Chris Trevor (Flynn, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, I have some questions relating to my electorate of Flynn. You are well aware of the electorate of Flynn in Central Queensland and you have visited many times. You have made many important announcements for Flynn, too numerous to mention here. They have been well received. As I speak, many great projects are on the drawing board, are underway or have been completed. The people of Flynn appreciate your support and that of the Rudd Labor government. But, Minister, I have a deep and ongoing concern for two projects in my electorate of Flynn. I have worked hard with my government to deliver both of these. I refer specifically to the Calliope crossroads upgrade near my home town of Gladstone and the Gin Gin southern approach upgrade to the south of Gladstone. Both, as you know, are very dangerous intersections. The Rudd Labor government has committed to both after many years of inaction by the previous government. Minister, are there any threats to these two projects?

In addition, Minister, Roads to Recovery funding plays a vital role in my electorate of Flynn. Millions of dollars are provided to local governments to assist with their local roads, and I suspect that my 13 local councils would like to know from you, Minister, whether there are any threats to this funding—funding which they rely on so heavily for the proper maintenance and upkeep of their local roads. Minister, if you could answer these questions for me and my electorate of Flynn and the people who reside within it, I would appreciate it.

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