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Independent Candidate for Groom, Suzie Holt, a passionate advocate for community welfare, has thrown her support behind national carer advocate George Helon’s campaign to prioritize carers’ rights in the upcoming 2025 federal election.

Understanding Domestic Violence in Australia Domestic violence is a rampant issue in Australia, impacting individuals and families across all demographics. Despite its prevalence, the issue remains shrouded in stigma and misconceptions, making education and...

Understanding the Political Landscape of Groom Groom, a vibrant electoral division, has long been a stronghold of conservative politics, predominantly represented by the Liberal National Party (LNP). Historically, this area has leaned towards right-leaning...

Understanding the Regional Healthcare Crisis Australians living in rural and regional areas, particularly in places like Groom, have long been sidelined by inequitable healthcare policies and uneven distribution of resources. The urgency to address...

Understanding the Cost of Living Crisis in Groom The cost of living is more than just numbers in a report—it’s a daily reality that shapes the lives of thousands of families in the Groom...

The Groom electorate, named after Sir Littleton Groom—a former Solicitor-General of Australia—encompasses a large portion of the Darling Downs. It includes Toowoomba, a major urban hub renowned for its role as a logistics and...

Understanding Regional Development As we stand at the crossroads of change, regional development emerges as a beacon of opportunity for areas like Groom. This is not just about economic metrics; it’s about people—bringing vitality...

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The stand-alone Regional Cancer Centre in Toowoomba has gained the support of Suzie Holt, the Independent Candidate for Groom. Ms Holt attended the “Legends At Their Game” fundraiser event, which featured Bob Geldof.

Representatives of the Toowoomba Hockey Association have met with the Independent Candidate for Groom, Suzie Holt, to seek her support for their plans to develop their facility at Glenvale.

In response to the current flooding crisis in Western Queensland, in combination with the ongoing scrutiny into supermarket price gouging, Community Independent candidate for Groom has reiterated the need for a Minister for Food.

Paul Murray is in Toowoomba and he’s recording a special with the LNP Member for Groom, Garth Hamilton, and Toowoomba Mayor Geoff McDonald tonight.

The federal election date of May 3 has been welcomed by Independent Candidate for Groom, Suzie Holt.

Independent candidate for Groom, Suzie Holt, has expressed disappointment at the Federal Member’s ongoing failure to deliver critical progress on the Inland Rail project.

There was little recognition of regional infrastructure needs according to Suzie Holt, the Independent Candidate for Groom.

Bring it on, says Suzie.

The Fight to Protect Queensland’s Agriculture Hits a Roadblock

Where's your budget submission, Garth?

The Toowoomba Region is both hopeful and excited about the chance to host the 2032 Olympic Equestrian Events.

Political competition delivers.

In December 2021 The Chronicle hosted an event for the Toowoomba community to come together and create a shared vision for the Olympics in Groom. I was proud to attend the event as an...

Community Independent Suzie Holt strongly opposes the position of Groom incumbent MP Garth Hamilton on interest rates, which were released to ACM Media on Saturday.

Suzie Holt, Independent Candidate for Groom, has pledged a new dawn in politics when she is elected having taken Federal Member Garth Hamilton to task for his recent comments targeting the Toowoomba Regional Council,...

There is not an object on Earth that Serdar Yener cannot turn into a cake — and now he’s going to bring his expertise to Toowoomba to examine our region’s finest decorators. The man...

In Queensland the 2022 independent candidate Suzie Holt is running again in Groom, a seat based in Toowoomba and held by the Liberal National party’s Garth Hamilton on a margin of just under 7%....

GROOM IS A largely agricultural electorate located on the Darling Downs west of Brisbane and is comprised mainly of the city of Toowoomba – Australia’s second largest inland city – and surrounding rural areas.

With the Federal Budget delivered last Tuesday, it has so far received mixed responses, especially from Independents in rural and regional areas of Australia. Echoing these frustrations, Suzie Holt, who previously ran as a...

WOMEN in rural and regional communities who are already doing “nine-tenths” of what it takes to be a good politician, without getting paid for it, are among those being targeted by a new campaign...

Ms Suzie Holt, Regional Community Advocate, together with Mrs Liza Balmain, a local farmer, have organised a forum of leading experts to be held on the black floodplain soils in Cecil Plains, Saturday 26th...