18 August
2014
Tasmin Tresize’s report to Convention
Built on the power of potential, the Enid Dowling Foundation provides a unique opportunity for young people to pursue their political and professional goals. At the 2013 LNP Convention I was honoured to be selected as a recipient of the bursary along with my long time FNQ friend, Laney McLaren. The Enid Dowling Foundation provided […]
04 August
2014
Laney McLaren’s report to Convention
The Enid Dowling Foundation Bursary’s mission is to support exceptional individual initiative, innovation and leadership to advance the social or economic development of Queenslanders, and to promote public service and engagement in the political process. In 2013 I was honoured to be selected as an inaugural recipient of the Enid Dowling Foundation Bursary along with […]
22 July
2014
Getting to know the 2014 bursary recipients
Jack Piggott grew up on a cattle property in the foothills of the Carnarvon range in Central Queensland, where he completed primary school by school of the air. Moving to boarding school in Rockhampton he graduated as a school captain, valedictorian, the recipient of the headmaster’s cup and with a scholarship to Bond University […]
16 July
2014
Introducing the 2014 Enid Dowling Foundation Bursary Recipients
At LNP Convention on 12 July 2014, the 2014 winners of the Enid Dowling Foundation Bursary were announced. Congratulations to Margaret Forrest and Jack Piggott, who will share the honour this year. They were presented with their award by the Patrons of the Foundation, The Hon. Joan Sheldon AM, Don Cameron AM, and The Hon. […]
22 May
2014
Minister of Industry
Great breakfast with the Marc-Oliver Fortin (youngest ever member to be elected to the national council), Minister of Industry the Hon. James Moore and the local Montreal constituency association. Afterwards I tagged along with Minister Moore to an announcement of an additional $1.3M funding to Canadian start up accelerators & incubators.
22 May
2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs
After having a lengthy chat with the Chief of Staff about campaign strategies and Ottawa politics I was able to meet with John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister Baird had recently been labelled the ‘beacon for the free world’ after his strong stance on Russian sanctions over the Ukraine situation. Minister Baird even has […]
22 May
2014
Australian High Commission
The High Commission and the Deputy High Commission in Ottawa. We talked about Australian diplomacy and the work of the High Commission. The shovel on the wall featured in the photo is the shovel used by John Howard to turn the first sod of the residence. P.S: looking at the export figures, Canadians really enjoy […]
22 May
2014
President of the Treasury Board
Talking government waste with President of the Treasury Board, Tony Clement. The ‘Canadian TaxSlayer’ was able to lift productivity through cloud computing whilst reducing the public sector by 20,000. This was incredibly insightful and educational for a cross section of my interests, namely, the ability to increase the quality of public service using less and the […]
22 May
2014
22 May
2014