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ITS TIME FOR A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO GOVERNING QUEENSLAND

MEDIA RELEASE 06

POLICIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE MARYBOROUGH ELECTORATE

INDEPENDENCE FOR MARYBOROUGH

With the current struggle between the 3 large political parties for the seat of Maryborough, in the interest of democracy the voters of Maryborough need an independent voice. Roger Currie has nominated as an independent candidate to ensure that voters have the ability to consider independent representation. I believe that the major issues the people of Maryborough are considering are;

• Energy prices (cost of living)
• Water security
• Employment and,
• Health

“Building a coal fired power station in North Queensland will not produce cheaper electricity or jobs for the seat of Maryborough, and building large dams in North Queensland will be the same. The 5 solar farms to be constructed in the region provide great opportunity for local jobs and discount electricity if we create incentives for these generators to compete to supply us with discounted electricity “, said Roger.

We have dam called Paradise which is full of water, building a pipeline from Childers to Lenthalls dam is cheaper than raising Borumba dam, to secure water for the region. The sugar industry needs water to guarantee industry jobs, with a pipeline comes jobs and job security, the big 3 are promising the world for North Queensland, but nothing for the people of Maryborough.

Queensland needs independent cross benchers, Billy Gordon, Rob Pyne and Peter Wellington have proven that, we can’t afford to let the big 3 come up with pie in the sky projects and legislation which impacts the people of Maryborough.

“It’s time we stopped blaming the farmers of Queensland for climate impacts to the GBR , we need to encourage farmers and landowners to protect the bush , not persecute them and vilify them for political purposes”, said Roger

“Building a birthing unit in Maryborough is a no brainer, if we remove the $600M royalty holiday for ADANI, we can pay for a birthing unit, and a pipeline”, said Roger

Having lived in the region since 1974, and running my own environmental consultancy business for 15 years, I have a solid understanding of what we are facing economically, socially and environmentally and I believe I have policies which can deal with those issues.

For more information call Roger on;

07 41 934 260

0448 91 7571

INTRODUCTION VIDEO

ELECTRICITY ISSUES

WATER SECURITY

MINING ISSUES

HEALTH ISSUES

 

 

POLICIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE MARYBOROUGH  ELECTORATE

HEALTH

• Support Trial for medicinal cannabis
• Support Domestic violence support
• Support Subsidised dental care
• Support Balanced funding for gambling/drug addiction
• Support Maryborough birthing unit

EDUCATION

• Support for special needs children
• Support Life skills education for senior students
• Support for alternative education institutions

WEALTH

• Support Increase in mining royalties
• Support Equal distribution of royalties for the regions

EMPLOYMENT

• Support Assistance programmes for all industry
• Support Youth training programmes
• Support Decent apprentice wages
• Support Decent migrant worker/backpacker wages

LAW AND ORDER

• Support Adequate police and emergency staffing levels
• Support Adequate wage levels for emergency services staff

ENVIRONMENT

• Do not support CSG/shale gas fracking until impacts can be successfully  mitigated
• Do not support further open cut mining until impacts can be successfully mitigated
• Support Incentive programmes for vegetation and biodiversity management
• Support Adapting environmental legislation to the individual cases
• Support Buy back policy for Sea Level Rise
• Support Koala habitat incentive schemes
• Support Sustainable management of the catchment
• Support Remodelling of the Mary Basin Strategic reserve of 150GL
• Support Regional water security leading to secure agriculture and urban development
• Support Regional water management body (non-government/citizen science based)
• Support pipeline from Paradise Dam to Fraser Coast for urban and agricultural security

ENERGY

• Support for solar and hydro generation to replace coal fired generation
• Support for subsidised household battery storage

• Support for solar and hydro market discounting ( direct supply to households and industry from generators such as Cherwell, Susan Rivers, Arramarra , Teebar and Widgee solar and proposed hydro schemes)

EQUAL RIGHTS

• Support equal marriage rights
• Support equal gender opportunities
• Support equal pay levels for equal qualifications