Community cabinet comes to Whitsunday

The second Community Cabinet of the LNP Government will be held in the Whitsundays next month, Premier Campbell Newman announced yesterday.

Mr Newman said the region was an ideal location to hold Community Cabinet on August 5 and 6.

"Bringing Cabinet to the Whitsundays continues our focus on regional Queensland and follows the highly successful DestinationQ forum in Cairns and Townsville Community Cabinet meeting," he said.

"Under the LNP Government Queenslanders are getting a real say in our state’s future direction and growth, and an important part of that is interaction with Members and Ministers of the government.

"Community Cabinet will be a great opportunity for locals to meet with members of the LNP Cabinet and tell us about their concerns and what is important to them."

Mr Newman said the government had met all its First 100 Days targets but there was a long way to go to get Queensland back on track.

Local Member for Whitsunday Jason Costigan welcomed the announcement.

"Under an LNP Government, regional Queensland will no longer be ignored as it was by Labor," he said.

"I have lobbied hard for Community Cabinet to come to our region so members of the government get a real understanding of our concerns.

"Proper funding for local roads is a red hot issue and I’m sure it will be raised with my ministerial colleagues, along with the cost of living and the need to support our tourism sector by building on the solid outcomes of the DestinationQ forum."

All nineteen members of the Cabinet will travel to the region, with events planned for Airlie Beach and Proserpine.