Eumundi Voice - Issue 104, 17 October 2024

COMMUNITY

Meet the candidates

Hinterland Matters and the Eumundi Residents Assn organised a meeting of candidates for Ninderry on 9 October with sitting member Dan Purdie (LNP), Jo Justo (ALP) and Tim Nixon (Legalise Cannabis Qld). Tom Carden (Greens) and Michael Stewart (One Nation) were unable to attend.

Over 50 locals attended the forum at The Imperial Hotel Eumundi. Key issues raised by the audience included poor public transport around Ninderry and poor rail connections on the Coast. Jo Justo said it was the number one issue raised with her in meetings in the electorate. Dan Purdie said as Shadow Minister for Policing and a former detective, he would prioritise giving police the numbers and authority to reverse the rise in crime in Qld. Tim Nixon said both major parties had stalled for years on key issues and a vote for him was a vote for change and putting the community in charge.

Other issues raised included the benefit of having community use of the land at the former House with No Steps site in Doonan, reassurance that there would be no nuclear power plant in Ninderry, the need to eradicate fire ants, support from candidates to retain abortion and voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws, building of the longawaited Seib Road pedestrian bridge, resolution of land use at Blue Heart Sunshine Coast, and finding a balance between tourism and local residents’ needs.

L-R Jo Justo, Tom Nixon, Suzie Campin (Eumundi Residents), Dan Purdie