extract from my speech, delivered on Tuesday 20 May, 2020. Tonight, I’ll give a personal reflection on how the Queensland response to Coronavirus is progressing. Presently, we have 1,058 cases, 6 lives taken tragically. It could have been far worse. I remember the early predictions. They were not pretty. I want to …
Read More12 June 2019 – The following is an extract from my speech, delivered on Tuesday 11 June, 2019. The Palaszczuk government knows that every dollar counts when it comes to the cost of living. I am pleased to advise the House that in regional Queensland electricity prices are heading the same way as the Blues in this year’s State of …
Read More2 May 2019 – The following is an extract from my speech, delivered on Wednesday 1 May, 2019. Queensland’s publicly owned electricity assets are investing billions of dollars in new and improved capital works, supporting thousands of jobs from the Far North to the southern Gold Coast. I am pleased to announce a $28 million project to upgrade the substation …
Read More29 March, 2019 – The following is an extract from my speech, delivered on Thursday 28 March, 2019. Across Queensland this week 102 Ergon and Energex apprentices are on the tools in their home depots after completing their classroom inductions. They are starting careers in a world-class electricity distribution network at 46 different locations across Queensland—from Thursday Island, out to …
Read More3 October, 2018 – The following is an extract from my speech, delivered on Tuesday 18 September, 2018. I rise to congratulate many local sporting clubs in my electorate of Stafford that recently achieved finals success. Every winter thousands of people participate in a variety of sports—football, AFL, netball, hockey, Rugby League and union. There are so many clubs and …
Read More28 January 2016 – It’s a doctor’s dream: discovering a simple tool that will reduce disease or injury by 30 per cent. We have that tool, and it is at hand: reducing the length of time that alcohol can be consumed in our pubs and clubs. I have no more effective tool in my medical bag to reduce harm to …
Read MoreWith Pam and Lincoln at the Centacare HAND Awards 2 November 2016 – I rise to speak on the great work Centacare and HAND are doing in the Stafford community through their work in support of locals living with a disability. HAND is a non-for-profit organisation based in Wilston which is focused on supporting people with disability by enhancing their …
Read More17 August 2016 – Tonight I rise to share with the House the great work done by the Prince Charles Hospital in the electorate of Stafford. The Ekka was in town the past week and a half and thousands of people enjoyed a traditional strawberry sundae. Five stalls at the Ekka were raising money for the Prince Charles Hospital. I …
Read More14 June 2016 – I rise today to speak about the work of an outstanding member of the Stafford Electorate – Liz Ewen. Liz was just one of the recipients of a Stafford Queensland Day Community Award in my electorate. Each recipient demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the Stafford Community in a number of different ways. The recipients of these awards …
Read More19 February 2016 – This week State Parliament debated the Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Bill. After a very long road campaigning against alcohol-fuelled violence I am pleased and relieved to see this Bill pass. I feel privileged to have been able to help bring about these changes to our laws. My belief when I entered politics was that I could help make a difference – this belief was …
Read More15 September 2015 – I recently passed the one year anniversary of my election to Queensland’s Parliament by the people of Stafford. It has been a hugely challenging and exciting 15 months. Below is a copy of a speech I delivered in Queensland’s Parliament this week – in the speech I talk about our local community, entering politics, and some of what …
Read More18 September 2015 – Earlier this week I gave a speech in the Queensland Parliament about personal violence and the Not Now, Not Ever Report. Please find a transcript of the speech below. For 20 years before I entered this Parliament, I spent my days repairing the broken and battered survivors of personal violence, including domestic violence. I recall the …
Read More7 August 2014 – Below is a copy of my first speech in Queensland’s Legislative Assembly after being elected in the Stafford by election on 19 July 2014. MEMBER’S STATEMENT Member for Stafford, First Speech Dr LYNHAM (Stafford—ALP) (11.20 am): I acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of this land on which this parliament meets. It is an immense honour …
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