{"id":226124,"date":"2018-12-20T16:07:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T06:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=226124"},"modified":"2020-07-25T12:07:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T02:07:11","slug":"merry-christmas-from-deb-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2018\/12\/20\/merry-christmas-from-deb-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas From Deb"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_226128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-226128\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-226128\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181220.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181220-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-226128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This week I joined members of the Nanango RSL Citizens Auxiliary to plant a Lone Pine seedling at Karinya .. it was one of hundreds of local events in the Nanango electorate I&#8217;ve been honoured to attend this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/debs-diary210.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-85802\" title=\"Debs Diary\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/debs-diary210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/debs-diary210.jpg 210w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/debs-diary210-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><strong>December 20, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we approach the festive season and the New Year, I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and health, happiness and prosperity for 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As your local State Member I am always fighting for positive outcomes for our community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s just some of the things I&#8217;ve been working to achieve for the South Burnett and Gympie regions this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Securing a weekly Community Health Nurse for Kilkivan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fighting for extra policing resources to tackle the crime wave in the South Burnett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Meeting with stakeholders and experts about water infrastructure projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Opening new classrooms at Blackbutt SS and a new Hall at Kingaroy SHS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Putting the Labor Government on notice about the unacceptable delays for people waiting for their Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme reimbursement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group in their fight against the proposed Kingaroy Coal Mine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting rural women through the 25th QRRRWN Conference in Kingaroy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosting future South Burnett leaders at Parliament House for the Red Earth Foundation\u2019s \u2018Making Change Happen\u2019 Study tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fighting on behalf of primary producers against Labor\u2019s unfair changes to Vegetation Management Laws<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Much of this work would not have been possible without the ongoing support of community groups and individuals, and I pass on my thanks for your assistance to make them happen.<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to acknowledge the devastating fires at Woolooga and recent severe storms at Kumbia, Coolabunia and Tansey.<\/p>\n<p>My heart goes out to everyone affected by this devastation, but I know our community is resilient and much work has already taken place in the recovery effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 2019 I\u2019ll be fighting just as hard to push this city-centric Palaszczuk Labor Government for our fair share of infrastructure funding. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also continue to push for improvements to the D\u2019Aguilar, Burnett and Bunya Highways and the many other key networking roads, like the Byee Road, Kilkivan-Tansey Road, Kingaroy-Burrandowan Road and the Maidenwell-Bunya Mountains Road.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting our Health Services is also a priority and I am committed to ensuring there are no delays in the construction of the new Kingaroy Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll also continue to keep the pressure on the Health Minister to improve wait times for the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>More must also be done to beat the ICE epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>ICE has infiltrated our towns, it is destroying families and attacking the very soul and fabric of our communities.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this drug doesn\u2019t discriminate, it decimates. Cars get stolen, houses are robbed and businesses are broken into just so people can feed their habit.<\/p>\n<p>The LNP has a comprehensive ICE plan that provides more treatment, more education and awareness and four additional rehabilitation and detox centres across regional Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>And for our teachers and students, I\u2019ll be reinforcing the LNP\u2019s pledge to air-condition every state school classroom.<\/p>\n<p>At present, air-conditioning isn\u2019t compulsory in state schools in southeast Queensland, but we believe that if it\u2019s good enough that we air-condition other public buildings, it should be good enough for our kids and teachers as well.<\/p>\n<p>The LNP\u2019s plan to air-condition classrooms will lead to better student results and a more comfortable working environment for our teachers, teacher aides and principals. This is all part of our plan to make Queensland kids the smartest in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nanango Electorate there is still much to be done and you have my assurance I will continue to fight for our region and our communities.<\/p>\n<p>If I can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at the Electorate Office on (07) 4190 7100 or <a href=\"mailto:nanango@parliament.qld.gov.au\"><b>by email<\/b><\/a>. You can also subscribe to my regular e-news <a href=\"https:\/\/debfrecklington.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>at my website<\/b><\/a> or follow me on Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deb Frecklington &#8211; Member for Nanango<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/debs-diary\/\">Read more Deb\u2019s Diary columns<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the festive season and the New Year, I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and health, happiness and prosperity for 2019. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":226128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[629,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Merry Christmas From Deb - 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