Chris Whiting - Labor
Chris has represented the communities of North Lakes, Deception Bay, Burpengary East, Mango Hill and Rothwell in Queensland Parliament since 2015, first as the Member for Murrumba and then as the first-ever member for Bancroft.
Chris also represented Burpengary, Beachmere and Deception Bay for 12 years as a local councillor on the Caboolture Shire Council and Moreton Bay Regional Council, and instigated the revitalisation of the Deception Bay foreshore.
I’m a trade-qualified pastry chef, qualified chef, business graduate and small business owner and proud North Brisbane local. My family and I have made our home in the heart of the Bancroft electorate, where we have been fortunate to feel the community’s warmth and spirit.
Everyday, I meet local residents who are struggling under the current Labor government’s cost-of-living crisis.
Families having to make difficult choices every day just to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads.
Bancroft is growing but, the Palaszczuk/Miles Labor Government have failed to deliver the necessary infrastructure to keep pace with population growth; we’re seeing increased pressure on housing, our health systems and, skyrocketing rates of crime.
Only the LNP has a plan to address the things that matter
More cost-of-living relief is our number one priority. Every working Queensland family and pensioner household I talk to, they tell me how they were helped by the $1,000 electricity rebate, the 50 cent fares, 20% discount of car registration, free kindy, free TAFE and $200 kids’ sports vouchers. Labor is committed to keeping and extending cost-ofliving relief for Queenslanders. Another priority is backing our community safety plan, which is already getting results – a 10.7% drop in overall offences committed by young people
most to Queenslanders, including safety where you live, health services when you need them, respect for your money, a place to call home, and being a government that works for you.
I’m proud to be part of David Crisafulli’s LNP team, listening to locals in Bancroft and working to address the issues facing our community. Our community needs a fresh start, and only the LNP has the Right Plan for Queensland’s Future.
1. Making our Community Safer Plan: Crime is out of control and I hear over and again from local families who are more concerned for their safety than ever before. The LNP’s plan includes making Adult Crime, Adult Time law, and investing in Gold Standard early intervention to make Bancroft safer. If the LNP form government in October, our Making Queensland Safer Laws will be in place by Christmas.
2. Cost of Living: Whether
since this time last year, a 14% in the number of serious repeat offenders. And I will back in better health care closer to home – more satellite hospitals around the State.
Local satellite hospitals are relieving pressure on emergency departments.
Locally, I will push for a start on the Deception Bay Road widening, construction of a new school at Burpengary East, and more support for North Lakes Mango Hill junior sports.”
Barry Grant - independent
For over 30 years, I’ve proudly called the Bancroft electorate home, raising my four children alongside my wife.
This community has been the heart of my family and business. I love Bancroft’s unique spirit, from its beautiful beaches to its close-knit community.
As an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys fishing, I appreciate our natural beauty, but it’s the hardworking residents who inspire me.
all, ensuring it remains a great place for future generations.
As a long-time resident and business owner in Bancroft, I know the rising cost of living is hitting our community hard.
My top priority is delivering real relief by tackling everyday expenses like utilities, groceries, and transport. I’ll push for stronger regulations on essential services to keep prices fair and support local businesses to strengthen our economy.
investment in social housing and support services to help those struggling to find secure accommodation.
I’ll also fight for infrastructure improvements, including better roads, public transport, healthcare, and education facilities.
Protecting our environment is key, but we must balance sustainability with growth.
you’re trying to run a small business or balance the family budget, the bills just keep going up under Labor.
As part of an LNP Team I will work to ensure stable and affordable energy costs, as well as tackling the impact of crime on insurance premiums, cutting red tape costs, and actively seeking opportunities to reduce fees and charges.
The LNP has a plan to take the pressure off the family finances and make life better for Moreton Bay communities.
3. Affordable Housing Options: Moreton Bay residents deserve to have access affordable rental homes and the opportunity to buy their own home.
The LNP will improve housing affordability by increasing land supply, boosting home ownership, and assisting vulnerable Queenslanders in finding housing. We want to provide a place to call home for all Queenslanders.
I’ve watched our community grow, and I’m committed to preserving what makes Bancroft special while improving the quality of life for
Affordable housing is critical, and I’ll work to ensure families aren’t priced out of Bancroft while addressing the growing homelessness crisis.
We need immediate
As your representative, I’ll focus on practical, people-first solutions that provide financial relief, address homelessness, and ensure Bancroft remains an affordable, vibrant community for everyone.
Gabrielle Unverzagt - The Greens
I’m a Burpengary local and I work as a graphic designer. Like a lot of renters, I find it hard to make ends meet sometimes. Rents are skyrocketing but work in my industry stays precarious, with lots of casual, short-term contract or bit work. This is a familiar story to a lot of young people. Whether its retail, hospitality, design or countless other jobs young people do, juggling insecure work, wage stagnation and the cost of living going up is a losing battle. The Greens are the only party with a real plan to get the cost of living crisis under control.
Right now, property investors and agents can increase rents by unlimited amounts and kick tenants out at the end of a fixed-term lease for any reason. Queenslanders
are struggling in one of the most unaffordable and insecure rental markets Queensland has ever seen. In fact, rents are up 43% since 2021.
Renters know that, right now, if they raise issues about maintenance, repairs and minimum standards, they risk retaliation in the form of huge rent increases or being denied a lease renewal at the end of their existing agreement.
The Greens are the only party standing up for renters. We’re fighting to make renting cheaper and more secure. Everyone deserves a home with dignity.
We will freeze rents for two years to give wages a chance to catch up and then cap rents long-term at 1% a year after the freeze finishes. We will also give renters a guaranteed right to a lease renewal. Agents and landlords will be required to renew all fixed term leases unless they have a good reason not to.
Labor and the LNP have abandoned renters in the middle of a housing crisis. Neither of the major parties has a plan to tackle surging rents. Property investor politicians like the Premier and Opposition Leader would rather see rents continue to climb out of control than take on rich investors, the real estate lobby, big banks and property developers. They have refused to ban unlimited rent increases, which are keeping home ownership out of reach for many while pushing thousands into financial stress and homelessness.
The following candidates were approached but didn’t contribute: Matthew Langfield - One Nation
Glenys Willocks
Raised in central Queensland by a staunch Labor-voting family, I completed an electrical apprenticeship in the mining industry. After gaining experience in the sector, I moved to the UK, where I met my wife and embarked on a career change.
I spent several years working for an American company, conducting business risk inspections and audits for multinational corporations and insurers across Europe, Africa, and Asia. This experience honed my critical thinking skills, sharpened my ability to identify underlying issues, and exposed me to diverse global cultures and values.
Returning to Australia in 2010, I eventually settled outside Esk in 2014. Upon my return, I noticed a shift in the Government’s portrayal of the Australian spirit and sense of fun, compared to the country I had left nearly a decade earlier.
Disgraceful State of Queensland Highways
Our government has managed to find billions of dollars to spend on what are ultimately temporary solar and wind farms, but didn’t think to install some phone towers on these farms to improve the phone coverage in regional
areas.
What’s more, the state of our highways is responsible for hundreds of deaths each year. QLD is one of the few first world jurisdictions where a few inches of paint is considered an adequate barrier between several tons of metal travelling in opposite directions. The Olympics and all other major government projects should be placed on halt until the roads are upgraded.
Transparent and Rigorous Legislation Process Laws should be created through thoughtful, vigorous, unrestricted debate, they should not be passed easily and not rushed through in the middle of the night. We need a fair and open legislative process that prioritises the needs of citizens, not party interest. A unicameral system, combined with a majority government and party-line voting, acts as a party cheat code for passing bad laws. These factors limit debate, reduce scrutiny, and undermine the checks and balances that are essential for good governance. Ultimately laws restrict freedoms, not expand them, they should not be passed in haste or on emotion.
Why Vote Independent
As an independent candidate, I am free from the constraints of party politics. Unlike party candidates who are influenced by national executives, policy committees, party donors, and affiliated lobby groups, I am solely accountable to the people. For too long, special interest groups and lobbyists have had undue influence over our lawmakers and policy writers. Representative government should mean representing the people, not the party donors. The definition of insanity?
The perpetual cycle of swapping our leadership between the two major parties just isn’t working. High taxes, soaring living costs, skyrocketing housing prices, excessive national debt, and deteriorating critical services are all hallmarks of a failing system. To achieve genuine change, we must change how we vote. We need state and federal governments that are focused on the next generation, not the next election. I have clear ideas on how to move QLD and Australia forward. If you miss the freedoms and low cost of living, we once had then “Vote for Hope.
Ben Mitchell is a Christian husband and father to six young children, passionate about a cultural commitment to core family values seeing that as the key to the health of society as a whole.
Ben is a secondary school teacher of maths and engineering and seeks to be a voice of reason in a seemingly chaotic society.
To ensure family’s values are on the ballot at the upcoming Queensland State election, Ben has stepped up to give voters in the electorate of Nanango the choice to vote for family, faith, life and freedom.
Ben seeks to provide
you the chance to vote for what matters with a clear conscience. Protecting children from gender ideology in childcare centres and schools, and protecting women and girls from men who are using the new self identification laws to access women’s change rooms, are key issues for Ben.
Recognising the humanity of newborn babies following failed abortions via the Babies born alive legislation is also something Ben is passionate about.
Recent legislation that promotes the death of our most vulnerable, and ignores the God given consciences
of our medical professionals who swore an oath to ‘first, do no harm’. is a concern for Family First. Abortion has been rebranded as ‘health care’ and in our Qld hospitals, unwanted new born babies are delivered breathing with a palpable heart rate, but are being treated as medical waste. Both before they die, and after. Palliative care of our unwell, old and our very young has been horribly neglected. Ben wants to address these things and believes strong families, freedom for faith, and protecting the most vulnerable are critical for the future of our community and our state. h
Rob Barridge - Liberal National Party
Benjamin Mitchell - Family First
Nathan Hope - Independent
Val Heward - Labor
I am passionate about keeping a Miles Labor government in QLD, to continue with all of the commitments that have been promised for QLD.
Many of them have already been implemented, with the many new hospitals, satellite hospitals and emergency clinics being announced.
The commitment to continue with work already commenced and underway on the Brisbane Valley Highway.
To extend and update the
sporting and recreational facilities for the upcoming Olympic games at Wivenhoe dam, some of which are already being used.
The QLD renewables projects, of which we are in danger of losing if there is a change of Government.
Namely the pumped Hydro Borumba Dam, pumped Hydro Dam at Mackay, losing these for an undisclosed smaller Dam in the Somerset Region.
Our water security is under threat by the LNP especially
Adam Maslen - One Nation
I proudly served in the army for seven years, with deployments to the Solomon Islands, East Timor, and Afghanistan. After transitioning to civilian life in Brisbane, I became a site engineer and started a family. My strong connection to this community, coupled with my desire to see it thrive, motivates me to run.
I am committed to ensuring a future that values freedom and safety, without excessive government control. With a foundation of integrity, loyalty, and hard work, I aim to represent this community and advocate for the issues that matter most.
It’s disheartening to see the middle and working class ignored by the major parties. I understand the stress of raising a modern family in Queensland, where the cost of living is a constant concern for hardworking families. Recognizing the failures of the current government and opposition, I’m determined to bring positive change to this electorate through my experiences, commitment, and
extensive background.
I’m committed to addressing the infrastructure needs of Nanango, ensuring that roads are well-maintained, family recreational spaces are developed, schools receive necessary upgrades, and the hospitals are adequately equipped to meet the community’s healthcare needs. These essential elements of infrastructure are key to creating a thriving and connected community. I also want safe schools in Nanango, free from ideology and safeguarding children from harmful influences. I advocate for an education system that prioritizes unbiased teachings, steering clear of gender ideology and Marxist ideals. Foster an environment where students can learn, grow, and express themselves without being divisive.
We also need responsible energy policy, not pie-in-thesky ‘renewable’ experiments that inflate power bills for working class families. We keep being told renewables are cheaper and better. If
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins has lived in Queensland for thirty years and is a man with extensive life experience. He worked in the mines and quarries; made ‘drugs’ in a pharmaceutical company; worked overseas for the United Nations and other NGOs. His experience also extends to volunteer work feeding the homeless and manning booths in elections. A long-time activist and advocate for cannabis law reform, he was on the Executive Committee of the Medical Cannabis Users Association and has regularly attended court support events, rallies and is a regular at MardiGrass and MedCan events in Nimbin, New South Wales. Both a social and medical user (osteoarthritis in back and shoulder), Anthony joined the ALP with the intention of bringing cannabis law reform to the table and is well known
if a Nuclear reactor is built in Nanango. Where will the water come from?
My next concern is the abortion laws that are under threat of being repealed by the LNP, KAP and one nation parties.
I spoke to many concerned angry women at pre-polling booths this week, along with the lies and false allegations concerning the so-called patient tax which doesn’t exist.
that’s really the case, let them compete on a level playing field without billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies. The best way to keep energy costs down is embrace our abundant reserves of natural energy resources such as high-quality coal. One Nation will ensure Queensland coal remains part of a reliable and affordable energy system by amending National Electricity Market rules so the price of energy produced from coal is not artificially inflated and responsibly develop new coal mines and projects.
Deb Frecklington - Liberal National Party
Adult Crime, Adult Time policy is the tough on crime response the people of the Somerset have been asking for and will restore consequences for actions with youth offenders held accountable for their crimes. Importantly, we have also announced Gold Standard Early Intervention programs to restore discipline and rehabilitation as the key focus for young offenders.
Profile: I am a country girl born and bred, growing up on a cattle property in southwest Queensland. Regional Queensland remains my home, and where my husband Jason, and I chose to raise our three daughters. Since 2012, it has been an honour to represent the people of the Nanango Electorate as a strong voice for our community in State Parliament. I am a passionate advocate for regional Queensland, and firmly believe that our regional communities offer endless diversity and opportunities. They are the growth centre of Queensland and it is my priority to ensure the Somerset gets its fair share. Key policies: I have listened to Somerset locals about their needs and they have raised concerns with me about key local issues such as the poor state of our road network, youth crime, access to health services and housing shortages.
Youth Crime: The LNP’s
Farming is the backbone of Nanango, yet Australia wide 14% of agricultural land is foreign owned. I’m determined to put an end to this trend and protect the region’s farming interests.
Drawing inspiration from One Nation’s farming policies, I’ll stand firm on protecting agricultural land to ensure that local farmers have control over their land, livelihoods and contribute to the nation’s food security.
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in his community as an ALP member and Branch President. For too long his calls to end prohibition of cannabis fell on deaf ears.
More recently he has been appalled by patient stories about high costs of cannabis medicines. Patients either have to go without or help themselves, out of desperation, resulting in arrest and stress of court (at taxpayer’s expense). This is not a good way to spend police resources.
We are deliberately a single-issue party focusing on cannabis law reform, which we believe has huge significance and potential for our society, especially hemp, if we are chasing a net zero economy. Hemp will go a long way in helping achieve this. Hempcrete, paper, fuel, food, medicines etc. shows this amazing plant has enormous
potential to alleviate some of the problems we are facing. We cut down 27000 trees per day to make toilet paper. this is simply unsustainable.
Hemp is like a green super hero slurping up CO2 and conditioning the soil. By diving into the world of commercial hemp we’re not just doing the right thing for the environment, but also creating job opportunities and giving the economy a boost. Next year the US market for hemp is predicted to be worth 70 billion dollars.
We’d like to see Queensland get its fair share. Whoever wins government, thought should be given to the viability of our rural newspapers. A full page of Government advertising should be published weekly in these publications to ensure the longevity of our trusted sources of local news.
I grew up in the Burnett region to a working class family. My dad was a diesel fitter in the mines and my mum was a nurse.
Our family’s experience growing up in a community in transition is what drew me to studying engineering to try to find sustainable mining methods and ensure any transitions for mining towns are just and fair on the workers and locals affected by closures.
These are communities that are already left behind as Labor and the LNP keep cutting local public services. We can’t let our fight against climate change condemn towns like mine to a painful end.
It’s getting harder to afford to see the doctor. The number of fully bulk-billing GPs in Queensland has dropped by
Jason Miles is a local guy passionate about transforming politics to serve the people.
In the ‘80s, he worked at his parents’ Cosy Del Café in Wondai and played A Grade cricket locally. Now, Jason’s running as an Independent, believing major parties have let us down. With experience as a National Manager and Director of Sales for a major Australian employer, he’s equipped to deliver results. After listening to over 2,000 locals, Jason is focusing on 8 key community issues. Far from a typical politician, he’s one of us, fighting for real change. Jason represents grassroots solutions and genuine community representation.
Like many of you, I’m concerned about the direction of our electorate, state, and nation. The ongoing mismanagement by the political establishment threatens our way of life. Aussies are done with being over-taxed, over-regulated and over-governed. What happened to the Australia?
In our resource-rich country,
Housing: The LNP have a plan for housing which includes abolishing stamp duty for all new homes, along with a boost into existing homes by raising the threshold for full stamp duty concessions. We will close the deposit gap for young Queenslanders without access to the bank of mum and dad. Many young people have told me that they do not believe they will ever be able to buy their own home in Queensland. We want to change that and put Queensland at the top of the in our region have access to high quality health services. The LNP’s Easier Access to Health Services Plan invests $590 million to drive down waitlists for elective surgery and specialists, and restore health services when you need them. We will also expand the ‘eConsultant’ service for regional and rural GPs to tap into specialist advice on complex patient issues, reducing referral to specialist wait lists.
Angus Ryan - The Greens
31% in just six years. GPs are struggling to bulk-bill because the Medicare rebate is still too low, and Queenslanders are putting off basic health checks. Many are facing tough choices like whether to pay the rent or see a doctor.
As the son of a nurse who grew up seeing those Angel Flight ads for “nearest oncologist, 2000 kilometres away”, I know how important local, affordable healthcare is for rural communities — and how Labor and the LNP have spent decades neglecting the healthcare system.
The Greens plan would be an historic reform on the scale of Medicare for Queensland, creating a new network of publicly-funded GPs serving their communities. We will establish 200 free public health clinics across Queensland with publicly funded and salaried
it’s unacceptable that everyday Australian’s face exorbitant energy costs. While energy companies report record profits, our bills have surged by up to 300%. Taxpayer-funded rebates are not sustainable solutions; they merely add to our state and national debt and reflect the failed policies of both major parties. We deserve better representation. The current political culture of neglect and pork-barrelling hurts ordinary Australians. Labor won’t fund this seat because it is a ‘safe-seat.’ It’s not just Labor, Former NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian did the same thing to Labor safeseats in NSW. It is time Aussies demolished the two-party system.
The condition of our roads, specifically the Brisbane Valley and D’Aguilar Highways, is deplorable and demands urgent attention for the sake of safety and efficiency. To benefit all communities, we need to reevaluate the renewable energy rollout. Wind, solar and batteries are not cutting it. Cut the
Roads: The LNP have committed to $20 million in funding for upgrades to the Brisbane Valley Highway between Esk and Blacksoil. I have been advocating for action to upgrade the BVH for many years because sadly, too many people continue to lose their lives on this dangerous road.
GPs, nurses, and allied health workers including physiotherapists and psychologists, with a $4.8 billion investment. These free clinics will be open seven days a week and out of hours and be built all over Queensland, starting with places with less access to bulk-billing GPs. Our health plan will also ensure public hospitals are fully funded. Our public hospitals are under-staffed and underfunded, elective surgery waiting lists are twice as long as two decades ago, and emergency rooms are under pressure.
The Greens will clear public hospital surgery waiting lists and end ambulance ramping with an extra $8.7B over four years and create 2,000 more hospital beds and two new major hospitals in Qld.
subsidies and see how far they progress. To tackle our region’s healthcare crisis, we need innovative solutions. Housing is critical. State government needs to work with local councils to relax dwelling regulations until the federal government pulls back its mass migration strategy. It wasn’t until the floodgates opened two years ago that the housing crisis began. Support for the agricultural sector is crucial, particularly with funding important matters such as the tick line. The other key issues can be found on my website, www.jasonmiles.com.au along with my suggested solutions. As your independent representative, I am not constrained by party politics. There is no ‘party line voting’. After listening to over 2,000 locals, I understand the issues that matter most to our community. Together, we can build a stronger, fairer Queensland for all. It’s time for a change. Let’s move beyond the status quo and create the future we deserve.
Jason Miles - Independent
State Government Election 2024 ment 2024
Sarah Ross - Liberal National Party
I grew up on a farm out the back of Moodlu and went to school at Tullawong State School, Tullawong High School and Morayfield High School as well as three other schools. I’ve had to work hard for everything I have today and, like others in our community, I have overcome a lot of hardship in my life.
I’m a wife, mother, church volunteer and community liaison within this community who believes that there is hope for the future. Facing difficult circumstances and overcoming them is why I’m an all-round believer in serving my community and implementing programs that see real results and change lives.
Over the past four years serving first as a Chaplain at Morayfield State School and now as Community engagement officer, I have seen people in our area pushed to breaking point and struggling to survive. That’s not the Queensland way of life and I want to help change the government so we can go
I’m a construction worker and die-hard Cowboys supporter who plays cricket at my local club.
I’m not the first thing that jumps to mind for most people when you think of a “Greenie”.
I’m not one for marches or hugging trees — but I care a lot about everyday people. I don’t want to be a politician but I couldn’t sit back while Queenslanders are being taken advantage of by the major parties.
I’m running because it’s time for change and people in Morayfield deserve better than more of the same from Labor and the LNP.
As a builder, I’m passionate about housing — and especially how we can build the hundreds of thousands of homes we need to get out of the housing crisis without destroying precious wildlife habitat and bushland.
That’s why I care so much about urban planning. Every government service is underfunded — from hospitals to schools, libraries to social services. Planning
back to basics and bring back the easy-going culture we know and love.
The people in the Morayfield electorate deserve better. I know that many families are struggling under the burden of cost of living and are watching the dream of owning our own home slipping away.
We just want to be safe in our own place and not have to worry about being broken into or becoming victims of crime. We want to be able to see a doctor when we need one and not be forced to pay higher costs to get medical attention. We want to feel like we have a say in how our tax dollars are being spent, instead of watching money disappear into fake promises and policies that haven’t worked for the past ten years. There has been a lot of hardship in our area, but it’s time to look positively towards the future and a change of government will bring a fresh start.
Our Making Queensland Safer Laws, will be rolled out by Christmas, introducing
Greens
departments are no different, with staff so overloaded with projects that deadlines get missed, progress stalls, environmental damage gets overlooked and construction costs soar.
In my time in construction, I’ve seen projects delayed by months or even years, costing small businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars.
That means projects are no longer feasible, don’t get built, send builders bankrupt or get passed on to the eventual buyer — while our local community has fewer homes, less infrastructure and is deprived of local jobs.
Out in Caboolture West, thousands of mapped habitat trees for endangered wildlife are going to be demolished, with the government ignoring their own conservation rules, let alone anything that might stop national icons like the koala going extinct. If we can’t protect a koala, what hope does any other animal have?
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can build our way out of the housing crisis
Suniti Hewett - Family First
Suniti Hewett is a millennial, born in India, who recognises the value of the Judeo Christian foundation of our Australian culture.
Sun is married and works in an organisation that supports and equips young people.
To ensure family values are on the ballot at the upcoming Queensland State election, Suniti has stepped up to give voters in the electorate of Morayfield the choice to vote for family, faith, life and freedom.
Sun seeks to provide you the chance to vote for what matters with a clear conscience.
Providing freedom to all Queenslanders to live and work without unnecessary
Adult Crime, Adult Time and putting victims at the heart of youth justice.
pressure from the government and protecting minors from life altering puberty blockers, cross sex hormones and gender affirmation surgery are issues that Suniti believes Queenslanders need to have an honest conversation about.
Most recently the freedom to have a conversation in the workplace (or anywhere in the state!) has been threatened.
The ‘Respect at work’ legislation passed without robust debate late in the evening, the day BEFORE it was scheduled for tabling. This legislation will result in offended minorities being supported by the taxpayer to legally challenge regular Queenslanders for holding (and voicing) mainstream
It’s time for consequences for actions and for young people to get the help and support they need to change their lives for the better so that they can come back into society with confidence and get the fresh start and the future they want.
By focusing on addressing youth crime at the root and delivering Gold Standard Early Intervention, we believe we can actually change people’s lives before they make mistakes that hurt others.
Our priorities are crime, health, housing and cost of living and we have a detailed plan for what we are doing in each area to make life easier for Queenslanders and return to the Queensland culture we know and love.
I can’t promise that this is going to be easy. But, I promise to work the hardest and try my very best to see our community have hope for the future once again.
without costing us the earth.
We can build 100,000 affordable, well-designed homes, with townhouses and flats near schools, public transport and jobs. The Greens plan is backed in by a public property developer and a massively expanded QBuild would provide certainty and stability to a sector rocked by financing challenges, bankruptcies and projects that just don’t stack up financially.
Our public developer is a powerful counter-cyclical tool, being able to soak up excess workforce capacity and financially unfeasible projects during downturns, ensuring that we don’t lose talent or capacity in secondary markets.
An expanded QBuild would provide good, stable jobs for construction workers, with a steady pipeline of public housing construction.
It’s time for the government to start building homes and selling and renting them to people at prices people can actually afford, just like we used to.
views.
Views like: Men are men, women are women, parents have the responsibility to raise their own children, we should give women experiencing unexpected/unplanned pregnancies all the options, drag queens are not good role models for children, public spaces should be G rated, and more, anything that anyone could take offense to is fair game, and could land ordinary Queenslanders in court!
Sun believes strong families, freedom of speech and for faith, and protecting the most vulnerable are critical for the future of our community and our state.
I’m a local through and through. I grew up in Burpengary and went to Saint Eugene College for primary school. I continue to live locally with Holly and our three boys. My first job was working at the Telstra Shop Strathpine while I was also completing a Law Degree at university and working as a Tote operator at Corbould Park Racecourse. Being part of community is important to me and I have a long-term involvement with volunteer organisations like Rosies, Leukaemia Support Queensland, and the Morayfield Lions Club.
I am proud my commitment and energy to get things done for our community has delivered an expanded Caboolture Hospital, new school halls, and a new PCYC. This election, I’m asking you to back a local with the record and experience to deliver what matters for our community, including Labor’s plan for ongoing cost-of-living relief.
I’m asking for your support to deliver:
• ongoing cost of living relief with cheaper fuel, cheaper electricity, and 50 cent public transport fares;
• a stop to LNP cuts to local
jobs and services; and
• our Homes for Queenslanders Plan and Community Safety for Queensland Plan.
As your local member, I have a track record of working hard to make sure our local area gets what it needs, including record cost of living relief: 50 cent public transport fares, $1000 electricity rebates, 20% off your rego, $200 FairPlay vouchers for kids sport, free kindy, free TAFE, and $1000 tool allowance for first-year apprentices.
But there’s more to do and my record shows that I’m committed to doing what matters for our local community. With your support, we’ll continue to progress planning for upgrades to Buchanan Rd, Morayfield Rd and the Bruce Hwy. We’ll ensure that our Caboolture Satellite Hospital and the Morayfield Urgent Care Clinic continue to provide free healthcare.
We’ll build on our record of opening an additional Ambulance Station at Morayfield and of delivering 130 new beds, a new cardiac unit and an expanded emergency department at
Rodney Hanson - One Nation
Rodney Hansen is one of those silent achievers whose contributions often go unnoticed. The community thrives thanks to individuals like Rodney, who live with passion, curiosity, imagination and sheer doggedness. He has always been dedicated to making a difference, working tirelessly behind the scenes to help his community overcome various challenges.
With nearly 40 years of experience in small business, Rodney understands the challenges faced by local businesses. He is passionate about addressing pressing issues, such as rising costs of living, infrastructure development and public safety. His extensive involvement in community organisations including the Men’s Shed, Ratepayers Action Group, The Circle of Men, and Moreton Bay Safe Communities, reflects his commitment to improving and serving the community. A recipient of the Rotary Pride of Workmanship Award Rodney is skilled in building stronger communities .
Addressing the cost of living requires immediate
action. One Nation is focused on addressing the issue by targeting unnecessary taxes and fees that burden families.
We will push for a thorough review of government charges, which can account for up to 45% of the cost of building or buying a home.
By lowering these costs, we aim to make housing more affordable and accessible for all Queenslanders.
Recognising the impact of soaring utility prices, our plan promotes energy efficiency and supports local energy solutions to help families manage bills. We will also review pricing structures of government owned utilities, to ensure a sensible balance between government profits and costs to households.
To address wage stagnation, we will advocate for job creation and training programs, ensuring incomes keep pace with living costs. We believe in empowering individuals to secure betterpaying jobs, enhancing their economic stability.
In response to rising crime rates, One Nation has outlined a comprehensive crimefighting strategy:
the Caboolture Hospital by boosting hospital resources with more staff and services. We’ll deliver an Integrated Women’s Health Hub at Caboolture and build a massive new Neighbourhood Centre at Caboolture, so our community can access more support services. We’ll progress new school infrastructure with Flexi-Spaces at local schools, planning for a new school at Morayfield South, and building new special education classrooms and expanded art/ music facilities at Burpengary Meadows State School.
We’ll work with Council to roll-out more anti-hoon CCTV cameras, and build regional playground facilities with a splash park at Centenary Lakes, along with the redevelopment of the Caboolture Snakes Clubhouse. This election is a choice between a local with the record and experience to deliver what matters for our community, like Labor’s ongoing cost-of-living plans, and others, who have ridiculed these plans. I’m asking for your vote so we can continue to do what matters for you and our community.
• Tougher Sentencing: Stricter guidelines to keep dangerous repeat offenders off the streets.
• Bail Law Reforms: Ensuring repeat offenders don’t pose a risk to public safety.
• Increased Youth Detention Capacity: Expanding facilities without the current luxuries provided to offenders.
• Focus on Safety: Encouraging courts to prioritize community safety over offender rehabilitation.
On housing, One Nation’s plan includes reducing immigration to lower demand, banning foreign ownership of residential properties, cutting government fees, and streamlining land releases. We also support eliminating stamp duty on insurance and tax breaks on renting granny flats and spare rooms. Developers will be incentivised to build affordable and mixedincome housing through tax breaks and grants.
One Nation is committed to supporting affordable housing initiatives, reducing the costs of utilities and ensuring the safety. Vote 1 Rodney Hansen for One Nation.
Frank Jordan - Legalise Cannabis QLD
I am best known as the Butterfly Man and have coauthored a book “Create More Butterflies” about 48 local butterflies.
I have been active in a wide range of community groups all my adult life. I know how important community is and that it needs to be actively nurtured. I was treasurer of the Lifelong Learning Council Qld for several years, secretary of the Humanist Society of Qld, president of the Butterfly and Other Invertebrates Club, coordinator of a community
garden and leader of a Bushcare group.
Cannabis is being legalised all over the world because it is less harmful than aspirin, less addictive than coffee and has exceptional value as a medicine.
It won’t be legalised automatically here. The laws won’t change unless you vote to remove the anti-cannabis politicians. If you want the freedom to grow your own cannabis medicine and not be slaves of big pharma, then vote for the Legalise Cannabis party. If you want the freedom to keep your driver’s licence when you use cannabis medicine, vote for the Legalise Cannabis party. If you want your criminal convictions for cannabis possession expunged to improve your job prospects, then vote for the Legalise Cannabis party. I am standing to give you a choice: end cruel and heartless cannabis laws or submit to politicians who ignore the wishes of the majority.
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Ali King - Labor
I’m proud to work hard every day as your State Member for Pumicestone.I love living in Pumicestone for the sense of community it offers me and my two young children.
Growing up, Dad was on an invalid pension, so I know from experience that strong public health services, infrastructure investment, quality education and cost of living support matter.
Before being elected, I worked in health policy and ran my own business. My experience has delivered healthcare closer to home, cost-of-living relief and our plan for the new Bribie Bridge, and I’m committed to continue doing what matters for Pumicestone.
For the past four years I have worked hard to deliver what matters to our community. I’ve gotten a lot done - Satellite Hospitals at Caboolture and on Bribie Island, planning
for our second Bribie Island Bridge, upgrading Bribie Island Road at the Old Toorbul Point Road and Regina Avenue intersections, start-to-finish upgrades of Beachmere Road, a new Beachmere Police Outreach service, resurfacing Pumicestone Road, air conditioning every State School and much more.
Cost-of-living relief is a top priority for me. Labor has delivered $1,000 off your power bills, has made 50 cent public transport fares permanent, 20% off your rego, limited rent increases to yearly, made Kindy and TAFE free, and delivered $200 sports vouchers for all kids.
Labor can do all this because we are taxing big mining billionaires through our progressive coal royalties.
The LNP don’t support our coal royalties and would hand millions of dollars back to billionaires.
Unlike the LNP, Labor will
Samuel Beaton - One Nation
Contract tradesman
Sam Beaton will stand for One Nation in the seat of Pumicestone at the Queensland state election on 26 October. Mr Beaton, 67, will have a strong focus on reducing youth crime to protect community safety, reducing the cost of living, while lowering power and rental prices in the long term.
“These issues are what the voters of Pumicestone are telling me will decide their votes at this election,” he said.
Labor has let youth crime get out of control, and has no plan to stop it. One Nation has a comprehensive plan, which is one of the reasons I’ve put my hand up as the party’s candidate in my community.
We’ll put community safety first by ending Labor’s catch-and-release system and ensuring serious penalties are handed down for serious crimes.
We’re looking to establish a judicial accountability panel with community representation to review court decisions that result in an
offender committing more crime on bail.
We’ll also move to ensure parents of minoraged offenders bear some responsibilities too. We’re looking at ensuring parents make financial restitution for property crime where parental neglect is a demonstrated factor. To stop crime before it gets out of control.
The Bribie Island traffic issues remain. I will work towards practical transport and infrastructure solutions that will improve the situation in the long term.
The Bruce Highway alternative section 4 has been left in limbo by the current Labor government. I will support all efforts to find a fair and equitable resolution for all parties as soon as possible.
The community deserves some real answers soon!
Sam has called Queensland home for over 20 years since migrating from his home country South Africa, where he also served in the military.
“I love this country,” he said.
“Moreton Bay has been very
Richard Ogden - The Greens
I’m a senior leader in environmental management and I’m a musician. Over the years, I’ve worked in communication for governments and the private sector in Australia, Japan and Korea. I’ve run my own small business, taught and trained young people and adults, worked in mining, and run a thriving chamber of commerce. For the last few years, I’ve dedicated myself to protecting our beautiful and vulnerable ecosystems here on Bribie Island. This is a very special part of the world. I hear all the time from people in our community that they deeply value our unique natural places here on the Coast. I’ll fight to protect them.
always prioritise supporting locals doing it tough over billionaires’ profits. But there’s more to do for local infrastructure, services and cost-of-living.
Only my experience will deliver our second fully funded Bribie Island Bridge, chemotherapy at Bribie Island Satellite Hospital, dual-lane more of Bribie Island Road, crack down on hooning, protect 50 cent fares, limit fuel price increases to just 5 cents a day and set up a state owned power retailer to drive down power prices.
I will always fight to protect our cost-of-living relief, public health services, infrastructure investment and local jobs from LNP cuts.
My hard work and experience have delivered for our community, and I hope I can keep working hard every day to do what matters for you and your family.
Rosemary Doolan - Legalise Cannabis QLD
Mum of 2 /carer, I work full time and operate my own small business from home. I joined the Legalise Cannabis movement in 2010 after we started researching alternative treatments for my husband who was diagnosed with a rare un-treatable condition.
Cannabis has improved his quality of life. I have seen firsthand how current cannabis laws ruin people’s lives with no benefit to the broader community. These outdated laws need to be changed to fit in with current community expectations and opinions. I am determined to be a part of that change and to stand up for the rights of others.
recently introduced.
The ACT “trial” has been going for around 3 yrs and all the expected negative impacts purported by the prohibitionists have NOT eventuated. There is statistical evidence to back that up.
Cannabis has proven to be a great benefit to patients suffering chronic pain and other conditions where pharmaceutical medicines have failed.
It is not a dangerous “drug” especially when compared to the side effects of many conventional pharmaceutical drug treatments.
The climate crisis is out of control. Floods, bushfires and heatwaves are threatening lives, homes and everything we love.
Queensland Labor has approved 38 new coal mines and 3,600 new gas wells since coming to power. Both Labor and the LNP have a plan to approve 37 more coal mines. The Greens have a plan to stop new coal and gas mines and build 100% renewable and 100% publicly owned energy infrastructure for Queensland by 2030. We’ll abolish private energy retailers who inflate your energy bills and we’ll stop public power companies from acting like profit-hungry corporations. Our plan will put public energy infrastructure
welcoming to me. I became an Australian citizen a couple of years after my arrival. I originally lived in Elimbah and am currently in Caboolture. So as a local I understand local issues and they affect me as much as they affect you.”
Communities like Pumicestone will need strong voices that will take the steps needed to reduce the cost of living. It’s affecting everyone, from households to the many small businesses in our community.
We need to stop this record immigration – a major contributor to inflation as well as the national housing crisis and adopt smarter energy policies to reduce energy costs in the long term.
I want to give something back with the help and guidance of the community: A strong voice in Parliament that will put Pumicestone and its people first. Above all community interests must come first.
back in public hands and make it serve the public again — saving the average household over $500 every year.
Here on Bribie, we need to get serious about mitigating and adapting to the impacts that the climate crisis is already having on our communities. We need to protect our forests and significantly expand shade planting and urban tree canopies. We need to expand our recycling initiatives and reduce our local emissions by reducing our reliance on cars. Adapting to the climate crisis doesn’t mean sacrifice, it can mean a better quality of life for everyone. It just needs some vision — and investment.
Our one policy encompasses many issues that affect all Queenslanders such as law and justice, human rights, health care,cleaner environment, reducing waste of public resources, and a boost to the economy via investment in the hemp and cannabis industries. In short, we stand for a better quality of life for all Queenslanders.
Our 3-stage implementation plan for legalising cannabis is sensible and responsible. It is based on the ACT experience and the German model
Criminalisation of cannabis consumers has been a failed public policy for almost a century. Prohibiting use has not reduced demand or supply in any way. Profits go directly to criminals, not legitimate businesses. This needs to change.
Many of our young people in Pumicestone come from disadvantaged backgrounds and are in need of some support and guidance. We could be doing more to help them.
Pushing them into the justice system because they choose to consume cannabis is a contributing factor to
My family and I have lived in Beachmere for over 10 years, and we’ve seen the impact of Labor’s failures on our community.
Crime is out of control and the cost of living is crippling families. In recent years, I have balanced my studies in Environmental Science and Business with work as a program coordinator at an educational consultancy, a teacher assistant, an electorate officer, and playing a supporting lead role in a Netflix series, I understand the value of diverse experiences.
Our parliament and community can achieve more with the diversity of skills, experience and thinking.
We need a representative with the energy and motivation to protect what we have today, and work to make our community even better. I put my hand up to serve because Pumicestone and Queensland deserve a Government with the right plan for our future.
Pumicestone needs a fresh start, and the LNP has The Right Plan for Pumicestone’s Future to bring our community back on track.
After a decade of the Palaszczuk/Miles Labor Government, we are facing
the same issues as the rest of Queensland—rising crime, failing healthcare, housing shortages, and increasing cost of living.
Labor has neglected Pumicestone and failed to deliver real solutions. I have been out listening to our community through crime and housing forums, meetings with small business owners and conversations with everyday residents. The message is clear—Pumicestone wants change, and I am ready to deliver.
We’ve outlined our priorities, and now we are sharing The Right Plan for Pumicestone’s Future:
Restoring Community Safety: Crime is a major concern for families across the electorate.
Our plan will target youth crime and restore safety with our Adult Crime, Adult Time policy. Every resident deserves to feel safe at home and in the community.
Rebuilding Healthcare: Ambulance ramping and long hospital waits are hurting our community. I will push for better health services, faster emergency care, and more support for local GPs, hospitals, and aged care. Not only will we keep Bribie’s
Laine Harth - Family First
Laine has lived in Caboolture and worked on the beautiful Bribie Island tutoring students and writing memoirs for older residents of Bribie Island and Sandstone Point.
She writes for a local Bribie business and hopes one day to retire in the area.
She has close family in Caboolture and Morayfield, and two sons and their families are in Sunshine Coast
ongoing youth crime. By investing in education and intervention programs we could see significantly better outcomes.
and North Brisbane.
Laine’s main reason for joining Family First and becoming a candidate in this State Election is her desire to help protect our children, born and unborn, support independent schools, protect women and children from radical gender ideologies and speak up on behalf of elderly and other vulnerable Queenslanders.
Having experienced the stress of the housing crisis myself as a single income family who rents, I recognise the need for reforms and more govt support in the housing sector.
This could be as simple as creating tiny home communities where small packages of serviced land could be purchased by potential homeowners to accommodate tiny homes / grannyflats, especially for our elders who don’t require large homes but will have ownership and housing security.
The LCQ is a minor party who supports the well being of the people and the planet as well as personal freedoms to make life choices without too much govt interference, as long as no harm is done to others.
Prohibition has caused great harm to many millions of people in the last century. Ruining lives and robbing young people of opportunities to get ahead. LCQ wants to change that.
Ariana Doolan - Liberal National Party
facility in public hands we will also stop Labor’s Patients’ Tax by axing payroll tax for General Practitioners, saving us paying more when seeing their local doctor.
Respecting Your Money: The LNP will get our local economy moving by cutting government waste, reducing the cost of living, and creating jobs.
We’ll support local businesses and ensure your money is spent wisely on essential services and infrastructure such as a new bridge for Bribie.
Solving the Housing Crisis: Housing affordability is a growing challenge. We will work to increase housing supply, reduce rental pressure, and provide affordable housing options for families, seniors, and first-time buyers.
Redesigning Government: Pumicestone deserves better representation and services. We’ll ensure the government works for you—efficient, responsive, and focused on delivering results for our community.
Pumicestone has incredible potential, but only the LNP can unlock it. Back The Right Plan for Pumicestone’s Future and let’s get our community back on track.
These are all issues that Family First will be fighting for. Laine has chosen to stand for Family First in your area to give you an alternative to the major parties who she believes are out of control and are eroding the core family values and freedom of all Australians through their radical agenda and policies.
Humphrey Caspersz - Labor
G’day I’m Humphrey Caspersz. My wife Tam and I live in Mt Mee with our 4 children aged between 7 and 17. Tam is a Reg Nurse working at the Caboolture hospital.
I’m a senior technician in the manufacturing industry. My organisation services critical equipment for multi-national companies, small businesses and produce growers Queensland wide.
I did my apprenticeship in the Royal Australian Navy and I grew up on a farm. So I have a pretty wide range of skills and life experiences!
Bronwen Bolitho is a Christian wife, and mum to three young adults who she homeschooled.
She works for a not for profit who supports communities and families in developing countries, and administers child sponsorship.
Bron is passionate about preserving the traditional family unit and the strength that brings to our community.
She is acutely aware of the challenges communities in other parts of the world face.
As a candidate for Family First, Bron is supporting policy that builds up the nuclear family and does it no harm.
Family First wants to see the tax burden on families reduced, and the cost of
As a father of four, I know that cost of living is something that’s important to families in our hinterland towns.
I have seen how important the Miles Labor Government’s cost of living relief has been to our locals. 20% off car rego, $1000 off energy bills – these are ways Labor is doing what matters for the regions.
Access to quality healthcare closer to home is paramount and that’s why I back Labor’s satellite hospital commitments.
The Caboolture Satellite Hospital is already working to
take pressure off the Caboolture Hospital emergency department.
This is at risk under the LNP who will cut it.
Good jobs for our young Queenslanders matters and as a technician, I support the Miles Labor Government’s free TAFE program, and $1000 free tools for first year apprentices that will deliver well paid and secure jobs for our community
All of this is at risk under the LNP who will cut what matters and take our communities backwards.
housing and energy come down so the new generation of young people will be able to form families and support themselves.
The rush to renewables is the reason electricity prices have skyrocketed, and energy prices have caused all other costs to rise.
Family First is calling to pause the spending on net zero until a proper cost benefit analysis has been conducted.
Australia should keep coalfired power stations open until there are viable and affordable alternatives that provide baseload electricity, and nuclear energy must be considered.
There is scope to reduce
Andrew Powell - Liberal National Party
I am committed to the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay regions of Glass House because, let’s face it, it’s the best place in Queensland to live and work.
I’ve had the privilege of serving as your local Member for nearly fifteen years. I’ve held some fantastic roles during that time – including Minister for Environment and Shadow Minister for portfolios such as Transport, Main Roads, State Development, Planning and Energy – and currently serve as the Manager of Opposition Business.
who created these crises or an LNP team with the right priorities and plans to fix them.
The LNP are coming into this election equipped with the Right Plan for Queensland’s Future:
• A plan to restore safety where you live.
• A plan to reinstate health services when you need them.
• A plan to return respect for your money.
• A plan to reimagine a place to call home.
intersections on the D’Aguilar Highway through Wamuran, D’Aguilar and Woodford, as well as on MalenyLandsborough Road near Maleny.
I’ve already committed to adding Years 11 and 12 to Woodford P-10 School – something I know is desperately needed.
I, as part of an LNP team, will commission a detailed design study for long overdue upgrades of Mount Mee Road through Ocean View.
the size of government and de-fund unnecessary programs.
We believe in encouraging small and family business, and encourage enterprise by reducing government regulation.
With your help, your beliefs and principles will be boldly advocated for.
We will advocate for life, and encourage faith-based schools, hospitals and charities to flourish.
By supporting Bron and Family First, you are helping to ensure that Australians will be able to afford to keep the lights on, and freely practice their faith without fear of discrimination or persecution.
PARTY SYSTEM
But nothing beats being the Member for Glass House.
This election is unlike any other. Queenslanders face the serious decision of who is better equipped to tackle the skyrocketing cost of living, increasing rates of youth crime, a crumbling health system and a housing crisis which is locking many people out of the market (including my own adult kids) – a tired third term Labor Government
• A plan to redesign a government that works for you.
Time’s up for Labor who has done very little for the Moreton Bay region in the last 30 of 35 years they’ve been in Government.
Over the past fifteen years, I’ve worked hard to upgrade our state roads – roads like the D’Aguilar Highway, Steve Irwin Way and Maleny-Kenilworth Road. But the job’s not done!
I want to see more improvements, particularly to
Adam Farr - One Nation
Adam Farr, who has lived on the Sunshine Coast for 35 years, is a small-business owner and is committed to fighting for the rights of every day Australians, tackling youth crime, cost-of-living pressures, and strengthening democracy.
The two major parties have lost touch with the real issues affecting Queenslanders.
And, as we come into yet another fire season, I will accelerate the rollout of digital fire signs in the electorate. There is so much to gain with an LNP Government, and so much to lose under Labor’s chaos and crisis.
Being a member of Parliament is an extraordinary privilege.
I have never taken it for granted and would deeply appreciate the opportunity to continue to serve you.
Adam Farr combines real-world experience, family values, a passion for free speech and a commitment to ensuring that government minimises its intervention in the private lives of individuals. Adam will advocate for the people of Glass House for affordable housing, sensible tax reforms and using Queensland’s natural resources to generate cheaper energy.
Bronwen Bolitho - Family First
Timonthy Hallcroft - Legalise Cannabis QLD
Throughout my life I have laid my hand to many different industries including, Professional track work rider at Warwick Farm, OH&S Manager for Carter Holt Harvey, Studied at MT Elizer Business College.
My family and I moved to the Sunshine Coast in 2006, as my eldest son had a bone disease and I changed careers to construction.
Since being on the coast I have worked for Tenkate Plant Hire, Hall Contracting and Shadforth. For the past 6 years I have been heavily involved in the legitimate vaping industry, where I am known as one of Australia’s leading authorities in vaping.
My vision for this election and going forward if I am elected is that I fully support the legalisation of Cannabis under a regulated framework where small, local businesses can operate within a regulated grower’s market and dispensary clinics.
In opening the Cannabis
market up to small business, we can improve on quality and reduce the amount of imported cannabis from overseas. In taking this approach, we will see more jobs created and a more independent growing community.
The hemp industry in Australia is in its infancy. I believe that utilising the former cane fields and old mills would be of great benefit for Queensland and would bring in much needed revenue and an abundance of employment opportunities, as well as a viable green opportunity in which we can capitalise on.
My personal vision is based on the small business growth throughout Glass House and Queensland. As a former business owner and advisor this subject is close to my heart. There is no better encouragement than seeing people succeed in doing something they love. I do believe, however, that the
Government is over taxing and is stifling the growth of our economy and small businesses. Small businesses are the backbone of, and the soul of all communities and they need the support of all locals but more importantly support from the Local Government. I will be doing as much as possible for all small businesses within the seat of Glass House and the greater Queensland state.
Andrew McLean - The Greens
I run a housing not-forprofit (which should be the government’s job!) and in my former life I was a mechanic, a concreter, a youth worker and a pastor.
When I was a mechanic, I trained in TAFE for free. I’m running to get governments back in the business of delivering for everyday people.
Throughout my careers I have come to believe and see that training and education is key for all people. That’s why I would like to bring to the table that all politicians, Paramilitary and pharmacists undergo training and proper education to stay abreast of our ever-changing society.
I firmly believe that all politicians should have real world experience or proper education in the portfolios that they preside over. So please consider my candidacy for the seat of Glass House.
We’ll make the big corporations, who are ripping you off, pay their fair share and use that money to reverse privatisation, fully fund TAFEs and public schools, and build 100,000 affordable homes.
My number one priority is fighting against the corporate control that big business has over the major parties.
The two old parties accepted $23 million in the last decade from mining corporations, big banks, developers and billionaires — and that’s why they put private profits ahead of public services.
Remember how our governments privatised our
water, electricity, banking, telecommunication and even our airlines?
All this did was drive prices higher and made a few more billionaires.
Labor and the LNP have spent decades privatising essential services and key infrastructure like ports, railways and energy, putting corporate profits ahead of the common good.
Things that used to be public goods delivered by the government like housing and healthcare have been turned into profit making machines for big banks, private developers and multinational corporations.
The Greens won’t just stop privatisation, we’ll reverse it — so all that private profit comes back to everyday Queenslanders instead.
We’ll even get the government back into the business of building homes for everyday people.
Remember when the government used to build
houses themselves?
Good quality, affordable homes for everyone.
Our plan will build 6,173 affordable, well-designed homes here on the Sunshine Coast over the next six years — all close to shops, jobs and public transport, delivered by public developers and public builders for the public good. It’s time to take back control of our economy with public ownership of essential services — and the Greens are the only party with a plan to make that happen.
If we make those big corporations pay their fair share of tax, we can set up a publicly-owned developer to build cheaper, better built homes for people to buy in rent, set up a public bank for cheaper mortgages, fully fund public schools, TAFE and hospitals and give every community free and frequent public transport.
You can find more at www. greens.org.au/qld/plan
Tanya McKewen - Liberal National Party
Born and raised in Moreton Bay, I am proud to have called Narangba home for close to three decades.
Having run my own wedding and events small business and raised my family locally, I know firsthand the challenges facing our community.
As I talk to locals every day, I hear from families who are concerned with housing affordability, worsening traffic, record high ambulance ramping and struggling to keep up with cost-of-living pressures. With sky-rocketing electricity prices, insurance premiums and out of control crime, sadly many local businesses are being forced to close their doors.
Whether it’s running a small business or a household, I know firsthand how important it is to plan for the future and manage a budget.
It’s clear Labor can’t do either. I am tired of seeing our area go backwards under this out of touch Miles/Palaszczuk Labor Government. The only way to deliver better outcomes for the people of Kurwongbah is with a change of government in Queensland.
To do this, we need to change locally and elect an LNP representative.
It’s time for a fresh start and only a Crisafulli LNP team have the Right Plan for
Kurwongbah.
Kurwongbah needs a fresh start and the LNP has The Right Plan for Queensland’s Future
Kurwongbah has so much opportunity, but after a decade of the Palaszczuk/ Miles Labor Government, our area is heading in the wrong direction.
Crime is out of control, ambulance ramping is at record highs, housing shortages are driving up rents and the cost of living is rising faster than the rest of Australia.
Labor has squandered our opportunity and potential. It’s clear this Labor Government has no solutions to the crises they have created.
As I have spoken to locals, they have raised concerns about out-of-control cost of living increases, not feeling safe in their own homes or down at the local shops and their struggle to get and keep a roof over their heads.
I can now share our plan, building on our priorities to map out how we will address the youth crime, health, housing and cost of living crises.
This is The Right Plan for Kurwongbah’s Future:
· Safety where you live. Everyone deserves to feel secure in their own homes.
We will tackle youth crime and ensure our streets are safe for families.
· Health services when you need them. No one should have to wait in an ambulance or worry about receiving timely medical care.
· Respect for your money. We will cut wasteful spending and ensure your taxes work for you, not against you.
· A place to call home. We’ll address the housing crisis to make sure every family has access to affordable options.
· A government that works for you. The current Labor government have lost sight of who they work for and only an LNP Government will work for the people of Queensland.
Kurwongbah has great potential, but we are being let down by a desperate Labor Government that will do and say anything to cling to power.
After 10 years of failure, time’s up for Labor.
Locals are demanding change and the LNP stands ready to deliver.
Only by changing the government will we get Kurwongbah heading in the right direction.
Kurwongbah needs a fresh start. I’m asking for your support to deliver The Right Plan for Kurwongbah’s Future.
The following candidates were approached but didn’t contribute:
Cristopher Leech - One Nation
Shane King - Labor
Greg Dillon - Animal Justice Party
Jordan Martin - The Greens
I’m a proud Kurwongbah local and I work as a support worker in community services helping our community’s most vulnerable people — so I see first hand every day the impact that the major parties’ neglect has on everyday Queenslanders. Grocery prices are out of control, rents are skyrocketing and people are struggling to pay their mortgage. The major parties have shown that they lack the courage to stand up to their big corporate donors, and put people first.
I joined the Greens because they refuse to take corporate donations — and that’s why we fight for everyday people, every day.
We need to get the cost of living under control — that is what I am hearing over and over when I talk to people within our community.
Things are getting tougher because for years, Labor
and the LNP have let big corporations and rich investors rip us off and pocket massive profits. Just in Queensland, Labor and LNP have taken $25.3 million in donations from big corporations in the last decade, so of course they will never stand up for regular Queenslanders.
While the major parties are fixated on other issues in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, The Greens are laser-focused on getting costs under control, getting wages moving and making life easier for everyday Queenslanders.
That’s why the Greens have a plan to:
Create a Queensland State Bank with fair rates and no fees to help make mortgages cheaper.
Freeze rents for 2 years and then cap annual rent increases thereafter, to help stop people slipping into homelessness.
Cap prices for essential
Ross Pitt - Family First
Ross has lived in Burpengary for 22 yrs with his wife, together raising four boys, two of whom are married with their own children. Justice and compassion in the community has been a longtime interest. Ross has worked in many and varied occupations including as a secondary teacher, manager of a small team with a NGO, in civil works, self employed and in sales. A member of the Bribie Island SES for a number of years he assisted in several call-outs including searching for lost children, storm damage & traffic control.
Recently retired and determined to see changes in our government so that
women, children & families can thrive, Ross has put his hand up as a candidate for Family First. The recent threats to our freedom of speech are a great concern. Families must be free to raise children with family values, having respect and compassion for others, all within a quality education system, Ross believes these are essential non-negotiables.
The major parties have lost sight of the important values that helped form and sustain our families and communities so they are safe, strong and vibrant, giving freedom to all. Policies that include radical gender confusion, men in women’s sports, destruction of babies, and reduction of
grocery items, so that your grocery bill stops becoming more and more unaffordable.
Plus a whole lot more at greens.org.au/qld/plan. And we’re going to pay for it by making big corporations pay their fair share.
For too long we have been getting ripped off by large, multinational corporations. Labor and the LNP have been receiving their dirty donations for years now, and in return refuse to tax these corporations properly.
We would raise $61 billion in extra revenue to fund public homes available to everyone for below market prices, as well as fully funding health, education and public transport.
We’re not interested in short term sugar hits, but in real redistribution: a little more for Queenslanders, a little less for mining billionaires.
our freedoms is anti-family, anti-freedom and anti-life. Join Ross to build a safe and healthy community for all of our families and communities. Compulsory preferential voting means that each vote may be counted multiple times, a voter can communicate that their values align with a candidate that will almost certainly be eliminated and then have their (#2) vote counted towards the major party of their preference. Or direct their #2 to another minor party and then #3 onto the least bad major party candidate. A minor party can be a powerful player in our democracy.
Candidate says ‘nasty’ attacks won’t stop her
◗ Sonia Isaacs
LNP Pumicestone candidate, Ariana Doolan, has responded to critics after facing an orchestrated online and in-print campaign, aimed at undermining her candidacy by focusing on her age and living arrangements.
At just 22, Ms Doolan stands to become the youngest woman ever elected to the Queensland Parliament if she successfully unseats the incumbent, Ali King MP, in Pumicestone.
Ms Doolan (pictured) spoke out against not only the media attacks, but also the inappropriate conduct she has encountered at polling booths.
She has described an incident during the first day of pre-polling, where
the sitting member allegedly confronted her, questioning her experience, beliefs and political affiliations.
Ms Doolan described the interaction as “nasty” and expressed her shock at the behaviour of adults in these situations.
Despite these
challenges, Ms Doolan remains focused on her campaign, emphasising that integrity and a genuine concern for the community matter more than experience.
“It’s just being kind and caring about the community—it’s not about how much they’ve done, it’s about someone putting their hand up and having the energy and enthusiasm to advocate on behalf of the community,” she said.
“That’s way more important than experience.”
Addressing concerns about her age and living situation, Ms Doolan said she is comfortable discussing these topics, noting that they seem to be issues raised by her political opponents rather than by the electorate itself.
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