Mar 21, 2022 | Media Releases
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...Mar 18, 2022 | Media Releases
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...Mar 2, 2022 | Media Releases
It is heartbreaking to see the devastation caused across the entire region. Homeowners, renters, businesses, and rural properties have all been seriously affected whether from the direct impact of flooding and rain, to lack of access to roads, road damage, loss of...Feb 7, 2022 | Media Releases
The public is being left in the dark on when they will have their say on the management plans for the Great Sandy National Park. Four years after being told a new plan was being drafted there is still nothing. The Minister won’t provide a timeline or advise when it...Feb 3, 2022 | Media Releases
It’s going to become even harder to find any sort of housing in Gympie. The State Government’s new idea is to compete against private renters when there is next to nothing available. The “Help to Home” initiative is simply poaching private rental properties to house...Jan 28, 2022 | Media Releases
The reports confirm what everyone has been saying. Residents are being squeezed when trying to put a roof over their heads. Private renters contact my office saying that it is harder and harder to find somewhere to live. I am frequently receiving reports in my office...