Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What is the size of 16 Suncorp stadiums? The answer is the Acacia Ridge TAFE. It's the largest trade training facility in the Southern Hemisphere, both in footprint and in student numbers. It has more than a thousand students a day, six tonnes of potato gems a year and 6,000 iced coffees a year. I visited there with the Minister for Skills and Training on 16 March to talk about the $1.8 million for EV skills training facilities through Labor's TAFE Technology Fund. It means that more than 400 students a year, both in Brisbane and Townsville, will benefit from EV training facilities, enabling new skills, new careers and good jobs in clean energy.

I want to congratulate and acknowledge Souths Rugby Union Club, the Magpies, in my seat in Brisbane. On Saturday 14 March we went to the club to celebrate a big facilities upgrade which has transformed that club. The beating soul of that transformation is Chris Hourigan, the chair of the building, infrastructure and community committee, and the president, Brett Whalley. The club proudly boasts being the most successful rugby club in Australia. It has produced more than 70 Queensland representatives and more than 30 Australian representatives. The federal government contributed funding for a 39.6-kilowatt solar system for the clubhouse roof. These upgrades provide the community with better-quality facilities that can be enjoyed by all. (Time expired)