It was great to start a Parliamentary sitting week by attending the Parliamentary Friends of Rugby League launch and to get within touching distance of the impressive State of Origin Shield. It was also wonderful to celebration the eighth anniversary of my swearing in as a Member of Parliament and it…
15 March 2017 Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell MP, is thrilled to announce that safety improvement works planned on the D’Aguilar Highway at Woodford are set to begin in mid-2017. Following the Australian Government’s announcement in October last year to allocate $16 million to improve highway safety between Caboolture…
6 December 2016 Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell MP, yesterday welcomed Tim Nicholls MP, Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for the Arts and Major Events, to the Glass House electorate to showcase some recent achievements, outline the issues Mr Powell is fighting for and to introduce Mr…
Andrew Powell MP Member for Glass House 25 August 2016 Vege Management Bill defeat to benefit Glass House The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s plan to bring in extreme Vegetation Management Laws were defeated in Parliament last week following efforts by the LNP and minor parties. Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell,…
Andrew Powell MP Member for Glass House 16 August 2016 Safety changes planned to benefit Woodford community As the Woodford township continues to grow, so have the requests for the local Member to deliver a safe means for pedestrians to cross the D’Aguilar Highway. Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell,…
5 July 2016 Funding helps local community groups Member for Glass House, Andrew Powell has welcomed a recent announcement that will provide funding to several worthy community groups in the Glass House electorate. Mr Powell has reported that four clubs have shared in just over $120,000 through Round 88 of…
It was budget week in state Parliament and all in all it was disappointing for Queenslanders. I have made a statement on my homepage about what the Budget meant for Glass House, but its pretty safe to say it didn’t deliver a whole lot. Suffice to say it was a…
Parliament was in session all of last week so that made for a busy weekend catching up with community members at our local events. Some of the things I participated in included – A morning tea in my office for Volunteers Week 2016 The Maleny Show Dance The Woodford Show…
Landowners in and around Woodford, Delaneys Creek and Wamuran have been left in the dark over the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s sneaky new Vegetation Management Laws. I have been inundated with enquiries from landowners in the Glass House electorate who have been ordered to comply with new Vegetation Laws that will…
It was such a delight to catch up with all four community organisations in the last week who were thrilled at the news they had won Round Two of my Local Heroes Grants. The next round closes on Monday 13 June – click on the link on my website home page…