Michelle Landry (Capricornia, National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This year, 2024, has been a stand-out year for Capricornia. We began the year advocating for a PET-CT scanner at Rockhampton Hospital. Despite resistance from Labor, Central Queenslanders will soon have access to this essential health service.

The shovel has hit dirt on other critical pieces of infrastructure this year. Work has begun on the Rockhampton Ring Road and the Rockhampton-Yeppoon Road upgrade, both former coalition government projects. These road infrastructure projects will ease congestion and ensure freight, travellers and industry can commute safely. Additionally, the Walkerston bypass is almost at completion. This $251 million road project will take heavy vehicles out of Walkerston and away from the local primary school, ensuring the safety of our schoolchildren.

The Eungella and Pioneer Valley communities have triumphed in the fight against Labor's reckless rush to renewables with the axing of the flawed Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project. Meanwhile, Collinsville is set to benefit from improved telecommunications, with two new mobile towers on the way to ensure locals enjoy the same reliable services as those in metropolitan areas.

Representing Capricornia is an honour, and I'm proud of the vital improvements that have been achieved this year. I wish the hardworking families, business owners and frontline workers of Capricornia a happy and safe Christmas, and I look forward to continuing to work hard for Capricornia in 2025.