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:
✅ Establishing the reinsurance pool to bring down insurance premiums
✅ Delivering the Port channel widening to allow bigger ships into our port for imports and exports
✅ Funding a new youth precinct to get young people off our streets
✅ Starting a much-needed $80-million refurbishment for Reef HQ
✅ A Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, and
✅ Delivering a new ward at the Townsville University Hospital.
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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CHRISTMAS CHEER: Absolutely made my day to see the wonderful artwork from local Primary School students who entered my 2024 Christmas Card competition.
Thank you to every single young artist and congratulations on your amazing effort. Judging is proving to be extremely difficult for Astin and I…
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Looks like Astin is serving an apprenticeship to become a politician 😉
What else do you do big fella, now your judging art from budding future artists, well done ❤ !!!
Keep it up, Mate; see you on the evening of the 1st ....
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Astin.. next member for Herbert !! 😄🇦🇺
PAVING A NEW PATH: The Oasis Townsville is leading the way nationally when it comes to veteran hubs.
I was honoured to turn the first sod on the Path of Remembrance, which will carry the names of North Queensland veterans on 500 pavers at the community hub.
Thank you Ellis Developments QLD and Townsville Business Challenge for your support of this project.
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Hello Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community I've sent you an email last week I know you are a busy person just wondering if you have received it thanks
Awesome and well done to John Caligari and the team at Oasis Townsville.
Fantastic news. Great to see the path starting. Well done Team:)
Lest we Forget, will there be a dedication to those whom lost the battle from within?
We have about 4 family (Kern) members bricks t go there so far.
Good to see you out and about Mr Thompson OAM MP
Fantastic Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community ❤ !!!
Couple of questions. How do we buy a brick? What veterans will be honoured?
Wonderful Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community No better place to have a Veterans’ Hub. 👏 👏
Top drills John Caligari and Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community. Specially all those who purchased a paver.
24 HOUR ROW: Thank you Elev8ed Fitness for putting on a 24 hour rowing event, raising money for AEIOU Townsville - For Children with Autism. AEIOU does a fantastic job providing support for children with autism. Great to see Russ and the team from Townsville Chiefs MRLC supporting this event. I am no where near as fit as I thought I was!
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Just what you needed after I heard you set the record for most Big Macs in a minute this morning 🤣
Top effort Phil. Nice to see you & your daughter today. Can we lobby for some aircon funding for that shed before the next one please?!?!?😜
Its that Members dining room mate.
I don't always believe in your political views Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community . However you are a legend and a hero. You are always helping out in the community doing what ever it is you can do to help out. For that reason I will always vote for you. Wish there were more politicians in every party's that were more like you.
You are one of the few politicians I trust Phil Thompson to work for the people 🙏🏼
Well done team, my grandson went to AEIOU many years ago, helped immensely, he’s now in year 11 Southern Cross, 5 straight A’s in year 10 this year, he was non verbal at 4 years of age…
Thank you for the support 💙 What an incredible effort!
We really appreciate and respect what you do At least you are not « All talk and no action « from so many politicians 😊
Was great to see you Phil !!
Love your work Phillip Thompson
Phillip little Champ... volunteering @ Maccas in the morning...then AEIOU!! 🇦🇺🙏🏻👏👏
Well done to all! 👌
great job by all. And once again Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community showing how awesome he is. Leaders lead!
Stellar effort Phillip Thompson - for a great cause.
Good stuff Phil!!! Shame I didn't get the see you there
Good on ya Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
I wish our other Phillies were as community minded as you are Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Awesome, Mate!! Can't imagine Elbow doing this!!
Nice one Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community. Unfair after a McDonald’s morning 😂😂
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on ya!!! Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community
Onya Phill
good seeing you thanks for the help brother
How good is McHappy Day! Astin and I got to serve some customers going through the drive-thru and raise some money for an amazing local charity who gives families with sick kids a place to stay, right next to the hospital, Ronald McDonald House Charities North Australia. Thank you to all those who have donated.
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Your always there for our community. Thank you
Promoting Obesity/Diabetes. Pretty Vroom Vroom Car Mc DONALDS is it good for you? www.quora.com/Is-McDonalds-good-for-you-yes-or-no?top_ans=1477743666919773
Good job Phil! Its great you are so involved in our community, you truly care about Townsville! 🙂
You are the best Dad, best husband, and best community supporter Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community. Thank you
Nice work Phil and Astin, looks like dinner is sorted.
Is that a MTGA hat?
That's gr8. Astin would've loved that!!
Phil, Thanks for your support of McHappy day. Thanks also to the McDonalds crew who went above and beyond in making everyone welcome.
Shows who are here for the people. Keep it up 💙
Well done guys We stayed at Newcastle John Hunter Hospital in McDonald’s house when my twins were born early Couldn’t thank them enough 🥰😍
Awesome
Austin and Phillip, two champs !! I 🌟🌟👑👑🥳🥳
Good priorities right there 👏🏻👏🏻
Onya Phill and Austin
How cool is that
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community you are the man !! Champ cheers John
Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community you kill it ❤ !!!
Townsville Trump? lol
Gary Woods pull ya head in
Well done Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community.
Neil, that's pure political B/S. I suppose you support the cancellation of Christmas celebrations as well ?
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Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community The product they are supporting is making the kids sick.
Nice!🌺🥰🌺
Yesterday a young girl at the Remembrance Day service asked me about my medals and what they mean to me. It stayed on my mind overnight, I’m very proud of my medals and service.
It is a reminder that the freedoms we enjoy today are on the back of hard fought battles, wars and sacrifice that our current serving ADF, veterans and their families have made. All ADF past and present, signed a blank cheque to Australia, willing to fight, to serve our nation.
Whether you served in peacetime or in combat your service matters!
All gave some, some gave all. I will never forget.
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Yes, Phil, yes. Even in peacetime, trained for conflict, signed on the dotted line for our country 🫡 🕺
Thank you Phillip and all those that have served and those the made the supreme sacrifice and gave Their Precious Lives for our freedom that’s labor and cohorts are taking bit by bit and dividing us by race as well ,you our Heroes never went to war for this it was our freedom and that means also freedom of speech .🙏🇦🇺❤️
Many people seem to have become very complacent about the sacrifices people in our defence forces have made. The freedoms our country enjoy today should not be taken for granted as those freedoms came at great cost.
Labour is trashing everything Our diggers did to give us freedom. And the right to free speech.
As did the partner and family of....
I often wonder on this day if those who sacrificed themselves would approve of the society we have become.
I cannot understand how you must feel at Remembrance Day or Anzac Day having served for our country. All Australians have a lot to thank people like you Phillip Thompson OAM MP. Going into war is such an unbelievable service you all have done. Thank you for your service
We are so uncommonly lucky here in Townsville to have as our Federal Member a bloke who has not only been there and done that but is up and about and still doing it and doing it well. As the RN Signallers say, Bravo Zulu Phil
Will have to get you back down to the Clubhouse again Phillip
And for those very reasons, anybody that holds office in parliament as a defence minister should have at least served as a requirement.
Think about this , The young girl asked you about your medals just goes to show the schools are teaching kids shit today nothing about history and what Australia stands for absolutely Pathetic.
Disgraceful Townsville to see hardly anyone wearing a poppy. I asked a few people at work and they didn't even know about remberance day and that was high up office workers
Thank You For Your Service
Nice sentiments Phil but it's today that matters. And we do a crap job in looking after those that are still hurting. When you, me and many others fix that properly then we can be satisfied that we did a good job.
So many of my ancestors in France never returned home Some I was told came back wounded and never recovered Their contribution to freedom will never be forgotten 😍
Thank you Philip.The comment you made on Facebook was beautiful.
Thank you for your service 🙏
Well said my friend. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so very much for your service Phill ...Massive respect !!
Thank you and your fellow brothers and sisters in arms for your service and sacrifice
Well said Phil
Having two sons who served in the ADF recently it certainly shed different light on the service of all ADF members past and present have had to endue. So very very proud of of my sons nephew, nephews-in-law and niece who have all done their service to our great nation.
Thank you for your service.
I remember every day the sacrifice people have made to make me safe. I feel some in government don't understand.
Lest we forget!♥️♥️♥️