It’s dry. Recent rainfall has been very light on. While local water carriers do their best, when tanks dry up, there is a lot of demand for their services, and this blows out delivery times. Ordering early and keeping an eye on tank levels in these times can help avoid the difficulties of tanks at home running dry. I understand that these times also elevate concerns held about extraction of water by off-Mountain users and bottlers. This extraction is lawful under current regulations, but several years ago following significant community representations the State Government placed a moratorium on new bores on the Mountain (with limited exceptions – not including new bores for local water carriers to serve locals).

This move likely feeds into a review of the Gold Coast region water plan (one of the plans that set out the “rules” for how water carriers operate and access water from – the other is the Scenic Rim planning scheme) that is currently in its early stages and scheduled to finish in 2026. This review has the potential to change the rules around water extraction. The water plan for Tamborine Mountain must recognise it is essential for all households and businesses on the Mountain. It should recognise the concerns about continuing deliveries off the Mountain, while locals endure significant delays in receiving water deliveries. Likewise, in my view the local planning scheme should recognise the need for local water carriers to access local water to serve the Mountain.
LID LIFTED ON THIN (AND THINNING) BLUE LINE
Revelations that Queensland Police numbers have dropped to their lowest levels in more than a decade will send shivers down the spine of Queenslanders. In 2020, the Premier promised to deliver an additional 1450 police officers by 2025. While Queensland communities are under siege from hardcore youth criminals, police numbers continue to fall, leaving stations without the ability to respond to serious crime.
Labor’s weak laws and broken promises on police are directly responsible for the Queensland Youth Crime Crisis. The LNP has put solutions on the table to start tackling this crisis by creating consequences for actions, unshackling the judiciary by removing detention as a last resort and delivering gold standard early intervention. Queensland deserves better when it comes to community safety from their Government.
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.