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17223 SM 20Pp Parliament Works.Indd HOW PARLIAMENT WORKS Steve MINNIKIN MP Member for Chatsworth steveminnikin.com.au SteveMinnikinMP @SteveMinnikinMP steveminnikinmp i CONTENTS INTRODUCTION WHY WE NEED A GOVERNMENT Introduction 1 Why we need a government 2 When you bring any group of people together, you Who does what? 3 need some sort of rules and leadership body to work out how you’re going to get along, who decides what Queensland Parliament 4 and who does what. In a soccer team you have a coach DID YOU KNOW? Who / Where / What is Bonney? 5 who decides positions, umpires that ensure the rules For some matters the Federal and State are followed and consequences for those that don’t. Governments have shared responsibilities, What do I do as a Member of Parliament? 7 That’s basically what you need a government to do. so they can make laws about the same things. What is the difference between Parliament But if they don’t agree, the Federal law and Government? 9 When you have a whole country, it’s important that always wins! you have a government that can care for the people, How is the Government formed? 9 set the laws that they have to abide by, and uphold The Opposition 10 those laws in case people don’t. Seating 11 In Australia, we have three levels of Government. What does the Legislative Assembly do? 13 A Day in Parliament 15 Other People in Parliament 17 Queensland State Emblems 18 Hi There, Personal Experiences of Parliament 19 I’m Steve Minnikin and I’m your local member in the History and Fun Facts of Parliament 21 Queensland Parliament. No idea what that means? You’re in the right place. A lot of people seem to think politics doesn’t matter or think it is a bit boring. Well... the good news is I am here to change your mind (with the help of this book). I want to see more people engage in politics because speaking up for what you believe in helps create Federal State change and allows me to best represent my Our national or Australian Government. The 6 states each have their own Government. Published by: community. The Australian Capital Territory and the Looks after national matters as set out in the Australian Northern Territory also have self-government. Steve Minnikin MP The area I represent is a place in which my family Constitution. They raise money to run the country Member for Chatsworth and I absolutely love to live and I think it is the Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads by collecting taxes on incomes, goods and services States are responsible for everything not listed best area in Brisbane (I guess I am a little biased…)! and company profi ts and use them on those national as a federal responsibility. They raise money Phone: (07) 3914 9100 We have spectacular sporting facilities, beautiful Email: [email protected] matters. from taxes but also receive more than half their picnic grounds, plenty of local cafes, and shopping money from the Federal Government. Address: Unit 1, Millennium Business Centre, Millennium Bvd, Examples: Carindale QLD 4152 centres like Westfi eld Carindale all just a stone’s throw away from the Brisbane City. Defence, Banking and Currency, Immigration, Examples: Foreign Affairs, Trade, Postal Services. Schools, Hospitals, Housing Services, Roads, Sources: Through my role as your representative in Parliament, Railways and Public Transport, Police. I’ll do everything I can to make Chatsworth even https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/ https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/three-levels-of-law- better and to stand up for everyone who lives here. making.html In the following pages, I tell you about the Queensland Local Queensland Parliament Library Parliament and the work I do. Hopefully I can teach Usually called the Council. They exist through a you something new. If you have any questions or this piece of state legislation, the Local Government Act. Photo credits: book has inspired you to let me know about something p3 Queensland - Single Color by FreeVectorMaps.com you care about, please get in touch. My door is Local Governments are responsible for matters decided on by their State Government. They collect taxes from p18 File:Cooktown orchids and bud (Dendrobium bigibbum) - always open! John E. Hill all local property owners and receive grants from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ federal and state/territory governments. p18 A koala climbing up a tree - Diliff From Examples: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Building Regulations, Land Subdivision, Local Roads, p18 Brolga (Grus rubicunda) - jjron, edited by Fir0002 Steve Minnikin MP Footpaths and Drains, Health Inspection, Garbage https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Member for Chatsworth and Sewage Disposal, Public Libraries, Pet Control. p18 Amphiprion akindynos - Leonard Low from Australia https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en 1 2 WHO DOES WHAT? QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENT You might think you have nothing to do with The Queensland Parliament has 93 Members I probably represent the electorate where you live. government, but in almost every little thing you of Parliament. Our electorate is called Chatsworth. On the large do you’re actually part of what our different Queensland is split into 93 areas, known as map, Brisbane is represented as inset 2. The small governments are working on. electorates. Each electorate gets to choose who map is a close up of inset 2 where you can locate the they want to represent them in Queensland Parliament Chatsworth electorate. It encompasses the suburbs of through elections (more on that later). That person Carindale, Belmont, Chandler, Ransome, Gumdale becomes their Member of Parliament. Wakerley, Tingalpa and areas of Carina Heights and Camp Hill. THINGS YOU MIGHT The map of Queensland below shows how Queensland DO IN A DAY... ...AND WHICH LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT GETS INVOLVED. is divided into electoral districts. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT Have a Shower • Power, gas, water, sewerage from state corporations Have breakfast • Currency • Consumer laws • Health inspections • Trade, imports & • Shop and workplace of shops exports laws • Advertising Catch the bus or tram • National road/rail • Buses, Go Cards • Local roads funding • Traffi c laws, Police • Street signs • Traffi c lights, Road signs • Bus stops • Builds & maintains light rail and major roads Go to school, TAFE • Funding to States • Education Department or University • Universities • School funding Go to the library • National Library • State Library • Local libraries (in Canberra) (in Brisbane) • School libraries Play sport • Australian Institute • State sports centre • Local sports fi elds and of Sport • Safety, health and playgrounds • National sports bodies education Use a Phone • Telephone and internet communication services Watch TV • Broadcasting laws • ABC TV and Radio Go to the doctor • Medicare • Hospitals • Drug control laws • Ambulance service Go home • Planning laws • Local building controls • Trees and footpaths Put out the garbage • International • Waste disposal • Garbage collection treaties and national • Pollution controls • Local environment environmental policies 3 44 WHO/ WHERE / WHAT IS CHATSWORTH? How did our area end up being called Chatsworth? Places in Chatsworth Landmarks Schools Every few elections, boundaries change of state Pacifi c Golf Club 1 Camp Hill SIPS electorates and in 1959, this resulted in the creation Parklands Clem Jones Centre 2 Belmont State School of the Chatsworth Electorate. Originally, this electorate Carindale Reserve Sleeman Sports Centre 3 Gumdale State School encapsulated areas of Mount Gravatt and Coorparoo. Because of this, it is assumed the electorate takes Minnippi Parkland Belmont Shooting Range 4 Carina State School its name from Chatsworth Road, which still runs Whites Hill Reserve Carina Leagues Club 5 Mayfi eld State School through the suburb of Coorparoo. Bulimba Creek Old Cleveland Road Tramway Tracks 6 San Sisto College Since then, electorate’s boundaries have changed Steve Minnikin MP’s Offi ce 7 St Martin’s Carina many times. So much so that ironically, Chatsworth Tingalpa Pioneers’ Chapel & Cemetery Shopping Road is no longer a part of the electorate as it sits just Belmont Private Hospital outside our boundaries in the Greenslopes Electorate. Westfi eld Carindale Gateway Motorway I guess this reminds us of how much Brisbane has changed in the last 60 years! The name Chatsworth may also have some ties back to our European heritage and was most likely named after Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, United Kingdom, which continues to be home to the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire.1 5 What has Chatsworth achieved? I am very proud to live in Chatsworth and 7 thought you may like to fi nd out some 1 of the great milestones which have been 6 achieved in this area. 3 4 • Sleeman Sports Centre hosted many events including athletics, swimming, diving and cycling for the 1982 Commonwealth Games. • Belmont Shooting Complex hosted shooting and pistol events for the 2 2018 Commonwealth Games. • Home to the last remaining double track stretch of Brisbane’s Tramways system. Old Cleveland Road Tramway Tracks are heritage listed and a very iconic land mark in the Electorate. 1 ‘Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017’ in Queensland Parliamentary Library, Queensland Parliamentary Record: the 55th Parliament, 2018, 15th ed, p 357. 5 6 WHAT DO I DO AS A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT? I raise things that need Each member is elected to represent their electorate improvement to the Government but how we all work and what that means is different. and Opposition Leadership. For me, I believe the best and only way to truly represent your community is to get out and speak to as many people as possible. In doing this, I can fi nd out what matters to people and most importantly, how I can best assist or help them.
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