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Revved and ready to rock29 Jan 2015Gold Coast Sun - Central, Gold Coast QLD, Regional Changes - South

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No time frame has been given to the LNP's pledge to extend the Light Rail on the Gold ...29 Jan 2015 6:02 AMGold FM, Gold Coast, Breakfast, Liz Cantor and Jason Matthews

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No time frame has been given to the LNP's pledge to extend the Light Rail on the Gold Coast. Premier Campbell Newman announcedsupport for stage two tomorrow. It would not be built in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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A re-elected Newman Government has promised to deliver the second stage of the Gold ...29 Jan 2015 7:03 AMHot Tomato, Gold Coast , 07:00 News, Newsreader

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A re-elected Newman Government has promised to deliver the second stage of the Gold Coast Light Rail Project but there is nocommitment to have it up and running in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Rob Molhoek, Member for Southport says he willwork hard to make the project happen ASAP.

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Rob Molhoek, member for Southport

The [Townsville Bulletin] reports today that international flights between Townsville and ...29 Jan 2015 7:04 AMZinc FM Townsville, Townsville, 07:00 News, Newsreader

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The [Townsville Bulletin] reports today that international flights between Townsville and Bali could go ahead. The Federal Governmentis expected to foot the bill to set up customs and immigration services in Townsville in a bid to attract major airlines. The TownsvilleAirport has been talking with AirAsia and Jetstar to start direct flights, but the $55-per-passenger customs costs has been a majorquestion. A breakthrough is expected within weeks.

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Rope talks about LNP's commitment to the extension light rail system to the heavy rail ...29 Jan 2015 8:34 AMABC Gold Coast, Gold Coast , Mornings, Sally Rope

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Rope talks about LNP's commitment to the extension light rail system to the heavy rail system at Helensvale mentioning it will not becompleted in time for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In his interview with Russell Varley of ABC Gold Coast, Scott Emerson,Transport and Main Roads Minister, QLD guarantees that the project will proceed but it would be finished by the CommonwealthGames since they will make sure they do the proper planning. Emerson says they will be working with the Federal Government andCouncil for funding contributions.

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Russell Varley, ABC Gold Coast|Scott Emerson, Transport and Main Roads Minister, QLD

Real estate agents on the Gold Coast predict some of the biggest hotels on the Gold ...29 Jan 2015 5:43 PMChannel 9 Gold Coast, Gold Coast North, Gold Coast News, Bruce Paige

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Real estate agents on the Gold Coast predict some of the biggest hotels on the Gold Coast will be sold this year. There is investorinterest due to bumper tourist numbers and the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Marriott and Sheraton Mirage on the GoldCoast are up for sale. The Islander has been on sale since 2012. Andrew Bell, Ray White, Surfers Paradise says the hotels werebought when they were in a run down state. There has been a significant rise in room rates.

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Andrew Bell, Ray White, Surfers Paradise

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The Gold Coast City Council has vowed to fight for stage two of the Light Rail to be built ...29 Jan 2015 6:30 PMChannel 7, Brisbane, Seven News, Sharyn Ghidella and Bill McDonald

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The Gold Coast City Council has vowed to fight for stage two of the Light Rail to be built before the 2018 Commonwealth Games. TheState Government confirmed it will extend the tram line from Griffith University to Helensvale if reelected, but not will say whenconstruction will begin.

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Donna Gates, Gold Coast Deputy Mayor|Scott Emerson, Queensland Minister for Transport and MainRoads

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Seven Bundaberg (Bundaberg), Seven Cairns (Cairns), Seven Central (Alice Springs), Seven Mackay(Mackay), Seven Mt Isa (Mt Isa), Seven Rockhampton (Rockhampton), Seven Sunshine Coast(Sunshine Coast), Seven Toowoomba (Toowoomba), Seven Townsville (Townsville)

Aquis tourism 'not the answer'30 Jan 2015Cairns Post, Cairns QLD, General News, Shannon Power

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Government on notice30 Jan 2015Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD, General News

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Candidates have their say30 Jan 2015North West Star, Mount Isa QLD , General News

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Rex woes a downer for remote areas30 Jan 2015North West Star, Mount Isa QLD , General News, Chris Burns

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Townsville housing sector flatlines30 Jan 2015Australian Financial Review, Australia, General News, Yolanda Redrup

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ResDev voices will be heard30 Jan 2015Coolum and North Shore News, Coolum , General News

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Airport a vanity project30 Jan 2015Coolum and North Shore News, Coolum , General News

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Rockabilly stars and classic cars rev-up the weekend in Cooly-styleWEEKEND of rockabilly music

and classic cars from the 1950s and1960s will shake up the Tweed whenCooly Rocks On’s mini festival,Revs’n’Rockabilly, comes to Pion-eer Country at Tweed Heads Southnext month.

Revs’n’Rockabilly, on SaturdayFebruary 7 and Sunday February 8,will feature live music for dancers, aShow and Shine competition for own-ers of custom and classic cars and hot

rods, and plenty of motoring memor-abilia for car enthusiasts.

Now in its third year, Revs’n’Rock-abilly is a prelude to Cooly Rocks Onfrom May 29 to June 8.

This year, Revs’n’Rockabilly org-anisers are offering free car entry forthe first 200 pre-1970 Show and Shinecar entrants through the gate onboth days.

Rockabilly music will be pro-vided by recording star Pat Capocci

and the four-piece rockabilly bandThe Hi-Boys.

Performing on both Saturday andSunday will be Pat Capocci, who playsa unique blend of western-swing andcountry-blues with a touch of jazz.

He will perform from 7pm NSWuntil late on Saturday and from12-3pm NSW on Sunday.

The Hi-Boys, who are guaranteedto get the joint jumping with their in-fections 50s sounds, will play on Sun-

day from 3-6pm NSW. More musicwill be provided by rockabilly DJ‘Rhythm Man Mark.

A mini-nostalgia market will givebargain hunters plenty to browseand buy.

Food and drink outlets will be setup in and around Pioneer Country.

Revs’n’Rockabilly won’t break thebank with $10 adult tickets and child-ren under 16 accompanied by an adultadmitted free.

Weekend passes cost $15. Gatesopen at 5pm NSW on Saturday and10am NSW on Sunday.

Event organiser and Bob Newmansaid the rockabilly weekend offeredfamilies a tantalising taste of the nowmassive Cooly Rocks On festival in afew months time.

For more details aboutRevs’n’Rockabilly, go to www.cooly-rockson.com

— BOB ANTHONY

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Gold Coast Sun - Central, Gold Coast QLD29 Jan 2015

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Aquis tourism‘not theanswer’SHANNON POWER

HOPES that the Aquis casino development would bolster Cairns’fledgling economy have been labelled a risky over-reliance on thetourism industry.

University of Queensland economist, Professor John Mangansaid Cairns did not haveenough diversity of industries.

The Aquis project atYorkeys Knob will cost an estimated $8.15 billion dollars and will beAustralia’s largest casinowhen completed.

“There’s a lot of emphasis being placedon the Yorkeys Knob development,” he said.

“If you’re already over-relying on tourism,why would you add tothat?

“There’s an inherentcontradiction thatCairns has to diversify, but it’s putting all of itseggs in one basket.”

He said Aquis mightnot actually increase tourism but could shiftindustry demographics.

“It’s almost going toredistribute tourism, moving it to a higher end of tourism, rather than the lower end we have now,” he said.

Prof Mangan said that tourism was not a great value adder to aneconomy and Cairns

needed to expand itsindustries that couldcreate wealth.

“There’s not much construction,” he said.

“That could probablycome in the way of ports, exporting foodand minerals andeducation infra-structure.

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Cairns Post, Cairns QLD30 Jan 2015, by Shannon Power

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Government on noticeLNP faces last chance to prove it can carry Coast through to Games and beyondGOLD Coast voters have al-ready been dudded, with thepoorest election choice indecades as they contemplatean arrogant government ver-sus an opposition far fromready to retake the reins.

The media, true to its roleas the Fourth Estate, has beenthe only real opposition theNewman Government hasfaced since the 2012 electionlandslide that tossed the ALPinto a political wasteland.

Despite our role as watch-dog, essential in any freedemocracy, the Bulletin andother organisations havebeen “beaten up’’ by an arro-gant political elite in GeorgeSt for taking that lead in rep-resenting the people of thiscity and demanding answersand action across a widerange of issues.

We don’t apologise forthat, especially since the MPswho enjoy taxpayer-fundedsalaries have done little tofight for the Gold Coast.

What will probably savemost of those Coast MPs to-morrow though, is the factvoters are not yet prepared toreturn Labor to power, but theALP can expect to make suf-ficient gains to set it up for a

serious run in 2018 – and thatmay include one or two seatshere.

The Government hasshown an arrogance fromearly in its tenure, reflectingthe mind-boggling majority itwas handed.

It has dragged its heels onmatters of vital importance tothis community including afirm decision on a cruise shipterminal and a firm commit-

ment to extending the lightrail.

But to its credit, it took onthe criminal bikie gangs andintroduced laws that clearedthe streets of the thugs’ men-acing presence. That by itselfis probably sufficient formany Gold Coasters to givethe LNP a big tick.

During this election cam-paign, however, the efforts ofmany LNP Gold Coast candi-dates have been far from scin-tillating, but those who havetaken it seriously have beenundermined by the perform-ance of two sitting MPs – Ver-ity Barton in Broadwater whois being investigated for un-licensed driving; and RayStevens in Mermaid Beachwho has continued to refuseto answer questions and bring

transparency to his involve-ment in a proposed Hinter-land cable car development.

At any time outside anelection campaign, his re-sponse to one reporter’s ques-tions – since plastered overmainstream and social mediawhen once again he would

not discuss the project andthen waved his arms aboutand danced like a chicken –should have drawn an angryrebuke from his leader.

But the response of Prem-ier Campbell Newman andone of his ministers, Currum-bin MP Jann Stuckey, in at-

tempting to laugh off theincident reflected poorly onthe LNP and raised questionsin the minds of Gold Coastersalready concerned about howthe city is treated.

The next election falls in

the year the Gold Coast hoststhe Commonwealth Games,so the next three years will becritical.

The Government to datehas not shown the sort ofcommitment the city deservesand indeed, even tourism in-dustry leaders are worriedthat neither the Governmentnor the Labor opposition hasgone into this important elec-tion with any intention ofbeefing up tourism funding.

If Ms Stuckey, as a GoldCoast representative whoholds both the Tourism andGames portfolios, is not on tothis, then what chance doesthe city have?

Television coverage onAustralia Day this week pre-sented the Gold Coast in apositive light to the rest of thenation and to viewers in theUK. But what sort of messagewill be sent if Games venuesare not ready, the athletes vil-lage is unable to accommo-date all teams and managers,

and transport becomes aheadache because the lightrail is not linked to heavy rail?

Labor meanwhile has run acampaign that has lacked thepolicies that reflect a partyready to assume the mantle ofgovernment.

Its intention to dump lawsthat smashed the bikie gangswas bizarre in the extreme,until it brought some sense tothe matter yesterday by an-nouncing it would launch acommission of inquiry in-stead.

The Government will winthis weekend – but it is onnotice.

Its Coast MPs must speak

up and tell the leaders it is notgood enough to play the elec-torate for fools, suggestingmajor decisions can be left fordown the track.

It is not good enough thatbattlers living in units are leftin the dark on a review ofbody corporate laws.

Despite the city’s con-servative base, the Gold Coastgave Labor a good run in theBeattie years and will do soagain if its LNP MPs fail to re-alise who they serve – thepeople of this city and not thepowerbrokers in Brisbane.

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Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD30 Jan 2015

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Laws against outlaw motorcycle riders are an LNP election plus.

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Candidates haveJohn Wharton, LNP

I AM standing for the seat of Mount Isa asI believe we have not been represented inthe way that I expect our elected memberto behave.

I am of the firm belief that if a personis not a team player, with only the team’sresults at the forefront of their purpose,then our electorate, which is the largest inthe state, is not being represented fairly.

Individuals only succeed for them-selves. There has been no major infra-structure built by any government in thelast 20 years from Birdsville to the Gulf. Iam standing for the LNP as they are thebest financial managers when in power.

With 17 years as the Mayor of Rich-mond, and dealing with many differentpersonalities of all race and religion, andall different political persuasions I haveled my community through drought, debtcrisis, floods and many changes in gov-ernment.

I have a community and a council thatis financially secure, never having tomake any staff on Richmond Shire re-dundant; my council could afford towrite-off completely one of our six-monthly general rate charges in February2014 due to the drought in the shire. Thatrates write-off was for all ratepayers in theshire not just cattle producers.

I would challenge that any othercouncil in Queensland could afford to dothat, or have the will to do it. I have beenat the lead of economic developmentdiscussions for all of those years for notonly Richmond but the whole region.

I am not a person who will attackindividuals or corporates with innuendoand false information, but will speak outstrongly with the facts of the matter.

I have travelled the whole electorate inthe last few weeks and have seen so manycases of neglect in representation that if Ido not get elected I will feel verydisappointed that I could not help thosecommunities, but that is not my call, it isyours.

Policies I stand for and if elected willstrive to deliver:

1. Three years locked in capital roadfunding for all local governments.

2. Water development in the electoratefor communities and industry growth.

3. State and federal government fund-ing always offered to local tenderers andcontractors first.

4. Promote regional ownership of assetsof the region.

5. No forced fluoridation for anycommunities.

6. Investigate the delivery of Queens-land Health program HACC in the MountIsa region.

7. Better liveability for all communitiesin the electorate.

8. Support uranium mining.9. Investigate power supply to Gulf

communitiesIf we get the top three policies in place,

everything else will follow.

Simon Tayler, ALPTHROUGHOUT this election campaign Ihave focused on ensuring the votersacross this electorate understood firstly,why I decided to run and secondly whatmy priorities will be if elected as yourstate member.

As a father of two young daughters, mywife and I are raising our family here inthe North West and I believe it is abouttime our state government gave us here inour region a fair go. This is the primaryreason why I put my hand up to run asyour Labor candidate.

It is time our hard-earned dollars thatmake the rest of Queensland wealthy,start to be re-invested back into ourcommunities.

As a family of four, my wife and I are fedup with paying an arm and a leg on flightsto travel to visit friends and family duringschool holidays; I am tired of waitinghours up at the hospital with my sickchild because the LNP have decided toslash our health services and I have hadenough of our essential services such aseducation missing out on needed infra-structure and facilities all because theNewman Government prefer to fund theirpet projects in the South East corner.

People that know me will tell you thatonce I commit to something, I am hard tostop and this is a guarantee you have fromme.

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North West Star, Mount Isa QLD30 Jan 2015

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If elected I will work hard to:� Bring more nurses back to our region –cut under the LNP. Labor has committedan extra four nurses for the North West.� Reduce classroom sizes in our highschools by increasing the number ofteachers in the North West.� Develop a framework that will see thecost of flights from our communities tothe coast reduce.� Prioritise water infrastructure to attractinvestment and industry to our region,which will secure our future.� Ensure our local people are put first for

jobs over fly-in/fly-out workers in themining industry here in our region.� Bring royalties back to our region toassist local councils to invest in the futureof our communities.

Unlike many other politicians I don’ttake too kindly to broken promises andpeople over-promising and under-delivering.

Unfortunately, our region has sufferedduring the past few years with an arrogantLNP and as a result of our state memberbeing unable to achieve any real resultsfor our communities because he ispowerless as a crossbencher.

When you go to cast your vote, I ask youone thing, if you would like to see dollarsre-invested into our communities, if youwould like to see locals put first formining jobs over fly-in/fly-out workers, ifyou would like to see a better health andeducation system here in the North West,than I ask you to ‘‘vote 1 Simon Tayler’’.

It is time for a change; it is time for anew generation to step in and drive ourcommunities forward.

Rob Katter, KAPVOTERS have a clear choice when theycast their votes on Saturday – the two old,tired parties, who have run this statedown and then constantly blame eachother for the mess.

Or to have a real voice with Rob Katterand the KAP.

My record and that of my Parliament-ary colleagues is strong. We have provedto be leaders in Parliament, bringingtogether members of the crossbenches tovote against asset sales and introducingbills that will get Queensland workingagain, such as the Ethanol Bill, and theDairy Price Mark Bill, and voting againstissues that will hurt the regions such asthe year 7 transition.

For the past three years I’ve been a

strong voice for Mount Isa in Brisbaneand I’ve had a lot of successes for theelectorate such as opening up nationalparks for grazing, overturning the ban onuranium mining, organising the WintonRural Crisis meeting (which prompted thegovernment to give a further $100 millionfor drought assistance), successful lobby-ing for extra capacity for the Mount IsaRenal Unit, obtaining $13 million in stateand federal funding for hospital staffaccommodation, over $61 million incommunity funding and $10 million inRoyalties for the Regions, and seeing asecond airline come to Mount Isa.

What has the LNP Government donewith your hard-earned dollars?� Committed $5 billion to a traffic tunnelin Brisbane.� $675 million for an office building inBrisbane.� Proposed to sell off your profitable railline and port assets to build a secondsports stadium in Townsville.

Governments should earn your vote,not demand it. And the truth is thatmoney still comes into the electorate,despite who holds the seat.

We have seen more than $61 million incommunity and sports funding alonecome into this electorate in this term.

I have a record of working well withgovernment on many occasions, acrossmany issues.

I will only take them to task when needbe, which is something the major partiescan never guarantee.

If you want to reward a governmentthat chooses to ignore the resource-richNorth West and instead directs money towhere there are votes, go ahead and votefor either major party.

If you want a bit of balance and a voicefor the Mount Isa electorate in Brisbane,‘‘vote 1 Rob Katter’’.

Key Policies:� Work with the government to ensurethe gas pipeline is built from the NorthernTerritory to Mount Isa, creating jobs andenhancing our energy resources.� Work for a revised Royalties for theRegions program that will deliver 20 percent of the region’s royalties back to thatregion.� Work with government to ensure astrong commitment is made to increasingwater supply in Cloncurry/Mount Isa,Normanton/Karumba and Georgetown/Forsayth, plus increased allocation forlocal farmers on the Flinders system.

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� Finish the Hann Highway to cut eighthours off the Melbourne-Cairns trip.� Introduce Ethanol Mandate to boostjobs and industry and diversify agricul-ture, increase fuel security and reduceemissions.

Marcus Foth, GreensTHE one key question for everyone – notjust the political candidates: What has theGulf Country to offer young people, sothey can lead a happy and prosperous lifein the future anywhere across the MountIsa electorate?

It is important that young people havea choice, and it should include more than

just “work in the mines, or leave!”I am standing in your electorate as an

opportunity candidate. That means I give youthe opportunity to vote on Green policies.

I’m not a local, but I believe it is an advantageto vote for a candidate who is unbiased and notvested in any local entities.

I come to this with a clean slate and I do notshy away from picking up pressing local issuesthat the other candidates won’t touch.

I respond to three of the key issues that Ibelieve provide strong reasons for you to ‘‘vote1 Greens’’ this Saturday.1. Combating Youth Suicide� Provide properly resourced preventionstrategies for people suffering depression andassociated disorders that lead to increased riskof suicide.� Better training, resources and counsellingsuch as the new Headspace centre, to addressthe disparity of access to mental health services.� Reinvigorate Royalties for the Regions toimprove regional arts and cultural infrastructureas avenues for creative expression.2. Smarter Education� Improve educational opportunities and facil-ities – including TAFE – to prepare young peoplefor jobs in new industries that are tailored to theNorth West, rather than preparing them toescape to the South East.� Establishing an innovation and start-up cul-ture that supports entrepreneurial initiativesand business opportunities tailored to youngrural, remote and indigenous communities.� Broadband internet access, training for betterdigital participation and take-up of new digitaltechnologies including e-commerce to build

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unique local business brands and improvecompetitiveness in a global market.3. New Jobs in New Industries� Work with the Queensland Tourism IndustryCouncil to create 900 new jobs and a $445million economy in eco-tourism in the GulfCountry by 2020.� Make a career in primary industries moreattractive to young people by promoting profit-able and sustainable practices in biodynamicagriculture.� Take advantage of the vast, affordable spaceacross the North West for the development ofnext-generation solar power plants.

Voting 1 Greens amplifies the call for alternat-ive visions for the future viability, liveability andprosperity of North West Queensland.

Please review our key issues and policyresponses at: http://qld.greens.org.au/issues.

Scott Sheard, One NationTHE people of the Mount Isa electorate deservebetter.

The major parties, the LNP and Labor require

their candidates to maintain the party line andnot to rebel from their policies; you only need tolook back over the past three years at whathappened to the LNP MPs who disagreed withCampbell Newman and the LNP, they are eitherindependents this election or out of politicsaltogether.

Labor when in government is no different inthis respect.

I am a candidate of a minor party, who isnever going to have enough seats to formgovernment.

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North West Star, Mount Isa QLD30 Jan 2015

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However, if elected we can hold the balance ofpower and ensure the government is honest andaccountable to the people of Queensland andthe Mount Isa electorate.

Holding the balance of power will also ensurethat our electorate is not overlooked as it hasbeen for the past three years, which is evident bythe lack of capital works projects, cuts tofrontline services and disregard for the wealththat this electorate produces that has beendisplayed by the current government.

I am an avid opponent of asset sales, andalong with my party I believe like mostQueenslanders that it makes far more sense tohold on to our assets that generate about $1.289billion to $2 billion a year for Queenslanders,rather than flog them off for a short-term fix.

At the end of the day when all has been soldand government’s mis-management and over-spending of revenue, what do we do then, whowill own us? If elected I will do all in my powerto block the sale of this states assets.

Like my party I believe water is so importantthat it should have its own portfolio. As one ofthe world’s driest continents, Australia must useits water resources wisely.

We do not believe in the privatisation of water.Environmental fundamentalism is drivingpolicies that are eroding our property rightsthrough greatly increasing the regulatory bur-den and by denying us our constitutional rights.

In regards to our electorate I will activelycampaign for greater water storage facilities forMount Isa, Cloncurry’s Chinaman Creek Damproject and improved water storage facilities forthe Gulf communities of Georgetown andForsayth.

These are just two of our policies which I feelstrongly about and which if elected I willactively champion.

In short if you want strong, effective represen-tation which will actively hold the governmentaccountable and promote the whole Mount Isaelectorate number only one box and ‘‘Vote 1Scott Sheard, One Nation Party’’.

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Rex woes a downer for remote areasBy CHRIS BURNS.....................................................................

REX planes cannot carrycoffins – adding another hurdlein its expansion of services tothe Gulf of Carpentaria.

State member for Mount IsaRob Katter said RegionalExpress Airline’s lighter planeswere not accredited to carrydeceased people, whichpresented a problem to remotecommunities, which could beflooded in.

Mr Katter heard that onedeceased person had to bedriven from Normanton toMount Isa as an alternative.

Rex received a state

government contract overcollapsed airline Skytrans on acompetitive tender process,meaning it received subsidiesfor the remote flights.

Mr Katter said this shouldprevent the service’s airfaresfrom increasing.

A Rex spokeswoman said thecompany was looking at the

issue, and acknowledged shediscussed it with Mr Katter.

Customers are also unable topay cash for flights, insteadhaving to book flights online,according to MorningtonIsland councillors.

The Mornington ShireCouncil overcame the obstacle

by ordering the flights for itscash-paying ratepayers.

The council spoke about thedifficulty of Rex’s transitionand cost of tickets since it tookover airline services earlier thismonth to LNP candidate JohnWharton, who visited thecommunity last week.

Mayor Brad Wilson said thecouncil had discussedsubsidies with Skytrans, Rex,and was attempting tonegotiate with the stategovernment.

Cr Wilson said the councilwas trying to establish a“community base flight rate”which applied only to members

of the Mornington Islandcommunity. The North WestStar found that return ticketsfrom Mornington Island toCairns cost two parents andtwo children a total of $1600.

ALP candidate Simon Taylerpromised to work with localcommunities in reintroducingsubsidised flights to Cape Yorkcommunities, so that ticketscost $100 one way.

‘‘As your elected statemember I will be fighting forthe same subsidies for our Gulfcommunities. a family of twoadults and two children shouldbe paying about $800,’’ MrTayler said.

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CAMPAIGN TRAIL: LNP candidate John Wharton arrives at Mornington Island airport to hear issues from the community.

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Townsville housing sector flatlinesYolanda Redrup

The property market in Townsville, thebiggest town in north Queensland and alarge military centre, is struggling tocope with an increase in subsidisedhousing and rising unemployment,which are driving up mortgage arrearsand vacancies.

Townsville's home vacancy rate is atthe highest level in the history of theReal Estate Institute of Queensland'srental survey. The vacancy rateincreased 0.7 percentage points to5.4 per cent in June 2014, significantlyhigher than other Queensland townssuch as Cairns, the tourist hub, wherethe number of vacancies was 2 per cent

Price growth has also moderated

over the past 18 months in Townsville,said Andrew Wilson, Domain Groupsenior economist

"It's traditionally a strong economicmarket It has a mix of economic driverslike tourism and the army services,mining and agriculture which has keptit ticking over. But unemployment hasrisen sharply and there are issues withthe mining industry and fallinggovernment spend," he said.

"There's also been strong populationgrowth, which has come at the wrongtime as there are declining jobopportunities."

Dr Wilson said the National RentalAffordability Scheme, a partnershipbetween the federal government andthe states to provide affordable rental

housing, had "unbalanced" theTownsville market

"Rents are now falling and investorsare unable to find tenants due to theoversupply," he said. "Most of the NRAS

properties are also located in less popu-lar suburban areas and are attracting alower socio-economic demographic,which is causing general demand forproperties in this area to fall."

Dr Wilson said Defence HousingAuthority projects had added to theproblem. "The market has becomeunbalanced due to the preponderanceof NRAS properties and DHA housing,"he said.

Last year house prices fell 4.7 percent in Townsville, according toDomain Group figures. In the sameperiod rental prices fell 5.4 per cent forhouses and 5 per cent for units.

REMAX Townsville broker andowner Marion Grice said the markethad been weak in the past 18 months.

"More than anything we've seen ashift in where buyers will enter themarket. Two years ago they'd havelooked at upper $400,000 range, butnow they're looking at the $300,000 to

$350,000 range," she said.Domain Group figures showed the

median house prices for the six monthsended December 14 was $370,000 -6.3 per cent lower than five yearsearlier. The median price for units was$283,000 or 18 per cent down on 2009prices. Ms Grice said she was confidentabout 2015.

The three Townsville electorates arekey seats in the Queensland election onSaturday, January 31. Both major par-ties have promised a football stadiumand sporting complex for Townsville.

Key pointsTownsville home vacancyrates are the highest in thehistory of rental surveys.

Subsidised defence housingand rising unemployment ispushing down rents andleading to a rise in rentalarrears.

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Australian Financial Review, Australia30 Jan 2015, by Yolanda Redrup

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ResDev voiceswill be heardA NEW action groupdedicated to shining a lighton Sunshine Coastdevelopments has receiveda strong show of support atits official launch.Residents for ResponsibleDevelopment SunshineCoast (ResDev) is asub-group of the MudjimbaResidents Association andhas formed ties with groupssuch as Development Watchand No-High-rise, which areopposed to the SekisuiHouse proposal.With a membership ofabout 150 people, the grouphas also affiliated withOSCAR, the peak body ofSunshine Coast residents’associations.A crowd of about 250locals packed on to thegrass in front of MudjimbaCommunity Hall lastSaturday, bearing placardsin protest against severalproposed Coastdevelopments.ResDev founding memberand Mudjimba residentCharles Toms said thegroup was born two months

ago following the release ofthe Environmental ImpactAssessment for theproposed new runway atSunshine Coast Airport.“What I found was that alot of people were quiteshocked and horrified atthis document,” Mr Tomssaid.“When they received the

EIS they had this massivedocument and they werevery stressed about the newdirection the runway wasgoing in, and they wereworried about theconsequences of flightsgoing over Mudjimba.“We’re not anti theairport. We just don’t

believe it is necessary tospend $347 million on a newrunway that really isn’tneeded.“We decided we are goingto form a group under theMudjimba ResidentsAssociation, which is goingto look at developments thatare irresponsible in ouropinion.”The group believes theproject should be scrappedand the money put towardssecuring high-speed rail toBrisbane and improvedBruce Hwy access.The 2450m runwayproposed by the SunshineCoast Council would be650m longer than the

current airstrip and have anorth-west/south-eastconfiguration.The project is in theassessment stage.The retired accountantand business consultantsaid while the new runwaywas the group’s majorpriority, there were otherconcerning projects,including the Sekisui Househigh-rise plan, the coastallight rail and the future of

the Palmer Coolum Resort.He said the group couldemulate the success of the

Noosa Parks Association.“If we’re going to besuccessful I think it’sextremely important thatwe get the groundswell thatwe saw in Noosa back in the’80s,” Mr Toms said.Supported by across-section of thecommunity, the group willaim to lobby council andgovernment with a unitedvoice and provideinformation and support toresidents affected bypotential developments.“And they’ve kept that

group going, and as a resultthey’ve become a powerfullobby group,” he said.“They no longer fightwith the council, the councilrespects their position.”Mudjimba resident HelenLeckie said the new runwaywas unnecessary.“The airport isunderutilised as it is – and ifwe do go ahead with it andget international airportstatus, we’ll get hordes ofpeople coming in and thenhigh-rises are on theagenda,” she said.

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Professor David Whiteman leads protests in Mudjimba.

NO DEVELOPMENT: Helen Leckie says noat the Residents for ResponsibleDevelopment protest.

PHOTOS: JOHN MCCUTCHEON

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Airport a vanity projectTHE mooted expansion of theSunshine Coast Airport isarousing passionatediscussions. A thorough readof the Environmental Impact

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Statement reveals that theairport has no plans to offerdirect flights from SCA toSingapore, LA, Fiji, or anyinternational destinations thatSunshine Coast residentsmight reasonably expect to flyto. We will have to useBrisbane airport for suchflights. Moreover, the EISreveals that the frequency ofdomestic services toAustralian destinations will bevirtually identical whether ornot the new runway is built.So the question is, “Why dowe need to build this airport?”The answer offered by theairport is “growth”.This huge investment is basedon the risky proposition ofsoliciting unidentifiedlow-cost airlines (“bucketshop carriers”) to carrypackage tourists to and fromunidentified Asian cities. Theproponents have absolutelyno evidence that this businessmodel will work, as repeatedsurveys show that Asiantourists want to visit majorAustralian cities for shoppingand sights. Why does SCAthink that building a newrunway will somehow invent atourism market?Please don’t waste my taxeson this vanity project. Instead,invest in widening andlengthening the currentrunway, improving domesticservices, improvingconnections to Brisbane, andbe happy that we have a safeand welcoming facility toserve tourists and residentsnow and into the future.

David Whiteman,Mudjimba

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❝David WhitemanWhy does SCA think thatbuilding a new runway willsomehow invent a tourismmarket?

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