If you need a letter of support for your grant application, please email my office at [email protected] with details about your organisation, what funding you’re applying for, and what the funding will be used for.

Please also provide your deadline so we can do our best to work within your timeframe.

Funding for community groups and not-for-profit organisations may be obtained from a number of sources through the Queensland Government such as the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.

For more information regarding grants available through the Queensland Government.

If you are over 60, you may be eligible for a Seniors Card or a Seniors Business Card.

These cards allow you to take advantage of a number of government discounts and other special offers at thousands of businesses around the State. Submit your application for a Seniors Card.

The Australian Electoral Commission manages enrolments in federal, state and local government elections.

If you need to enrol to vote for the first time or change your address or other details, you can do this online.

Application forms are also available in hard copy from my office.

If you or someone you know is celebrating a special birthday or anniversary, you can request a letter to mark the occasion.

Consideration may be given to requests for letters to mark other anniversaries or birthdays if there are special circumstances.

How to Request a Letter

Request forms are available at my office or online.

Supporting Documentation

Supporting documentation must be provided when submitting a message request. This is to verify the wedding anniversary or birthday details. The supporting documentation can include the following:

• Marriage certificate (for wedding anniversaries)
• Birth certificate (for birthdays)
• Passport including an expired passport (for birthdays)
• Driver’s licence including an expired driver’s licence (for birthdays)
• Proof of age card or similar documentation (for birthdays)
• Statutory declaration from any person with the relevant knowledge, declaring:
  • Wedding Anniversaries – the full names and full date of marriage of the couple, or
  • Birthdays – the full name and full date of birth of the individual.

Statutory declaration forms are available at any post office, or online from the Attorney-General’s Department.

If submitting your request by post, please provide copies of supporting documentation. Please do not provide original documents.

Submitting your Application in Person

Please return your completed forms to my office and we will organise the rest for you.

The following term dates apply to all State Schools in Queensland, visit the Queensland Government Education website.

Not-for-profit organisations and community groups may be eligible for a free Queensland flag if they meet the conditions issued by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Please email your request for a flag to my office at [email protected]

Tours of Parliament House can be fun and informative, not just for school children but adults as well.

BBQs and morning teas can be arranged too.

If I am in Parliament on the day you visit, I may be able to meet your group and make your visit even more informative.

If you wish to organise a tour, please contact my office.

I am happy to provide black and white photocopying facilities for eligible Community Groups in the Buderim Electorate.

For more information, please contact my office.

If your community group or sporting club is holding a special event and would like to borrow one of my marquees, please email or phone my office to enquire about marquee(s) for the date you require.

For more information please contact my office.

Sponsored Marquee

We periodically purchases marquees for local community groups or schools. Please advise my office if you would like to be included.