We want to keep our school oval: local resident

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May 172013
 

The following is an article by local resident Kerryn Loose-Jones. You can add your comments at the bottom of the page.
Whites Hill State School Fields

After receiving a response to my letter to Ian Kaye, member for Greenslopes, and attending the Whites Hill State College P&C meeting to listen to Steve Minnikin, Member for Chatsworth (my electorate), talk about the sale of our much loved and used school oval, I feel that we are just going to keep hearing the same thing until sitting members feel the heat of the locals’ unrest!

There are many reasons why we as a community want to keep our school oval:

  • it is used weekly by the Gateway District High Schools and the Lytton District Primary schools for inter-school sport;
  • it allows for growth into the future and ensures plenty of room for sports and all children to be able to participate at the same time, unlike at some other local overcapacity schools;
  • it is part of a precious Sugar Glider Corridor and regularly has koalas and other native wildlife in the well-established trees that form the surrounds of the playing fields;
  • Brisbane is already well behind both Sydney and Melbourne cities with the amount of green space in the inner city areas and the sale of this green space is in contradiction of the Brisbane City Council plan. Continue reading »

School oval asset sales and Whites Hill College sports fields

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May 092013
 

The following is a letter sent by Wayne Cameron of Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee.

Hon. Andrew Powell,
Minister for Environment and Heritage

c.c. Hon. Ian Kaye MP Member for Greenslopes and Hon. Steve Minnikin MP Member for Chatsworth

Re: Proposed School Oval Asset Sales and Whites Hill College Sports Fields Continue reading »

Meeting: Proposal to sell Whites Hill State College playing fields

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May 092013
 

Whites Hill State School FieldsInvitation from Whites Hill State College Parents and Citizens Association.
Notification of Special Meeting Friday 10 May 2013
Meeting location: Asian Arts Building (Old Library), Whites Hill State College, Burn St, Camp Hill
Time: 5pm (expected finish time 6pm)

A special meeting has been called by the P&C Executive to inform parents and citizens of the proposal to SELL the school’s playing fields and buffer land.

The proposed land is Lot 147 on SL5597 Samuel Street as shown above.

AGENDA
The P&C Executive asks that you attend this important meeting so that:
1) the information currently available to the P&C can be communicated.
2) The floor will be open to presentations from any parliamentary elected members.
3) The following motions will be presented
a. That the P&C take further action on the matter
b. That the P&C take NO further action on the matter

Kevin Rudd on proposed sale of local school grounds

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May 032013
 

The following is a transcript of an interview of Kevin Rudd with Laurel Edwards, Gary Clare & Mark Hine of 4KQ on Friday 3rd May.

KEVIN RUDD: Good morning, thanks for having me on the program.

LAUREL EDWARDS: What is this situation with the cricket oval at Balmoral High?

KEVIN RUDD: Balmoral High School has been told they are going to have three hectares of their school playing fields sold off by the Newman Government. The oval is also used by Bulimba, Morningside Primary Schools, as well as Norman Park and Cannon Hill Anglican College all of whom need extra space. And I think the community wants as much green space preserved as well. Continue reading »

Minnikin on “hoons”

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Apr 172013
 

The following is a speech made in Parliament yesterday by Steve Minnikin State Member for Chatsworth.

Tonight I rise in the chamber to speak in support of the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Motor Vehicle Impoundment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012. I will never forget her. It was 1988, the year of Expo. She was sleek, had curves in all the right places and was low to the ground. She was my 1977 Mustang Celica. She was Monza red. The gearstick knob was a pool ball. She had twin BorgWarner carburetors and a Fujitsu 10 800-watt amplifier in the back. She was my undoubted love, joy and passion at the time. Yes, like many colleagues here tonight, I was a passionate collector of cars. I was an enthusiast, but certainly I was not a hoon. I will always remember the sheen and the lustre. Every night in the garage, I would get that nappy and rub to bring up that beautiful Monza red lustre. Therefore, as much as the next person I appreciate people with a passion for cars. There is nothing at all wrong with that. However, as has been said in the House already, there is a big distinction between a passion for vehicles and hoons. Continue reading »

Steve Minnikin gives speech on Margaret Thatcher

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Apr 172013
 

The following is a speech made by Steve Minnikin, the State Member for Chatsworth, in Parliament yesterday.

‘You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer.’ These words originally penned by Abraham Lincoln were written down on a piece of paper and kept by one of the western world’s most influential leaders as a source of inspiration. Indeed, she was one of the people whom I referred to in my maiden speech alongside Churchill and Reagan.

Mr Deputy Speaker, I wish to rise in this august House to speak about the recent passing of the Rt Hon. the Baroness Margaret Thatcher. Dubbed the ‘Iron Lady’ by a Soviet Union journalist, Baroness Thatcher was Britain’s first female Prime Minister, who was elected in 1950 as the member for Finchley in the House of Commons. Baroness Thatcher was a true leader in every sense of the word and one of the west’s true conviction politicians. As she stated— Continue reading »

Dillaway on “hoons”

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Apr 172013
 

The following is a speech made in Queensland Parliament yesterday by State Member for Bulimba, Aaron Dillaway.

I rise today to provide a short contribution to the debate on the Police Powers and Responsibilities (Motor Vehicle Impoundment) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012. I congratulate the Minister for Police and Community Safety on the introduction of this bill that honours the Newman government’s election promise to Queenslanders to deliver the toughest anti-hooning legislation in the country. I acknowledge the work of my colleagues and the research team on the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee in the examination process and thank all the individuals and bodies who made submissions. Continue reading »

Rudd and Turnbull discuss NBN

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Apr 162013
 

Kevin Rudd MP and Malcolm Turnbull MP this week publicly discussed the National Broadband Network with each other. You can add your comments regarding their Twitter conversation at the end of this post.

 

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