James highlights the impact of drought in the Southern Downs electorate
Wednesday, 16 May 2019 I rise to speak in the House about an important issue in my electorate of Southern Downs—and that is the drought. We have experienced an extreme drought for some time now. There has been very little meaningful rain throughout Southern Downs over the last few years
James talks about the crisis affecting the Strawberry Industry
Thursday, 20 September 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise in this place tonight to talk about the crisis affecting the strawberry industry. Those who are familiar with my electorate of Southern Downs will know that we are a very large producer of strawberries. Our climate enables us
James tells Parliament about the Inland Rail route through the Southern Downs electorate
Thursday, 3 May 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise to speak on the topic of inland rail and the route that it is going to take in my electorate of Southern Downs in the region between the New South Wales-Queensland border not far from Inglewood and Gowrie.
James Highlights hardworking Volunteer Groups in Southern Downs
Thursday, 8 March 2018 You can watch my speech here I rise to speak in our parliament about the wonderful things being done by volunteer groups in my electorate of Southern Downs. Of course, there are far too many to mention, but, just to illustrate my point, I would like
James’ Maiden Speech
Thursday, 15 February 2018 You can watch my speech here It is with great gratitude and pride that I stand here today to deliver my first speech in the Queensland parliament. At the outset, I would like to thank the people of Southern Downs for electing me and I offer