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Charis Mullen MP

18 hours ago

**CAMIRA RECREATIONAL RESERVE**

On behalf of concerned residents, I've been trying to find out what Ipswich City Council is doing in relation to the #Camira Recreational Reserve.

In 2022, locals petitioned the Council for alterations to the existing leash free dog park.

At the time, Council indicated they would be undertaking further planning, including community engagement to seek the sentiment of sport and recreation needs of the community.

In Nov 2025, frustrated locals went to the local paper about the issue and again the response was that Council will undertake planning and community engagement.

With Council's upcoming Budget, I wrote to the Council seeking an update on when this "planning and consultation" will occur.

I have now heard back from our local Councillors who have advised that consultation will begin on 20 April 2026!

This is an important sport and recreational reserve for our growing Camira community and it's good to see some action on this. ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP

2 days ago

Meet Bhumi 👋🏼

Bhumi has taken on the challenging (and rewarding!) role of being the 2026 Youth Member for Jordan.

I look forward to working with her and seeing what she will achieve in her term - the future is in good hands!

YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP is in University of Southern Queensland.

2 days ago

What if I told you that there is a company in Queensland designing and fabricating advanced superconducting devices for quantum computing? 🤯

Now, what if I told you this was all happening…in #Springfield! 🙌

Dr Tom Stace and the team at Analog Quantum Circuits are based at the University of Southern Queensland - Australia Springfield campus developing technology built on a decade of theoretical and experimental research 🔬

Cameron Dick MP and I were very excited to visit and see their world-leading work which had received funding support from the previous #labor Government. ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP

3 days ago

**CHANGES TO E-MOBILITY LAWS FOR QUEENSLAND**

The Queensland Government has proposed new laws affecting e-bike and e-scooter riders.

Some of the changes proposed are quite significant and include:
➡️Making all e-riders get a licence
➡️Banning all e-scooters AND pedal e-bikes for kids under 16
➡️Banning devices that travel faster than 25km/h
➡️ Consistent 10km/h speed limits for shared paths (e.g. footpaths)

You can read about the proposed laws here: tinyurl.com/mr2nch87

I’ve had a number of emails and calls to my office about the impact of these proposed laws.

From e-riders who believe the proposed reduction in the speed limit of these devices on shared paths to 10km/hour is unworkable and will force them onto busy roads.

From those who purchased legal e-bikes and who may now not be able to ride them.

From those who believe that the licencing proposal will disadvantage vulnerable people in our communities, for example, older folk who can no longer drive or people with a disability who need a device to get around.

And from those who want to see better enforcement, particularly for those who ride e-scooters / illegal bikes with little regard for the safety of others in our community.

What do you think? The Parliamentary Committee is currently seeking submissions (a short response is fine) and I urge you to have your VOICE 📣 heard if these new laws will impact you 👉 tinyurl.com/3ssawsd9 ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP is at Redbank Plains Community Centre.

4 days ago

Last Thursday evening, I had the privilege of being invited to attend the #ipswich Multicultural Leaders Network Meeting.

A terrific and collaborative group coming together to share the work they are doing within their own cultural communities and more broadly for the benefit of our region.

Thank you to Multicultural Australia who provide the support for this network and to all the community leaders for their commitment.

#multiculturalqld ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP

5 days ago

LOL…ChatGPT literally giving me a bum steer! 😁

Meanwhile, a happy and holy EASTER to all celebrating across the #JORDAN Electorate 🐣 ✝️ ... See MoreSee Less

Charis Mullen MP

6 days ago

A timely reminder…🐰

Aluminium foil, used in Easter egg wrappers, is a valuable resource that can be recycled. ♻️

But foil is useless in small individual pieces. If you squish all your foil together until it is bigger than a golf ball, then it can be recycled in your yellow-lidded bin. ... See MoreSee Less