The inquiry into the Bligh Government's grab for control of the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds will hold a special hearing on the site on the morning of Friday, October 14, LNP candidate for Mansfield Ian Walker said today.

Mr Walker had formally requested the Parliamentary Transport, Local Government and Infrastructure Committee to hold a special hearing on site, and is encouraging as many local residents as possible to attend and have their say.

The promised duplication of Mt Cotton Rd between Grieve Rd and Tingalpa Creek has been relegated to Never Never land, the recently released draft Queensland Infrastructure Plan has revealed.

Liberal National Party candidate for Mansfield Ian Walker says the Bligh Government's own plan has exposed the deceit of the local Labor member, who made a personal commitment at the last election to widen the road.

The battle to save the iconic Mt Gravatt showgrounds has been won after a vocal public campaign by locals who lobbied the office of Sports Minister and Member for Mansfield Phil Reeves.

Residents were outraged when Mr Reeves instigated a "review" of the act covering the administration of the showgrounds. Locals saw the move as an attempt by the State Government to seize control from a community-representative group.

Liberal National Party Candidate for Mansfield Ian Walker has called on Sports Minister and local member Phil Reeves to abandon his review of the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds trust.

In his submission to Mr Reeves’ Department, Mr Walker said that the review was “tainted” by Mr Reeves’ hostility towards the Show Society, and its refusal to bow to Mr Reeves’ demand to include a woman as one of the Society’s representatives on the trust.