Your CanDo representative for the Wide Bay region are:
| BUNDABERG - Jack Dempsey | BURNETT - Stephen Bennett | CALLIDE - Jeff Seeney |
| GYMPIE - David Gibson | HERVEY BAY - Ted Sorensen | MARYBOROUGH - Anne Maddern |
Friday, 16 December 2011 09:55
Bennett brings out the big guns for Discovery Coast roads
Better roads for the Discovery Coast region will be on the agenda when Shadow Infrastructure and Transport Minister Warren Truss and LNP candidate for Burnett meet with a local delegation in Bundaberg tomorrow.
Mr Bennett will host a roundtable meeting between Mr Truss and representatives from Discovery Coast Tourism and Commerce, with the key topic being funding for local roads.
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:13
Letter to the Editor - Waste Tax
Recently, the Bligh Labor Government lumped a $35 per tonne tax on commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste and more and more Queensland households and businesses are starting to realise how this new Labor tax will drive up their own costs.
The impact on businesses is obvious, but how will this new tax hit every day Queenslanders?
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:29
LNP to get Agnes Waters tourism back on track
LNP candidate for Burnett, Stephen Bennett has welcomed the LNP's plan to help get the Discovery Coast's tourism back on track to lock in benefits to our local economy, support our tourism operators and create more local jobs into the future.
Mr Bennett said local tourism and employment opportunities could be boosted through proper planning and a genuine commitment from government to support the local tourism industry.
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 11:51
Labor taxes make Wide Bay’s unemployment woes worse
Wide Bay's unemployment woes will only get worse if Labor persists with jacking up taxes and charges and strangling business with reams of red tape, LNP Leader Campbell Newman said today.
Visiting the Bundaberg site of Australia's largest waste equipment manufacturer Superior Pak, Mr Newman said the Bligh Labor Government's misguided management of the economy had a flow on effect on local businesses.
Monday, 31 October 2011 12:42
Letter to the Editor: Poker Machine Laws
Thanks Steve Beiger for your question (News Mail SMS October 29th) regarding proposed poker machine laws. The LNP and I believe "nanny state" laws aimed at tackling the problem are crazy and inconsistent. The Federal Labor Government's and self serving Independent's mandatory pre–commitment proposals for poker machines are simply not the answer.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 17:45
Messenger challenged to join march against Domestic Violence
"Real men don't hurt women."
That's the message being spread by LNP candidate for Burnett Stephen Bennett, who has challenged Member for Burnett Rob Messenger to join him at the region's Reclaim the Night march this Friday night (October 28).
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 17:57
LNP listens to Bundaberg-Burnett doctors and health professionals
Local doctors and health professionals will have the ear of policymakers tonight (Tuesday, October 25) at a gathering in Bundaberg with Member for Hinkler Paul Neville and LNP Candidate for Burnett Stephen Bennett.
Dr Andrew Laming, who is Federal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Health Services and Indigenous Health , will attend the function, where local GPs, dentists, allied health specialists and Indigenous health workers will get to raise issues of relevance to the local region.
Thursday, 20 October 2011 09:57
LNP will get country racing back on track
Country racing will get a new deal under the LNP, and the Party's candidate for Burnett Stephen Bennett hopes to see the local racing scene benefit from the plan.
Mr Bennett said the LNP would revitalise regional thoroughbred racing by providing $1 million a year to fund 20 additional country race meetings.
Wednesday, 19 October 2011 17:37
Hervey Bay residents urged to "Blow the Whistle" on Government Waste and Red Tape
Hervey Bay residents are paying the cost of State Government mismanagement with long waiting lists for cataract surgery and other health services, community leaders heard today at an LNP Waste Watch forum.
The LNP Waste Watch Shadow Minister Fiona Simpson and LNP Member for Hervey Bay Ted Sorensen met with residents and business owners who shared their concerns at a round table discussion today.