AUG2010 FIONA McNAMARA
– Dedicated to Dickson
Now more than ever it’s critical that Dayboro residents and families have a dedicated and responsive representative in Canberra.
That’s why I’m standing as the Labor candidate for the seat of Dickson – an area with a community spirit second to none in the wider Brisbane region.
Now more than ever it’s critical that Dayboro residents and families have a dedicated and responsive representative in Canberra.
That’s why I’m standing as the Labor candidate for the seat of Dickson – an area with a community spirit second to none in the wider Brisbane region.
I have been overwhelmed and humbled by support in and around Dayboro.
It would have been easy to fade into the background after narrowly losing at the 2007 election by around 200 votes.
But I’ve never been one to take the easy way out, particularly when there is so much scope to improve essential services like health and education.
By way of background I live locally and grew up here, attended primary school at Bald Hills and embarked on a teaching career that has spanned 10 years.
Indeed, passing knowledge on to kids is one of life’s great privileges.
More recently I have been working for the teachers’ union on securing better pay and conditions for teachers and their families in Brisbane’s north.
Much has been said of Liberal Party MP Peter Dutton’s decision to run from Dickson when the opportunity arose for greener pastures on the Gold Coast.
People will make up their own minds about that.
However, I’ve never had any intention of representing any other part of the Queensland. I grew up at Bald Hills. Dad and Mum moved there in the late 1950s and I now live in Murrumba Downs.
During the last three years I have worked in the local community. Quite simply, I’m dedicated to the Dickson Electorate.
I am involved in a variety of community groups and am out and about listening to the local community.
Issues around education and health are predominantly raised with me when in the electorate.
Access to high quality accessible health care and high quality education for all children are essential and the Federal Labor government is committed to achieving these goals.
I recently had the pleasure of spending time at the Dayboro Show where a number of people spoke to me about job security and their fears of a return to Work Choices.
Federal Labor has established fair and equitable workplace laws that ensure families and workers are protected.
As a former teacher I have witnessed first hand the achievements of the Federal Government in building and upgrading facilities at schools across the country and attended the opening of the new Dayboro State School Hall and Resource Centre.
The community and school came together to celebrate this $2.65 million Federal Government project which has seen the school and the community access a state of the art assembly hall.
The children can now have school assemblies in all weather conditions, in comfort, and have an excellent environment for many activities.
The students have already held a Dayboro’s Got Talent competition in the assembly hall.
The resource centre provides the children with a spacious and well equipped environment in which to enrich and enhance their learning. The new library caters for teaching areas, quiet areas for research and reading and has a large bank of computers to link children to the world wide web. The view from the deck also gives panoramic views of the Dayboro Valley. I hope the children and teachers won’t be too distracted by the view.
The construction of the hall and resource centre created jobs. Jobs like these were essential during the Global Financial Crisis and have contributed to keeping unemployment figures lower than many other countries.
I am continually impressed by the sense of community in Dayboro.
Whether it be on Dayboro Day, the Show or at local sporting events this is a very special and unique part of Queensland.
It would be a privilege to represent the community and I will work tirelessly to that end.
It would have been easy to fade into the background after narrowly losing at the 2007 election by around 200 votes.
But I’ve never been one to take the easy way out, particularly when there is so much scope to improve essential services like health and education.
By way of background I live locally and grew up here, attended primary school at Bald Hills and embarked on a teaching career that has spanned 10 years.
Indeed, passing knowledge on to kids is one of life’s great privileges.
More recently I have been working for the teachers’ union on securing better pay and conditions for teachers and their families in Brisbane’s north.
Much has been said of Liberal Party MP Peter Dutton’s decision to run from Dickson when the opportunity arose for greener pastures on the Gold Coast.
People will make up their own minds about that.
However, I’ve never had any intention of representing any other part of the Queensland. I grew up at Bald Hills. Dad and Mum moved there in the late 1950s and I now live in Murrumba Downs.
During the last three years I have worked in the local community. Quite simply, I’m dedicated to the Dickson Electorate.
I am involved in a variety of community groups and am out and about listening to the local community.
Issues around education and health are predominantly raised with me when in the electorate.
Access to high quality accessible health care and high quality education for all children are essential and the Federal Labor government is committed to achieving these goals.
I recently had the pleasure of spending time at the Dayboro Show where a number of people spoke to me about job security and their fears of a return to Work Choices.
Federal Labor has established fair and equitable workplace laws that ensure families and workers are protected.
As a former teacher I have witnessed first hand the achievements of the Federal Government in building and upgrading facilities at schools across the country and attended the opening of the new Dayboro State School Hall and Resource Centre.
The community and school came together to celebrate this $2.65 million Federal Government project which has seen the school and the community access a state of the art assembly hall.
The children can now have school assemblies in all weather conditions, in comfort, and have an excellent environment for many activities.
The students have already held a Dayboro’s Got Talent competition in the assembly hall.
The resource centre provides the children with a spacious and well equipped environment in which to enrich and enhance their learning. The new library caters for teaching areas, quiet areas for research and reading and has a large bank of computers to link children to the world wide web. The view from the deck also gives panoramic views of the Dayboro Valley. I hope the children and teachers won’t be too distracted by the view.
The construction of the hall and resource centre created jobs. Jobs like these were essential during the Global Financial Crisis and have contributed to keeping unemployment figures lower than many other countries.
I am continually impressed by the sense of community in Dayboro.
Whether it be on Dayboro Day, the Show or at local sporting events this is a very special and unique part of Queensland.
It would be a privilege to represent the community and I will work tirelessly to that end.
