Media Releases
Impractical flood assistance system not working
The system is not working, it is impractical. Are the rules there to help, or are they simply designed to pay lip service to giving assistance? It’s disingenuous as these are genuine applications for assistance. When I’ve raised these cases with the Minister, he says...
Now it’s the ‘Fracture Clinic” which has closed at Gympie Hospital
I have been contacted by three people who have attempted to attend the Gympie Hospital’s ‘Fracture Clinic’, only to be told it has shut. What is more contemptible is that for some the Health Department actually rang and booked their appointment at the clinic. The...
Labor’s crime policy fails the Gympie community and the police
The police are doing their best. I am told that police have had gutful of the revolving door. Police catch the offenders only to see them walk back out again after being released. The system is not working, and our community is paying the price. I’m hearing directly...
Stakeholder Reference Group must be representative
Membership must be truly representative of the people of this region. There will be a lot of information and issues for the stakeholders to absorb. This can’t be another tokenistic box-ticking effort by the Government. There is sensitivity in our community because of...
Fishers’ livelihoods threatened by Spanish mackerel changes
The State Government is threatening Spanish mackerel fishers with the closure of fisheries or a substantial reduction in harvest numbers. Either decision gambles with the livelihoods of fishers right across Queensland’s coast. I am being inundated with concerns from...
Bruce Highway to be dug up again – third time in three years
A stretch of Bruce Highway north of Gympie will be dug up for the third time in almost three years. I’ve been advised the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will be undertaking interim repairs on sections of the Highway at Chatsworth. * The road is atrocious...