Spring 2009
Around thE ElEctorAtE Murray Watt has been getting
results for Everton. In just seven
months, he has secured:
Murray Watt MP for Everton
• over $10 million for State
Government building projects in
the area, generating many local
jobs
Watt’s News
ElEctoratE officE 1st Floor, 510-520 South Pine Road Everton Park 4053 Qld
• over $180,000 in maintenance PhonE 3855 1133 fax 3855 1280 Email everton@parliament.qld.gov.au wEb www.murraywattmp.com
funds for local schools
• nearly $7 million to redevelop
mitchelton Special School and
Grovely tafE
Welcome to the second edition of
Watt’s News, which lets you know
what I have been working on for
People power
freezes pub hours
murray and Education minister Geoff murray presents northside Police officers • State and federal Government
our community. As you will see,
wilson meeting students at the with their 30 and 40 year Police Service funds for a new hall at Eatons hill
most of my work has been focused
mitchelton State School “summer school” clasps. State School
on preserving the family-friendly
held to assist students with literacy and • an extra teacher for Everton Park
numeracy. local community State School to help with higher
feel of our suburbs.
northside children’s grant winners enrolments
• a new kindergarten at Prince of
I have also established a website,
where you can sign up for email
Emergency department Murray Watt MP congratulates local
groups who have recently received
Peace lutheran college, Everton
hills
newsletters on local issues –
www.murraywattmp.com
underway State Government grants: • a turning arrow to assist parents
As always, please do not hesitate to
Planning work will soon begin and parishioners at all Saints
• Everton Park Bowls and Community contact my office if I can assist you
for the new Children’s Emergency catholic School and church,
Club – $24,560 with any State Government issues.
Department to be based at The albany creek, turn into faheys rd
• Pine Hills Football Club – $27,181
Prince Charles Hospital. East from busy old northern rd Regards,
• Qld Family History Society,
• over $570,000 in grants for local Murray
Member for Everton, Murray Watt, Gaythorne – $17,792
sporting, school and community
said the new emergency department • Waratahs Sporting Club, Keperra murray celebrating the freeze on the albany creek tavern’s application with local mums.
organisations
would provide local children with a – $4,124
• $2.7 million for the mitchelton- A huge community campaign led by against these pubs,” Murray said. considered is whether restricting
specialist emergency hospital only a • Pine Hills Baseball Club – $29,746.
Keperra rail line duplication State Member Murray Watt has put a pub trading hours would reduce
short trip from home. “Over 1200 people signed petitions
The Gaming Community Benefit Funds • $642,000 for new traffic lights in hold on attempts to extend opening violence. The halt on applications stops
against extended hours at these pubs
The new facility will be staffed by are available four times a year. Grant albany creek hours at the Albany Creek Tavern extensions being granted before the
and people made their views clear at a
specialist emergency paediatricians submissions have now gone online at • $1.2 million for new social and the Brook Hotel at Mitchelton. inquiry concludes in March 2010.
public meeting in Albany Creek too.
and will include 12 new emergency www.olgr.qld.gov.au. If you require any housing in the electorate
After months of lobbying by Mr Watt Murray, who is a member of the
treatment bays, a 20 bed short- assistance please contact the Everton • $1.4 million for local welfare “Community members I have spoken
and concerned community members, committee conducting the inquiry, said
stay observation unit and specialist Electorate office on 3855 1133 or organisations to assist the to are ecstatic about this decision – it
the State Government has announced that the Government is determined to
children’s outpatient facilities. everton@parliament.qld.gov.au disadvantaged shows people power works,” Murray
a 12-month freeze on applications to deal with alcohol related violence.
• helped dozens of local residents said.
“Having this facility at Chermside extend trading hours for suburban
and businesses with State “I don’t see why suburban pubs should
means Everton families will get great pubs and clubs. A committee of Parliament is holding
Government enquiries be able to trade till dawn so I will keep
emergency care, close to home,” an inquiry to determine ways we
“This is a huge victory for our local up the fight to stop any extension of
Murray said. can reduce alcohol-related violence
communities, who spoke up loudly local pubs’ trading hours,” he said.
in our community. One issue being
“The Government has now appointed
architects and others to begin
planning work, with the facility to open
in 2012.”
murray with Geoff wilson mP, cr brian
Work begins on new Mitchelton Ambulance Station murray joins with
Emergency Services
Paediatric emergency services will battersby and club officials at the first Member for Everton, Murray Watt “When complete, this new station will minister neil roberts,
remain in place at the Royal Children’s Pine hills baseball club home game recently turned the first sod on accommodate up to 14 ambulance and Kate Jones,
Hospital until at least 2014, ensuring under new government funded lights. the site of the new $3.1 million vehicles and 48 staff on a site that member for ashgrove
a smooth transition ambulance station in Mitchelton is capable of further expansion if to begin work on the
of services to both Staying in touch with Emergency Services Minister needed,” Murray said. new ambulance station.
this new paediatric People are often busy through the Neil Roberts, and Kate Jones,
week, so Murray sets up regular Murray said the heritage-listed former
emergency department Member for Ashgrove.
weekend roadside offices. Murray Queensland Police Station building
and the opening of the station provide our paramedics with
has held 25 weekend roadside offices Murray said the new station, on the remaining on the site had been
Queensland Children’s a state-of-the-art facility, it is also
so far and will be holding more corner of Kedron Ave and Samford Rd, integrated into the design plan as an
Hospital in 2014. in Eatons Hill and Everton Park in providing much needed construction
will improve ambulance services to the office and administration area.
coming weeks. For more details, visit: jobs to get our economy through the
north-west.
www.murraywattmp.com “Not only will the new Mitchelton tough times,” Murray said.
murray celebrating Seniors week with aveo albany creek.
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