Media Releases
Response to Hospital petition is full of political spin and diversion
The Health Minister is a master of political spin and diversion. She is more interested in being evasive and arguing about terminology and cherry-picking time frames. The Minister has never been forthcoming about what is going on at Gympie Hospital. The latest...
Serious red flags in draft Great Sandy Marine Park zoning plan
After three years of being kept in the dark, the draft Great Sandy Marine Park zoning plan has finally been released. “Since 2019 commercial fishers, local anglers, tourism operators, and small businesses were left in limbo and unable to plan,” Member for Gympie, Tony...
School disciplinary absences highlights problems faced by local teachers and principals
Almost one Gympie state school student is forced every week to be absent from school for disciplinary reasons.* Over the three years from 2019 to 2021 there were 1,955 school disciplinary absences. It could have been worse. What is even more concerning is that the...
This is a cover-up
There are too many issues without a clear answer. The only conclusion is that it is a cover-up. I firmly believe the truth is not being told about this matter. If everything had been in order, why couldn’t an immediate response be provided that an “as constructed’...
Parliamentary petition against TMR’s closure of Gympie Connection Road
A parliamentary petition against the proposed closure of the Gympie Connection Road has been posted to the Queensland Parliamentary website. Member for Gympie Tony Perrett has sponsored the petition, on behalf of the principal petitioner Linda Lawson. It will close on...
Town Hall Meeting to discuss Gympie’s Health Crisis
Our health services are in crisis, and we are constantly having services close down. I have invited the Leader of the Opposition, David Crisafulli and the Shadow Minster for Health and Ambulance Services Ros Bates to hear firsthand the experiences of locals. A Health...