Member for Glass House Andrew Powell is not happy to hear the Department of Transport and Main Roads has no plans in the near future to return Beerburrum Road south of Beerburrum to its former 100km/h speed limit. In late 2019, the Department undertook resurfacing and overlay works on approximately…
After tabling a proposal from Hinterland Tourism and a fistful of letters of support in Parliament, Member for Glass House Andrew Powell has made an impassioned speech calling on the Premier to save Queensland’s wedding industry. “Since the beginning of the COVID restrictions, I have received emotional emails from brides,…
Member for Glass House Andrew Powell has expressed his disappointment upon hearing that the Department of Transport and Main Roads has no plans to return Beerburrum Road to its former 100km/h speed limit. In late 2019, the Department undertook resurfacing and overlay works on approximately 1.3 kilometres of Beerburrum Road,…
This week marks National Volunteers’ Week in Australia and Member for Glass House Andrew Powell wants to ensure our volunteers are recognised and thanked. “It is a time to celebrate the way volunteers shape and contribute to our communities. If you’ve ever visited a community hall, neighbourhood centre or RSL,…
It’s a significant event that came and went with little fanfare, but Member for Glass House Andrew Powell wants to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the naming of the Glass House Mountains by then Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook. “Last Sunday, the 17th May, was the exact day 250…
Member for Glass House Andrew Powell is ecstatic to announce that after eleven years of lobbying, nearly $5 million is heading the way of Maleny-Kenilworth Road in upgrades. “I’m pinching myself! The decade of petitions, emails, me walking the road and even locals blockading the road at one point have…
Wednesday 18th March, 2020 After tabling a petition in Parliament calling for more bus services between Woodford and Caboolture, Member for Glass House Andrew Powell has received a disappointing response from the Transport Minister. “A few weeks ago, in Parliament, I tabled the petition signed by Glass House residents calling…
Monday 16th March, 2020 Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell MP, has joined forces with the Leukaemia Foundation and shaved his beard off to help shave the world from blood cancer. On Friday 13 March, Andrew visited the talented Barbers of Maleny to go under the knife and have his…
Wednesday 12th March, 2020 Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell, was excited to meet the new YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament Member for Glass House, Ariana Doolan, earlier this week. “Ariana has recently graduated from Glasshouse Christian College and is studying a dual degree in Law and Environmental Science at Griffith…
Friday 6th March, 2020 Member for Glass House Andrew Powell is delighted to announce that the design work for the long-awaited upgrade and signalisation of the Kilcoy-Beerwah Road and Old Gympie Road intersection at Beerwah State School is complete and work is set to begin mid-2020. “I have advocated to…