Thank you to the Tamborine Mountain Men’s Shed for inviting Cr Amanda Hay and myself to visit recently. The Shed does a lot of different types of work in their workshop, supports the community where it can and provides a great place for men to meet and have a talk. I’ve watched it grow over time, and heard last week about future expansion plans. The Men’s Shed is another example of the great community spirit fostered by countless volunteers working hard in the Scenic Rim.

Pictured: Jon Krause MP, Cr Amanda Hay, and members of TM Men’s Shed
QUEENSLANDERS DESERVE BETTER
The LNP has been taking the lead in proposing solutions for Queensland whilst the Palaszczuk Labor Government is playing catchup and creating confusion and uncertainty among industries and communities.
Up to $20,000 could be added to the cost of a home by the Labor Government’s refusal to scrap building code changes. In the middle of a housing crisis, more costs being added by Labor! The LNP called for this to be reconsidered, but the Government’s response was half-baked and has created even more confusion and uncertainty.
Similarly, the LNP has been advocating for an independent inquiry into the declining health services in the Cape and Torres Strait. We listened, and acted upon, the voices we heard from the local community. Unfortunately, the Government's response did not meet the expectations of the community, as they introduced an internal review instead of a full independent inquiry.
The LNP also recently outlined plans to reform the out-of-home Residential Care system in Queensland that forms part of the child safety/child protection system. The Government’s response was, again, a review of the department’s work, to be undertaken by the department – raising questions about impartiality.
Now more than ever, Queenslanders need calm and stable leadership and all they are getting is Labor’s chaos and crisis. The shine of Premier Palaszczuk ‘side-shuffle’ has well and truly worn off, if it were ever there. Under Labor all Queenslanders are getting is chaos and crisis – in our hospitals, with youth crime, with knife crime, with lack of police resources, and lack of road funding.
Queenslanders deserve better.
SCENIC RIM ELECTORATE OFFICE
You can contact me by phone, toll-free, on 1800 813 960, or email scenicrim@parliament.qld.gov.au, so I can lobby on your behalf in Brisbane. In an electorate as large as the Scenic Rim, there are lots of issues, and I appreciate your feedback that helps me do my job as well as possible.