See photographs from Community Cabinet held at Highfields (near Toowoomba) and Gatton on 26 and 27 April 2009.
Premier Anna Bligh announced a $1 million birthing suite and a $2 million Emergency Department expansion for the Toowoomba Base Hospital. Work is expected to be completed by late 2010. Discussing the project with Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Premier Anna Bligh and Deputy Premier and Health Minister Paul Lucas are members of the Maternity Coalition Darling Downs.
Clockwise: Anne Bousfield (back to camera), Genevieve Sayers, Elisa Lukes, Maryanne Donnelly Mitchell, Ros Beard and Liz Wilkes.
Rob McCreath from Friends of Felton, a group opposed to mining in the Felton Valley west of Toowoomba, talks with Premier Anna Bligh outside Community Cabinet, held at the Highfields Cultural Centre. There were over 150 formal deputations and it was standing room only at the Community Forum.
Premier Anna Bligh announced $902,100 in funding under the latest round of the Queensland Events Regional Development Program. Toowoomba and Golden West region events to benefit include RockStock 2009, Gourmet in Gundy 2009, Food and Fire Fest 2009, Orig'n8 Festival 2009 and the Australian Camp Oven Festival 2010. Getting in the groove ready for RockStock 2009 at Helidon on 5 and 6 September are dancers Lachlan Donahoe & Claire Kennedy and Brenda & Kevin McConnell. Cheering them on are Anna Wallace, Susan Lindsay, Val Bianchi, Margaret Postans and Robyn Fanning.
Premier Anna Bligh and Transport Minister Rachel Nolan were on hand to welcome the first Q-Connect Skytrans flight to Toowoomba Airport. The four-times-a-week service will link Brisbane, Toowoomba, Charleville, Quilpie, Windorah, Birdsville, Bedourie, Boulia and Mount Isa. Pictured: Premier Bligh and Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council Peter Taylor leaving Skytrans' De Havilland Canada Dash 8.
Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport Phil Reeves opened the "Find Your 30" Activity Day at Highfields. He is pictured with former rugby league great Steve Renouf , Australian Under 23 discus and shot put champion Catherine Tattersall and the "Find Your 30" mascot.
Treasurer Andrew Fraser addressed the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at Picnic Point.
Left to right: Geoff McDonald, vice-president, Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce; Shane Charles, President; Melissa Taylor, Director; Andrew Fraser; and Paul Antonio, Deputy Mayor, Toowoomba Regional Council.
Ministers and mayors mixed at the Community Cabinet reception at Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE.
Left to right: Mayor of Dalby Regional Council Ray Brown; Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport Phil Reeves; Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Kate Jones; Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council Graeme Scheu; and Mayor of Toowoomba Regional Council Peter Taylor.
Inspecting the Cawdor Drive site of the new $12 million electricity substation for the Highfields region were David Heberlein, General Manager Operations, Ergon Energy; Member for Toowoomba North, Kerry Shine; Premier Anna Bligh; Minister for Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson; and Cawdor Substation Project Manager Trevor Eden.
At the launch of the Gateways Schools to Agribusiness Project at Pacific Seeds, Toowoomba were (left to right) AgForce's Peter Kenny and John Cotter; Minister for Education and Training Geoff Wilson; CEO Pacific Seeds Chris Bazley; St George SHS Gateway Coordinator Sheryl Rigg; Kepnock SHS Principal Jenny Maier; Minister for Primary Industries, Fisheries and Rural and Regional Queensland Tim Mulherin; Downlands College Principal Gillian Smith; Jandowae Prep-10 Principal Cathy Lindsay; Goondiwindi SHS Principal Dean Russell; LoganLea SHS Principal Allison Crane; Pittsworth SHS Principal Anthony Kennedy; and Nambour SHS Gateway Coordinator Ray Pembleton.
Premier Anna Bligh, number one ticket holder for the Queensland Firebirds, met with Queensland's netball stars of tomorrow at the Highfields Sports Centre. The girls train under coach Carol French as part of the Ergon Energy Darling Downs Netball Academy.
Left to right: (back) Amanda Smythe, Kirby Brown, Imogen Genest, Carol French, Premier Anna Bligh, Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine, Cagney Gibson, Riley Waters, Belinda Schiller, Harriet Genest. Front: Madeline McDermid, Millie Burgis, Georgia Sandow, Laura McDougall, Hayley Bennet and Katie Hauser.
A contingent from Dalby Regional Council met with the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe.
Back: (left to right) Cr Ian Staines, Minister Hinchliffe, Cr George Moore. Front: Deputy Mayor Mick Cosgrove, Mayor Ray Brown, CEO Phil Berting.
Parliamentary secretaries and Directors-General took deputations at Gatton on Monday morning.
Left to right: Peter Henneken, Acting DG, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation; Jan Jarratt, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment; Deborah Plehanoff and Pastor James Haak, Anuha Services, Gatton.
Chatting about issues that affect rural industry were (left to right) Peter Lawlor, Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading; Premier Anna Bligh; Member for Toowoomba North Kerry Shine; and President of AgForce John Cotter.
Local MPs were out in force at Community Cabinet.
Left to right: Member for Toowoomba South Mike Horan; Mayor of Goondiwindi Regional Council Graeme Scheu; Goondiwindi Deputy Mayor Rick Kearney; Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Member for Southern Downs Lawrence Springborg; and Member for Lockyer Ian Rickuss.
At the Sunday night Community Cabinet reception at Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE were (left to right) Diana Johnston, Area Manager, Disability Services, South West Endeavour Foundation; Minister for Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs Annastacia Palaszczuk; and Lyn Maher, HACC Area Manager, Darling Downs.
Premier Anna Bligh presents an historic photograph to Mayor of Lockyer Valley Regional Council Steve Jones.
School Crossing Supervisor Rell Perry received a Certificate of Recognition for 25 years service from Premier Anna Bligh and Minister for Transport Rachel Nolan.
