Angie Bell (Moncrieff, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

This year, 2021, has been a challenging year for many, and I take this opportunity in the last sitting week of 2021 to wish everyone in my electorate of Moncrieff a happy Christmas and a bigger, better and safer new year in 2022. It's Queenslanders who have done the heavy lifting to reach almost 80 per cent double vaccinations, and that means that the domestic borders will open to Queensland so that families and Moncrieff can reunite with their loved ones who may be interstate. The Gold Coast economy can now reignite, and business can do what it does best, and tourism and small business can start the journey out of the pandemic.

I thank the Moncrieff community cabinet for the work that you do in our community. I also thank the Gold Coast's only cross-industry think tank, the City Heart Taskforce, for the work that they've done for job skills and industry on the Gold Coast this year, and for their dedication; I wish you and your families all the best. Congratulations to Alfred Slogrove, CEO of Study Gold Coast, and his wife, Katia, on their new baby, Allegra. And congratulations to Adrienne Readings on her elevation as the new chair of Destination Gold Coast. Thanks to Ned Pankhurst and Ian Kennedy for their service on the City Heart Taskforce, and to Paul Donovan for his 17 years of service to Destination Gold Coast.

To the good people of Moncrieff: I wish you an absolutely fantastic Christmas and new year for your clubs, your schools, your surf club, your veterans organisation. Merry Christmas and a happy, safe 2022.

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