Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I stand here today to say thanks to my electorate of Petrie. To all the men, women and children in my electorate: thank you. It's been an honour to be your federal MP once again in 2024. It has been my privilege to serve our community. I want to wish every single one of you a very merry Christmas and happy holiday season. I hope that over this period you're able to spend some time with your loved ones and your family. After all, life is about relationships, and the time spent with our family and friends is so important. I want to wish you well for that time. Cherish those people.

As we head into the final sitting weeks of 2024, I hope to see you around the electorate in the next few weeks after this. Whether it's at local Christmas carols, twilight markets, school awards, church services, aged-care centres, local coffee shops or other businesses, I look forward to seeing you all. Please come up and say g'day. I look forward to coming back here in 2025 to work hard and advocate for the people of Petrie, the people of our community, on what matters most to them. I know that it's been tough over the last two-and-a-half years, with cost-of-living and homelessness issues. I'll continue to raise those issues for you here in this place. From my family to yours, and from me to you: merry Christmas and a very happy new year.

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