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25.01.2022 COVID-19 Vaccine: Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young joins Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to answer your questions about the vaccine rollout. Dr Young explains who’s getting the vaccine, when you will get it, and how you’ll be notified. Tune in for the exclusive broadcast.

24.01.2022 Do you remember the Slip Slop Slap ad from the 80s? Well, the message is still just as important today. This week is National Skin Cancer Action Week, and as we head into summer it is a timely reminder to Slip Slop Slap (& Seek and Slide) when outdoors. With 2 in 3 Queenslanders being diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime, we must protect our skin by:... - Slipping on protective clothing - Slopping on sunscreen - Slapping on a broad-brimmed hat - Seeking shade - Sliding on sunglasses To find out more, visit, https://cancerqld.org.au/cancer-prevention/sun-protection/

24.01.2022 Happy 18th Birthday and have a wonderful Redland District Special School Graduation Night Miss Courtney! I’m so proud of you!!!

23.01.2022 The LNP have announced their plan for health, it will deliver a repeat performance of the Newman Government, the playbook never changes! We don’t want to see a return of a Government that sack doctors, sacks nurses, shuts hospitals (like they did to Wynnum Hospital) and closes mental health beds and mental health facilities - we should never forget the closure of mental health facility, the Barrett Centre - shameful! Our Palaszczuk Government has worked hard to rebuild our frontline - and thank god given Covid. We can’t trust the LNP and we can’t afford to sack frontline health staff in the middle of a global pandemic.

23.01.2022 UPDATE From November 1, up to 40 students at a time can be on the dancefloor at their formal As with the rest of stage 5 & 6, this will be subject to a COVID safe check.... Our 2020 school leavers have had an incredibly rough year and I'm glad they’ll be able to boogie albeit in smaller numbers. See the rest of our Roadmap to Easing Restrictions here: https://bit.ly/2Sib8d5 #schoolleavers2020

23.01.2022 It was an honour to be sworn into the 57th Queensland Parliament today to represent our amazing Redlands community! Thank you again Redlands I promise I’ll keep working hard for our community! #luvredlands

22.01.2022 Nice to be out talking with locals in Thornlands this afternoon. Some of the treasures along the way included a help yourself front lawn veggie garden and a beautiful park bench in memory of Mr Stevenson and his beloved dog! Our Crystal Waters Wetlands and pretty stunning too! #luvredlands

22.01.2022 "Industry exposure, real employment - it just cannot be beaten." - Travis Ryan, conservation and land management trainee at Barung Landcare. In the Redlands we have had fantastic Skilling Queenslander for Works projects on both island and mainland in construction, conservation management and hospitality. The next round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work funding will support more than 80 community projects.... This will help connect more than 2,000 jobseekers, like Travis, with the training they need to secure long-term employment. #qldjobs

21.01.2022 What a privilege tonight to speak at the launch of our Championing Redlands Coast, an initiative of our Redlands Coast Regional Jobs Committee. Our Palaszczuk Government established 6 committees across Queensland - one of those here in Redlands! The work undertaken by the Redlands Coast Chamber of Commerce as leaders of the Regional Jobs Committee is exciting, lots achieved to date and working together we’ve got lots more to do! ... Together we will drive economic prosperity and jobs for our children, grandchildren and future generations in existing and new industries. To find out more visit: https://championingredlandscoast.com.au/

20.01.2022 Congratulations to students across the Redlands that participated in the Buy Smart Competition! In 2020 Redlands has again taken out big awards! Congratulations to Claudia, Maria, Joshua and Ed from Faith Lutheran College Redlands and Edward, Jacques and Bryson from Sheldon College! It’s so important for our young people to understand that we all have to make decisions about how we spend our money and that it is important to be an informed consumer that recognises and avoids scams and has good financial literacy. To learn more visit: https://www.qld.gov.au/l/fair-trading/buy-smart-competition

19.01.2022 Great to see so many Queenslanders enjoying Queensland this sunny long weekend - and great for lots of small businesses too.

16.01.2022 Thank you Fees kitchen for the amazing cupcakes shared with my good friends at Club Macleay! The best view of any bowls club in Australia and delicious fish n’ chips too!

15.01.2022 Cancer touches many. I never imagined going into this election campaign, with another campaign going simultaneously for my fiancé Shayne to kick cancer to the curb! Tonight it was special to be at the leading branch of the Cancer Council Queensland, Redlands branch to support the launch of their new Cookbook! The support the Council provides to those with cancer and their families is amazing. If you’d like to support them you can order a cookbook via their Facebook page Cancer Council Queensland, Redlands Volunteer Branch

14.01.2022 Proud to be reappointed today as one of three Queensland Hydrogen Champions! We have huge opportunity in a renewables future that creates good jobs and a better environment for future generations. Making the most of our beautiful sunshine state! #qldjobs #hydrogen #cleanenergy

13.01.2022 Thank you Fee Braddy for the amazing cupcakes made on Macleay Island for our Thornlands State School in school camp! Miss Lambert and Mr Dart thought they looked pretty darn amazing in school colours and all!

13.01.2022 Decided to finally go and check the filter box (it making a bit of a heaving noise) and it’s clear to see why! Winter neglect, toads , smelly stuff and more, I was pretty sure I was going to put my hand in and find a friendly python - thank goodness not!!

12.01.2022 Churches and other places of worship are places where communities gather, and where Queenslanders gather in faith. From 4pm this Tuesday 17 November, restrictions on the number of people who can gather in places of worship will ease to one person per two square metres both indoors and outdoors, so more people can observe their faith together and serve their communities. #covid19

12.01.2022 A spectacular day to be on the water! A great meeting with the Macleay Island Progress Association and discussions on SMBI Futures working collectively together for all our islands! Lots happening and always more to do! #luvredlands

12.01.2022 Billy’s gluten free treats from the The Park Social coffee shop in the Redland Bay Business Park are delish! The coffee was excellent too!

11.01.2022 Newsflash A new Mobile Police Beat is destined for Redlands! The Premier's announced 25 new mobile police beat vans one of which is coming to Redlands! ... This new initiative will mean that local police are more visible, more often, in our local community. Once deployed the new mobile police van will be out and about across the community, ready to swiftly respond to community needs. It means the community will see police more often on active patrols in and around Victoria Point and the Redlands, which is a win for community safety. From their mobile police beat, police will be able to take crime reports, victim statements, conduct field interviews and boost safety with a more visible policing presence. These mobile police vans take police to the community and it does mean that people in local communities will see more police, more often.

11.01.2022 Today was the official opening of the 57th Parliament of Queensland. It was so nice to to have Shayne by my side and the team cheering from my office! Thank you again Redlands, it is an honour and a privilege to represent you! #luvredlands

11.01.2022 Love being part of our students learning journey! Mr Robinson is passionate about our environment and science. Today Oliver, Zara and their classmates told me how excited they were about their new native bee hive and Doctor Toby’s ‘Bee Aware’ lessons!

10.01.2022 Miss Kavanagh and I are very excited, our students of dance are going to love their new stage, green rooms and technology, all part of our $2M hall expansion!

10.01.2022 Mum agrees, best potato scallops from Redland Bay Fish & Chips or as she calls them potato cakes!

09.01.2022 They did it! So proud of the Redland District Special School Graduating Class of 2020

09.01.2022 Eskimo the Samoyed is back on the hustings! Thanks to our amazing #luvredlands community for the beeps and the toots today! To all my amazing helpers and supporters, thank you so much

08.01.2022 Talk about food envy! Check out this incredible seafood bucket special from Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club for $75 and it comes with a bottle of wine! 24 hours per-order needed! For next time

08.01.2022 Why wouldn’t you want to live in Queensland? Following the expert health advice including our strong borders has kept us safe. Things would have been very different if Deb Frecklington and the LNP got their way and opened up our borders in July just as Victoria’s 2nd wave was ramping up.

08.01.2022 Mini Muddies Redlands Touch Association is back a great skills development program for our little ones!

08.01.2022 Legacy and providing opportunity for our community is something I’ve worked hard at and will continue to do. Skilling Queenslanders is a program that provides opportunity and jobs! It is a program that was cut by the LNP while Deb Frecklington was the Assistant Treasurer under the Newman Government. Today it is back thanks to our Palaszczuk Government giving of opportunity, skills, mentoring and community assets! ... Today on Lamb Island I met the newest recruits in hospitality and conservation management - the quality of skills being developed in catering and land management through the Community Garden and Recreation Club with these trainees is stellar! So proud to see programs like this benefiting Redlanders and our amazing community! Thanks to Running Wild- Youth Conservation Culture and Night Ninjas Inc. for the work you do in making this program such a success!! #luvredlands

07.01.2022 Important update on easing of Covid-19 restrictions from 4pm Tuesday 17 November: Gatherings in homes and public spaces can increase from 40 to 50 people Seated, ticketed venues are able to increase capacity from 50% to 100%... Indoor premise capacity can increase from one person to 4m2 to one person per 2m2 Outdoor events capacity increases from 1000 people to 1500 people with a COVID Save Event Checklist with larger events requiring a COVID Safe Plan Weddings are able to increase to 200 people and all guests can dance (indoors and outdoors) Funerals can increase to 200 people Open Air Stadiums increase capacity to 100% Dancing is allowed at outdoor venues (including outdoor music festivals and beer gardens)

06.01.2022 It’s McDonald's McHappy Day Halloween style! An amazing effort by the whole team at Victoria Point Much needed funds being raised for Ronald McDonald House looking after families and children with a serious illnesses. If ever there was a reason to buy a #bigmac today is the day!!

05.01.2022 Last week in Queensland Parliament I was appointed as Chair of the Education, Employment and Training Parliamentary Committee! Today I’m looking forward to Chairing my first meeting!

05.01.2022 Dear Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP The students at Redland Bay State School are incredible readers and loved participating in your reading challenge! Matthew from Grade 1F brought Mrs Robson a very special book to read to his class today called Santa Comes to Queensland!... I told him you would love that book! All of the students have promised to keep up the good work reading! Thank you for the challenge! From all the students at Redland Bay State School

05.01.2022 Anything we can do to make it easier for our young people with cancer is very good news. Queensland Children’s Hospital will be the first paediatric hospital in Australia to offer a state of the art PET-CT scanner on site.

04.01.2022 Spectacular day for a ferry ride! #luvredlands

04.01.2022 Love being on island and love watching our Running Wild- Youth Conservation Culture Skilling Queenslanders for Work graduate! Today another amazing cohort that all have done a tremendous job in graduating in hospitality and conservation management. The best news is though that they all have secured work or have promising job interviews next week

04.01.2022 A fantastic old photo circa 1973 of the Russell Island jetty carpark. At the time there were 3,000 lots for sale at $885 with a down payment of $89 and My Blue Fin was the ferry service.

03.01.2022 Fun Fact: QLD has seen a 54% decrease in beverage container litter since our Palaszczuk Government introduced Containers for Change. Not only are we protecting our environment with 2.4 billion containers recycled through refund points, this scheme has also: created more than 700 new jobs, and ... put $300 million back into the pockets of charities, community groups and businesses. Last week was National Recycling Week, so better late than never to pop down today to our Redland Bay Return-It QLD facility with a decent haul of Containers for Change QLD

02.01.2022 Covid-19 Vaccines have landed today in Queensland. The Queensland Government working with the Australian Government has a plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to Queenslanders. There will be six vaccine hubs in Queensland to deliver the first Pfizer jabs to priority groups - with PA Hospital, Gold Coast University Hospital and Cairns Hospital taking from today prioritising frontline workers, aged care workers and aged care residents. Vaccines will then be rolled out to the... other hubs including Townsville Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Nationally there are 240-plus facilities where aged care residents will get the first jabs, including for Redlands sites in: Cleveland, Redland Bay, Thornlands and Victoria Point. To find out more about Covid Vaccination rollout for Queenslanders visit: https://www.qld.gov.au//protect-y/covid-19-vaccine/rollout

01.01.2022 It is a privilege to be officially re-elected to represent our beautiful Redlands community. I love our community and I will continue to work hard every day for all Redlanders. #luvredlands

01.01.2022 Congratulations Daniel and William Clarke you are amazing Redlanders! Last night they were recognised for their commitment to conservation, taking out the prestigious 2021 Queensland Young Australian of the Year Award.