Southern Free Times - 15th December 2016

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Week commencing Thursday, 15 December | 2016 | Edition 859

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Goondiwindi councillor Rob McKenzie, who chairs the LNP’s electoral council for Southern Downs and who has been tipped as a strong potential candidate, has been noncommittal, saying the “processes are there to ensure everyone who is interested in nominating has the opportunity to do so”. Meanwhile, former National Farmers’ Federation president and Stanthorpe farming identity Brent Finlay has said he won’t rule out standing as the next LNP candidate for Southern Downs, but says at this point he hasn’t “given it serious thought”. Continued on Page 3

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an event in Brisbane on Sunday. Current Southern Downs councillor Cameron Gow, who is an LNP member, last week told the Free Times he would consider nominating for Southern Downs “if approached by the party”. He said this week “a number of local people” had approached him and had encouraged him to run, but he has not as yet formally nominated. Deputy Mayor Jo McNally, also an LNP member, has declined to comment and fellow LNP member Cr Vic Pennisi has said he would not put himself forward.

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MORE possible contenders have emerged to contest Lawrence Springborg’s state seat of Southern Downs following the veteran MP’s announcement that he will not stand at the next State Election. And while Mr Springborg’s LNP has given prospective candidates until mid-January to stick their hand up, One Nation will announce its candidate for Southern Downs this Sunday 18 December. Mr Springborg announced on Saturday 3 December that he would not re-contest the seat at the next

Queensland election - due in January 2018 - but has not ruled out a tilt at the Senate in the Federal Election due in July 2019. Speculation continues that Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk may go to the polls well ahead of time, possibly early in the New Year, with both the major parties fretting over the rise in support for One Nation in Queensland. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson yesterday hosted a community forum in Chinchilla on coal seam gas mining, which her party opposes, and it is understood One Nation will reveal all of its Queensland election candidates, including Southern Downs, at

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