State Update - Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper

State Update Jonty Bush MP Member for Cooper

Celebrating our Year 6 and Year 12 Graduating Students

As our Year 6 students across Cooper reach their final weeks of primary school, I would like to congratulate them all for everything they have achieved in the last 7 years. No doubt, there will have been challenges particularly in recent years, as we all navigated the changes brought by COVID. However, when visiting primary schools this year, I was always struck by the incredible resilience and optimism of the students. They continue to make the most of the opportunities presented to them and I am sure will go on to do the same as they begin their exciting journey through high school next year. Further, as our Year 12s complete their final week of school and head off to Schoolies in droves, I have been left thinking … I cannot help but reflect on the excitement and fear I felt leaving school for the very last time. I believe that now more than ever, our students have a lot to look forward to. In this year’s Queensland Government Next Step Survey, it was found our school leavers have some of the highest levels of engagement in education, training and employment in more than ten years. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate and wish all of our wonderful graduating students the very best of luck! 2022 Snapshot

Yet again, we have had another eventful and busy year. In addition to meeting with many of you to hear your concerns, achievements in Cooper this year have included organising community capacitybuilding sessions covering topics such as: legal obligations and responsibilities, mental health resourcing, renter’s rights and grant writing skills. In addition, we have hosted neighbourhood community barbeques, coffee with a cop events, Park Road traders’ meetings and of course our very own Eco Forum. Cooper was also successful in securing an SEQ Flood Review Forum and an aircraft noise consultation. A favourite memory from 2022, was the amazing event that was the Sunlit Sounds Festival where I was privileged to help support the event by booking Auslan interpreter, Mikey, (pictured above) to sign the night away.

Mater Dei Seniors Visit to Parliament

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

This year, we decided to host a Christmas card competition for primary school students across Cooper. We received 52 fantastic designs for consideration. Remember to keep an eye out in your letterboxes from mid-December to discover our local winner and to see the talent on display in our student community. As our final State Update for the year, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays. Over the Christmas break, our office will be closed from Monday 26th December until Friday 6th January. Until we see you all again, we wish you all the best for the New Year from our Cooper team: Jonty, Clare, Tyler, Chloe and Gabriella.

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