FEDERAL MEMBER FOR BONNER
Out and about in the community
It has been a very busy month in the Bayside between meetings, events, Parliament and the build up towards the end of the year. My annual Bonners Seniors Expo at The Waterloo Bay Leisure Centre was a great success last month, with 40 stallholders and hundreds of attendees sharing information and opportunities for our local seniors.
Over the past few weeks, I had the pleasure to meet with many of our local community groups including the Wynnum Manly Men’s Shed Mental Health Day BBQ, Saint Pete’s Pantry, the Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters, local schools, and the Bayside Women’s Social Club. I was also pleased to introduce Federal Health Minister Mark Butler to BABI Youth & Family Services to discuss the vital support they provide to local young people and families, particularly around mental health and wellbeing.
A reminder that my office is a collection point for women’s sanitary products for Share the Dignity and old mobile phones for the DV Safe Phone program. We also have a community pantry available on weekdays from 8:30am to 4:30pm for anyone doing it tough. Donations to the pantry are always appreciated, especially as we approach Christmas and the end of the year, which can be a difficult time for many in our community.
Mobile Offices
Over November and December, I’ll be holding a number of mobile offices across the electorate. If you’d like to have a chat, raise an issue, or simply say hello, I’d love for you to drop by!
- Cannon Hill Plaza outside K-Mart: 10-11am, 12 November
- Gumdale Eastside Village: 10-11am, 3 December
- Manly Creative Markets: 9-10am, 14 December
FREE Seniors Kits
Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Bonner Seniors Expo, and to the many stallholders who gave their time to be involved. At the expo we launched our Bonner Seniors Kit, which is FREE and available for seniors in our community. It provides useful information to seniors on resources, services and concessions our seniors can access. If you would like a Seniors Kit, please give my office a call on 07 3893 3488 or email [email protected]
Parliamentary Update
Since the election The Albanese Government has moved swiftly to ensure our election commitments are being delivered. This includes 20% off student debt, 5% First Home Deposits, $25 PBS medications and opening a NEW Medicare Urgent Care Clinic locally. In the last month we have also introduced important legislation to help reform our social security system and the Fair Work Act.
- The Social Security Reforms include allowing victims of domestic and family violence to apply to have their social security debts waived at the discretion of Services Australia where circumstances of domestic and family violence led to the debt being incurred. I’m proud that Labor is progressing these reforms alongside policies already delivered including paid domestic violence leave and greater housing support for families escaping domestic and family violence.
- Baby Priya’s Bill amends the Fair Work Act to introduce a new principle that unless employers and employees have expressly agreed otherwise, employer-funded paid parental leave must not be cancelled because a child is stillborn or dies. This is consistent with government paid parental leave and upholds the ability of employers and employees to negotiate and agree conditions dealing with stillbirth and infant death. Promoting enterprise bargaining and good faith workplace discussions is central to the government’s approach to workplace relations.
69 Clara Street, Wynnum Qld 4178
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(07) 3893 3488
