Deb Frecklington
September 10, 2017
Shadow Minister for Communities, Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Ros Bates, will be visiting Kingaroy on Monday to talk to local service providers.
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said the visit would be an important way to highlight social issues in the South Burnett.
“I am really looking forward to introducing Ros to our hard-working welfare groups and give them the opportunity to share their experiences and knowledge,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“I know Ros is very interested in hearing what we need in the South Burnett to help this sector and the role they play in helping children, victims of domestic violence and people with disabilities.
“Following some meetings and sessions with local providers, I will also be hosting a lunch event in Kingaroy for people who work in the communities sector to catch-up with Ros and share their ideas and experiences.”
Mrs Frecklington said Ms Bates’ visit follows the government’s release, “months late”, of three reviews into the Child Safety, Foster Care and Blue Card systems.
“Following the tragic deaths of Mason Jett Lee, Tialeigh Palmer, Maddilyn-Rose Stokes and other Queensland children in care, Queenslanders deserve to know what’s going wrong in our child safety system,” Ms Bates said.
“Instead, Labor sits on these reports for months and then releases three in one day to avoid proper scrutiny of the life and death issues they have investigated.
“I’m keen to discuss this with the people in Kingaroy who work at the coal-face. Every second counts when kids in abusive homes or foster care are in danger and this government just keeps on reviewing rather than doing.
“Queenslanders deserve better than Labor’s cover-ups and crises in child safety.”
