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Groom By-Election

Saturday 28th November

Since its foundation in 1984, it has always been held by the Country/National, Liberal or, since 2010, Liberal National parties. Groom has been represented by four MPs: the first, Tom McVeigh, was the father of the outgoing MP John McVeigh. McVeigh's appointment as Queensland Agent-General in London led to his resignation, Bill Taylor, a former naval officer, was elected and served until his retirement at the 1998 federal election.

Taylor was succeeded by Ian Macfarlane, who served as a minister in the Howard and Abbott Governments. Macfarlane remained aligned to the federal Liberal Party following the merger of the Queensland Liberals and Nationals in 2008, but in 2015 attempted to defect to the federal Nationals after being dropped from cabinet. The move was blocked by party executives and Macfarlane opted to retire at the 2016 election.

John McVeigh, was elected to federal parliament in 2016, having previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Toowoomba South.

We pass on all our very best wishes to Dr John McVeigh who resigned as the Liberal National MP on 18th September 2020 to concentrate on caring for his wife Anita, who has been suffering from a major illness. John was a great friend to BigDog.

In This Issue

2 Editor Notes 3 Busing Transport Myths 4 NDIS Updates 5 David Janetzki new LNP Deputy 6 Hike for Homeless 8 Community News 9 Peter Ford 10 Toowoomba Community Centre 11 Rockhampton Community Centre 12 Asbestos Awareness Month 15 Admin Updates 16 November Events 16 BigDog Big Garage Sale

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