Cameron Caldwell (Fadden, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Housing) Share this | Hansard source

Today I rise to first give a shout out to the Sanctuary Cove boat show, one of the iconic events on the Gold Coast calendar and one that I'm extremely proud of. The significance of this show to the Gold Coast economy cannot be underestimated. I say that because this year, having started back in 1989, the boat show has now reached over 45,000 visitors, 300 exhibitors, 800 boats and 2,500 marine products on display. The Gold Coast economy is spread across a number of sectors, but we shouldn't underestimate the importance of the marine industry. In the northern Gold Coast, we have the Gold Coast Marine Precinct, which drives jobs and manufacturing. The Gold Coast economy has 500 marine companies, 6,000 workers involved in the marine sector, and it's worth over $2 billion to the Gold Coast economy.

The boat show is a wonderful four-day event. It doesn't matter whether you want to buy a jet ski from JSW or a ski boat from Nautique Central. We also have local manufacturers like Riviera, Maritimo, boat brokerages like AMT Marine, and Custom Dry Docks, another local business in my electorate. So to the boat show at Sanctuary Cove, thanks again for another great year. Sorry I couldn't be there this year due to my family commitments, but I look forward to being back again next year.

Second, I give a big shout out to the community at Pacific Pines in my electorate. On 16 May, we held a community carnival at the shopping centre near Woolies. It was a fun-filled day despite some rainy weather. It was classic carnival style. We had a jumping castle, balloon artists, raffle prizes and lively community performances. It was great to attend with my daughter Marigold, who had a fantastic time, and I look forward to that event again next year.

Third, a big shout out to the Crisafulli LNP government, which has delivered on the Hope Island train station. On 18 May, we saw this come to fruition in my electorate. It is a wonderful addition to the transport network at the northern end of the Gold Coast. This is something that's been on the books for many, many years and has finally been delivered by the Crisafulli LNP government. Premier David Crisafulli is my local member and he's doing a fantastic job. To Premier Crisafulli and team, thank you for delivering this much-needed transport infrastructure. With two accessible entrances, platforms with lifts, new bus connectivity, park and ride, kiss and ride, bicycle parking, this is a fantastic piece of infrastructure. Of course, they got the name right. It's Hope Island Station.

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