In its report tabled in State Parliament today, the committee unanimously found:

·         The Bligh Labor Government and Mr Reeves failed to consult adequately with the Showgrounds Trust and the local community over its grab for power;

·         Mr Reeves should not be allowed to sack Trust Councillors as he intended to do;

·         Mr Reeves should not be allowed to mandate a set number of men or women on the Trust; and

·         Mr Reeves's use of taxpayer resources to lobby on the issue may have "skewed" public opinion.

LNP candidate for Mansfield Ian Walker said the report, prepared by an all-party committee, showed the local member had clearly overstepped his authority on the showgrounds issue.

"I have been fighting throughout the year to highlight the attempt by Mr Reeves to seize control of the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds from the local community," Mr Walker said.

"Now his own Labor colleagues have blown the whistle on what they clearly see as an unacceptable grab for power."

In its report tabled in State Parliament this morning, the committee has unanimously rejected Mr Reeves' attempts to mandate a gender balance for the Trust, saying it should be no more than a "consideration" in the appointment of trustees.

It has also moved to prevent Mr Reeves sacking existing trustees as he intended to do in order to get his own way.

"... the committee believes that it is appropriate for the existing members of the trust to complete their current terms," the report says.

And it has slammed him for using his taxpayer-funded office and public resources to promote his agenda, saying the sending of letters only to females "may have skewed" public opinion on the issue.

"The committee is concerned that the Minister used letters, sent in his role as a local member of parliament, in his introductory speech for the Bill to indicate the level of community support ..."

The committee also blasted the Bligh Government's secretive approach to the entire issue.

It says the consultation process "failed to engage adequately with stakeholders in order to reach consensus on many of the issues".

And it accused Mr Reeves of withholding information from the public servants undertaking the consultation process.

"The Minister stated in his introductory speech for the Bill that he had received letters from 209 people in his local electorate supporting the provision of a guarantee that women would be represented on the trust.  However, the committee was informed by the department that it had not seen the letters referred to by the Minister in his introductory speech.  The department did not have access to these letters."

Mr Walker declared the report "a win for people power" saying it vindicated the concern expressed by so many members of the Mansfield and Mt Gravatt communities.

"This issue has generated a lot of interest and concern in the community.  I am grateful that the committee took the time to listen to these concerns, and has now acted on them."