Your CanDo representatives for Moreton region are:
| KALLANGUR - Trevor Ruthenberg | MORAYFIELD - Darren Grimwade | MURRUMBA - Reg Gulley |
| PINE RIVERS - Seath Holswich | PUMICESTONE - Lisa France | REDCLIFFE - Scott Driscoll |
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:49
Pine Rivers and Kallangur hit by Carbon Tax slug
Local LNP candidates Seath Holswich and Trevor Ruthenberg have called on local Labor MP's Carolyn Male and Mary-Anne O'Neill to finally admit Labor's carbon tax is bad news for local residents after the Bligh government has been forced to confess there'll be a near billion dollar hit on state finances over the next three years.
Mr Holswich, LNP Candidate for Pine Rivers, said the Bligh government's mid-year budget update exposed an $883 million shortfall from government-owned corporations out to 2014/15, as a result of the cost of the carbon tax.
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:47
Local residents hit by carbon tax slug
LNP candidate for Morayfield has called on Labor MP Mark Ryan to finally admit Labor's carbon tax is bad news for local residents after the Bligh government has been forced to confess there'll be a near billion dollar hit on state finances over the next three years.
Mr Grimwade said the Bligh government's mid-year budget update exposed an $883 million shortfall from government-owned corporations out to 2014/15, as a result of the cost of the carbon tax.
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 17:03
420,000 new jobs to be delivered under LNP
LNP Candidate for Morayfield, Darren Grimwade has welcomed the news that Campbell Newman and the LNP CanDo team have set the target of lowering the Queensland unemployment rate to 4%.
Campbell Newman made the announcement at on Tuesday morning before a packed business breakfast in Brisbane where we outlaid the LNP's plans to "Get Qld back on track".
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 13:29
Premier ignorant over AJ Wyllie Bridge
Local LNP candidates Seath Holswich and Trevor Ruthenberg have accused Premier Anna Bligh of being ignorant of the lack of progress on the damaged AJ Wyllie Bridge.
In a media release last week * to mark the one year anniversary of the floods, the Premier stated that "all 89 damaged bridges and culverts have been opened".
Monday, 16 January 2012 12:09
LNP to encourage kids to get in the game
Pine Rivers and Kallangur families as well as sporting and recreation clubs will be winners under an LNP plan to support grassroots sports development, LNP Candidates said today.
In a plan unveiled yesterday, the LNP will provide up to $150 per year for 40,000 Queensland children whose families can't afford annual sporting and recreation club fees.
Monday, 16 January 2012 11:56
Darren Grimwade welcomes Get in the Game plan
LNP Candidate for Morayfield, Darren Grimwade said the LNP's Get in the Game policy would support grassroots sports development in Queensland and help families with cost of living pressures.
Mr Grimwade said the three-year, $16 million initiative would encourage more Queensland children play sport in local clubs and assist community clubs with grants for equipment and field improvements.
Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:31
Holswich welcomes revised Pine Rivers bus routes
LNP Candidate for Pine Rivers, Mr Seath Holswich, has welcomed Translink's announcement of a long overdue overhaul of the local bus network in Pine Rivers.
Mr Holswich, along with many local commuters, made a submission to Translink in 2011 recommending that routes be altered and new services introduced.
Thursday, 12 January 2012 12:29
Mount Mee Road not on Labor's map
LNP Candidate for Pine Rivers, Mr Seath Holswich, has expressed his frustration at the lack of timely action to repair Mount Mee Rd after the floods of January 2011.
"This week marks exactly one year on from the devastating floods that heavily impacted the Dayboro region and caused significant damage to Mount Mee Rd, and we're being told that the repair work won't be completed until at least early 2013," Mr Holswich said.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012 14:21
One year on - AJ Wyllie Bridge failures show Labor's neglect
One year on from the devastating floods which damaged the AJ Wyllie Bridge, the Bligh Labor government has let down local residents by failing to fix the bridge, local LNP Candidates said today.
"We have gone 12 months since the bridge was first damaged and 10 months since the Government announced it would replace the bridge, yet they still haven't awarded a contract for its construction," Mr Seath Holswich, LNP Candidate for Pine Rivers said today.