Phillip Thompson OAM MP
Federal Member for Herbert
Serving Our Community
Together with our community, we’ve been working to secure our economic recovery, support jobs and help locals get ahead.
Through our local advocacy, we’ve been able to deliver on our local plan in Herbert, including:
✅ Ensuring an expansion of flood recovery payments to include all Townsville suburbs
✅ Establishing the reinsurance pool to bring down insurance premiums
✅ Delivering a new ward at the Townsville University Hospital
✅ Funding a new youth precinct to get young people off our streets, and
✅ A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
Each and every one of these initiatives is aimed at improving the quality of life for local people and ensuring we’re supporting a better future for our region. Please check out some of our local projects here.
As your Federal Member I am always here to help. If there’s ever anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on the phone, on Facebook or by email.
While you’re here, please take a minute to have your say, and let me know what’s important to you and your family.
Phillip Thompson OAM MP
We’ve secured significant investment in Townsville and surrounds, creating jobs and helping our economic recovery.
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Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Federal Member for Herbert
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RIVERWAY STADIUM LIGHTING UPGRADE: Big Bash, T20, AFL and AFLW fixtures will be coming to Townsville under an elected Coalition Government. Fantastic to have secured a $6M election commitment which will see millions more injected into our economy, and boost local club sport too.
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The crime issue in the community will have to wait!
I’ll believe it when they start work on the lights. This is just to get votes because if they were all really about change it would already be happening and not on a promise
Hopefully the LNP get in power, & if they don't, Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community will & needs to still push for the lights. How a city of this size can not use that stadium to it's full potential is a disgrace.
HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY RiRi! So much fun celebrating my baby girl’s birthday. We have been eating cake, playing with new toys, her favourite is anything with Emma Watkins on it.
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Beautiful photo happy birthday 🎂 RiRi such a proud dad and daughter moment memories stay forever 🥳
Aww Happy 5th birthday RiRi hope you have a wonderful day 🎉🍰🎉🍰🥳
Have a great day beautiful girl 💞
COMMUNITY CONNECTION: Another great day in Townsville.
A huge thanks to everyone who gave us a cheer, wave & toot.
Now out to Garbutt to let the community know of our plan for security upgrades to Garbutt State School.
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Will you be dropping off the how to vote cards or where can I get them?
Australia definitely needs people like you who care about their community to MAKE AUSTRALIA GREAT AGAIN.
Keep it all going mate.
MERITORIOUS UNIT CITATION: In 1993 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment Battle Group deployed to Somalia. During the 17 week operation, the 1RAR Battalion Group conducted 1100 patrols, seized nearly a 1000 weapons from Somali forces and ensured the safe delivery of 8000 tons of humanitarian relief with the continual danger of being attacked.
Finally after 32 years, 1 RAR was on parade to be recognised and receive the Meritorious Unit Citation, for their outstanding service.
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Why did it take so long and such a fight…Well done, well deserved. This recognition shouldnt be this hard. Too many seat polishers make decisions while others do the hard yards. Thank you. 🇦🇺🦘
Glad it happened, but it is disgusting it's taken this long really we can do better as a country to show our gratitude to all service men and women
Was a great 3 days catching up with brothers… some I have not seen for 30 years. Incredible 🙏
Run Army is an exciting initiative that promotes resilience, health and wellbeing and it’s a great opportunity for the community to show their support to those that have served or continue to serve. I was honoured to officially start the 5km and also present medals at the finish line, congratulations to all who took part in this very important event.
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Great to see the young people also getting involved.
Your a legend. Always there for people
You are alway there Phillip supporting Townsville 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻