Why should people vote for you on Saturday?
Peta Higgs
The Greens
Whether it’s Labor or the LNP, they’ve taken us for granted. For years, Labor and the LNP have let big corporations and rich investors rip us off and pocket massive profits.
Just in Queensland, Labor and LNP have taken $25.3 million in donations from big corporations in the last decade, so of course they will never stand up for regular Queenslanders.
Labor and the LNP are on a unity ticket when it comes to approving 38 new coal mines and 3,600 new gas wells. They are both planning to open up 37 more coal mines and thousands more gas wells, making climate disasters worse.
The old political parties aren’t meeting the needs of our communities and people are being left behind. The Greens are the only party with a real vision to fix the climate crisis and make sure everyone has what they need to live a good life.
Everyday people are struggling and we need bold policies that work for them, not big corporations. The Greens have a plan to stop new coal and gas mines and build 100% renewable and 100% publicly owned energy infrastructure for Queensland by 2030. We’ll abolish private energy retailers who inflate your energy bills and we’ll stop public power companies from acting like profit hungry corporations.
Our plan will put public energy infrastructure back in public hands and make it serve the public again — saving the average household over $500 every year.
We’ll make those big mining companies pay their fair share and use that money to fully fund public schools, public hospitals and public transport.
We’ll build 100,000 homes that real people can afford to rent or buy. We’ll cap essential grocery prices and bring in a public bank to keep interest rates low. The Greens don’t take donations from corporations.
I want change for people and planet — and the Greens have a plan to get us there.
Jason Hunt
Australian Labor Party
Well it’s almost time for the big day! It’s been a massive week and a half on pre poll and I’ve really enjoyed being out on the booths talking to locals in Caloundra and the Hinterland. I’ve also found the time to make some big commitments – we’ve promised that myself and a re-elected Miles Labor Government will deliver a Satellite Hospital for the Sunshine Coast, $100,000 to the Beerwah Golf Club for fertigation works, $100,000 to the Beerwah Bulldogs for upgrades, and $300,000 to Beerwah State High School for a Wellness Centre.
The amazing folks at the Beerwah High P&C and Principal Lyn McDonald have been asking for this for some time, so I’m incredibly excited about this announcement.
As this community knows, this term I delivered every one of my election commitments that I made in the 2020 Election including the mighty Bells Creek Arterial Road, a new police Station for Aura, the Beerwah/Peachester road lights, a new playground and tuckshop for Beerwah State school, and more.
When I make a promise to this community I keep it. Our promises are funded – this government increased the royalties that mining companies pay so we could fund these projects and give back more to you in cost of living relief like $1000 off your energy bills, 50c fares, and the 20% Rego discount.
I think it’s only fair that Queenslanders get back their fair share of profits from our Queensland resources. The LNP want to cut these royalties meaning billions in lost revenue. So I wonder – how do they plan to fund their promises?
David Crisafulli continues to promise to tax less and deliver a balanced budget. The only way the LNP can deliver David Crisafulli’s reckless promises is to cut.
When David Crisafulli was a senior member of Campbell Newman’s cabinet, the LNP cut 4400 health workers across Queensland including more than 81 frontline health staff in the Sunshine Coast area.
Kendall Morton
Liberal National Party
Ask yourself this question – is life getting better or worse after a decade of the Palaszczuk/Miles Labor Government? Right now, crime is out of control, ambulance ramping is at record highs, housing shortages are driving up rents and the cost of living is rising faster than the rest of Australia.
I know how tough people are doing it and I know what it’s like to be parenting and working in 2024. I am asking for your support on Saturday 26 October so that I can deliver a Fresh Start for Caloundra and a Fresh Start for Queensland.
I have spent a year door knocking and calling people in this community, and I know the LNP’s priorities are your priorities. What I have heard time and time again, is that people are sick of traffic congestion, youth crime and cost-of-living; and nothing being done about it. If the LNP are elected later this month, my top priority will be to work in an LNP Government who are completely focused on fixing these issues.
As part of the Crisafulli LNP team we have The Right Plan for Queensland’s future, and this includes: Safety where you live, through stronger laws like Adult Crime, Adult Time and gold standard early intervention. Health services when you need them, by axing Labor’s Patients’ Tax, a tax which doctors have said will end bulk billing and make GP visits more expensive.
Respect for your money by stopping Labor’s expensive budget blowouts which are pushing up costs for families. A place to call home, by abolishing stamp duty on new builds for first home buyers.
A government that works for you by addressing challenges for the long term, not band-aid solutions at election time. The only way to achieve this change is to vote for it, and I am asking for your support on Saturday 26 October so that we can deliver a Fresh Start for Caloundra and future proof this end of the coast.
Alison McMasters Legalise Cannabis Queensland Party
I am hearing that voters in Queensland are disconnected from politics— disgruntled with the major parties—and are looking for change. People from all walks of life, who support legalisation, are speaking out from the privacy of the ballot box.
There are already five Legalise Cannabis MPs elected in three other states. Now cannabis consumers in Queensland have a viable alternative in the Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQ) Party. Cannabis oil from the black market saved my life, at a huge risk to both myself and my supplier.
The consequences, had we been caught, would have spelt the end for both of us. Despite legalisation, it still remains a high risk for some patients. Legal products are too expensive or not potent enough to change a cancer diagnosis from terminal to remission, as it did in my case. Cannabis has never been a ‘one-size-fits-all’ medicine.
This is why patients need access to appropriate cultivars they can grow at home, not just generic oils, and flower with varying ratios of THC to CBD. Legalising cannabis responsibly under the LCQ’s Three Stage Implementation Plan will enable that and eventually bring state-based revenue to improve the lives of all Queenslanders, rather than just lining the pockets of the criminal sector.
By putting me at number one, it sends a message from you, the voter, to the incoming government that the people want cannabis to be a choice for both medicinal and recreational use. LCQ outlines the most cannabis friendly parties in order at lcqparty.org, but the choice is ultimately up to the voter.
If I am not elected, voters will have two bites of the election cherry, when their vote moves on in the preference flow. If I were to win the seat of Caloundra, my door would always be open for every constituent.
Mike Jessop Independent
1. Rent regulation – both commercial domestic according to capital expenditure
2. Prison reform to the Scandinavian model
3. Planning and development reform with automatic Motel / Backpacker Automatic Rezoning / Material Change of Use Planning Permission for the Homeless.
4. Gambling Reform restricting ‘Gaming’ Lounge Opening hours
5. Cost of Government Reform – starting with the abolition of business rates
6. Tax Reform electronic eTax to replace all other forms of taxation. As an ex landlord I well understand how to address the lack of availability of affordable business and residential accommodation in QLD in general and Caloundra in particular. The current prison system is a waste of human resource and trap for reoffending.
Domestic Violence guilty until proven innocent reform – for civil allegations such as domestic violence there should be civil penalties e.g. fine or compensation – not criminal penalty e.g .for sending SMS txt msg or email which you can be jailed for!?
The prisons are currently 80% full with domestic violence offenders because of the current DV legislation which is a band-aid on a sticking plaster. 90% of domestic violence cases are more likely to be the result of jealous and vindictive behaviour than actual physical violence.
As a modern political candidate I will employ modern means of two way communication to contact an elected representative and talk about shaping policy. If members of public have any questions or a workable solutions – or I can be of help – contact me via facebook at MikeWhigparty, twitter: MikeWhigparty or video conference.
As a business owner with 37 year business experience in both Macro and Micro businesses, you can be sure I will address the imperative to reduce bureaucracy and taxation that hinder and stunt business activity so severely