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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 10:06
Bruce Highway Crashes Highlight Labor’s Two-Decade Failure
With Anna Bligh and her spin-doctors rolling through Mackay and Rockhampton today on their non-campaigning tour, the LNP has challenged her to delay her private jet return to Brisbane and drive down to Mt Larcom to see first-hand the dangerous state of the Bruce Highway.
Thursday, 20 October 2011 13:30
North Qld jobless rate above the average
North Queensland is feeling the brunt of the 'jobless boom' under Labor recording an unemployment rate higher than the state average, regional jobs figures released today reveal.
LNP Shadow Treasurer Tim Nicholls said the Bligh Labor Government's misguided mismanagement of the economy was hampering Queensland's recovery and sending the state hurtling towards $85 billion in debt with interest payments of $595,000 an hour.
Tuesday, 11 October 2011 13:42
Bligh and Jarratt misled us about airport upgrade: Costigan
The Premier and Labor Member for Whitsunday have misled the community over the upgrade of Proserpine's Whitsunday Coast Airport and residents and tourists are still awaiting its completion – more than two and a half years after a pre-election promise.
That's according to LNP Candidate for Whitsunday, Jason Costigan, who's slammed Premier Anna Bligh and Whitsunday MP Jan Jarratt for deceiving the Whitsundays' community and failing to deliver a vital project on time as the local tourism industry battles on.
Thursday, 22 September 2011 11:01
Jarratt's decade of deceit about Northern Beaches High School
Labor's Member for Whitsunday Jan Jarratt promised a high school for Mackay's Northern Beaches by 2003 but has failed to deliver, the LNP's Jason Costigan said today.
Mr Costigan said a check of Hansard revealed that Ms Jarratt, a former school teacher, had misled voters for more than a decade by promising a high school to accommodate an increasing population in suburbs such as Eimeo, Rural View and Blacks Beach.
Sunday, 04 September 2011 11:03
LNP gives small business a big voice
John Kerslake, LNP Candidate for Mackay is encouraging local small business owners to have a say on how excessive red tape and overregulation are affecting their business.
"Many small businesses in Mackay are suffering under onerous regulations and red tape imposed by a State Labor Government obsessed with bureaucracy and paper shuffling," John Kerslake said.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:09
Enduring road legacy for regional communities from resources boom
Our local communities are set to receive long term infrastructure benefits from the mining boom, under the LNP's Roads to Resources program, LNP candidate for Mackay, John Kerslake said today.
The program, announced today by Campbell Newman commits an LNP Government to build and upgrade roads in Queensland's mining and resource regions together with industry and local councils.
Monday, 29 August 2011 11:06
LNP CRISIS ACTION PLAN TO FIX LABOR'S BRUCE HIGHWAY NEGLECT
John Kerslake, LNP candidate for Mackay has welcomed today's announcement that an LNP government will end twenty years of Bligh government neglect and buck passing on the Bruce Highway.
The Crisis Action Plan, announced by LNP Leader Campbell Newman, will ensure a proper engineering based plan to fix the Bruce Highway will be completed within six months of being elected. Safety and flood immunity will be the fundamental priorities of the Crisis Action Plan which will see the Bruce Highway trouble spots fixed within ten years.
Thursday, 04 August 2011 11:13
Labor MP Tim Mulherin drives up the cost of living for residents of Mackay
Labor MP Tim Mulherin had ignored how high cost of living pressures were hurting local residents by last night voting to increase the cost of car registration, John Kerslake LNP candidate for Mackay said today.
John Kerslake said this showed just how out of touch Labor was with the needs of local residents who were already struggling with soaring costs of living under the Bligh Government.
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 10:56
Bligh government ignores desperate cries for help from vets
State Labor's refusal to cover costs for local private vets responding to suspected Hendra outbreaks, shows they are out of touch when understanding the serious animal and public health risks posed by the Hendra virus, LNP Candidate for Mackay, John Kerslake said today.
"To suggest private vets should be slugged with costs for protective clothing and testing kits is a slap in the face for local vets who are on the frontline in managing potential Hendra outbreaks.