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Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders, South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell, Minister Leanne Enoch and Cherbourg Mayor Arnold Murray (Photo: Cherbourg Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A quarterly community forum to gather feedback and discuss priorities for the future of the Wide Bay-Burnett and Fraser Coast region was held in Cherbourg on Monday.<\/p>\n

The State Government’s\u00a0 “Regional Community Forum” – one of seven similar meetings held across Queensland – was chaired by ALP Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders.<\/p>\n

He was joined at the top table by Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch, South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell, Cherbourg Mayor Arnold Murray and representatives from various government departments.<\/p>\n

Topics for discussion included agribusiness, cultural and eco-tourism, jobs creation and skills training.<\/p>\n

Minister Enoch, speaking later on Cherbourg Radio, said the forum had gathered good feedback about the types of policies the community would like to see.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“It’s about understanding what the priorities are for the region, and being able to collaborate across government agencies to be able to deliver these priorities,” she said.<\/p>\n

Former ALP candidate for Wide Bay Jason Scanes joined Ms Enoch at the forum, discussing access to allied health services and employment for veterans.<\/p>\n

He told Cherbourg Radio the visit to The Ration Shed Museum had been “very emotional” for many of the forum attendees.<\/p>\n

The State Government has declared 2020 The Year of Indigenous Tourism, and this was a major focus of the discussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms Enoch – the first Aboriginal woman elected to State Parliament – said Indigenous tourism, and places such as The Ration Shed and Boys Dormitory, created an opportunity to tell real stories about the past.<\/p>\n

“First of all you’ve got the tourism opportunity, a great economic driver, but it’s also happening against a backdrop of work that the State Government has committed to … a pathway to treaties,” Ms Enoch said.<\/p>\n

“To do that, to have Treaty, to have Reconciliation, you have to tell the truth.<\/p>\n

“So in a space of tourism, where overseas visitors and interstate visitors are really wanting to see that authentic experience … we get the opportunity to tell these real stories about our past and that gives us a great foundation from which to create the partnerships, to create potential treaties into the future.”<\/p>\n

The Cherbourg meeting was a follow-up to the Sate Government’s first quarterly meeting for the Wide Bay-Burnett and Fraser Coast, held in Maryborough last October.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week’s other regional forums were held in\u00a0Cloncurry, Winton, Moranbah, Gladstone, Roma and Mareeba.<\/p>\n

Two more rounds of quarterly forums are planned this year. The next will be held in May.<\/p>\n

[Photos: Cherbourg Radio]<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Minister Leeanne Enoch with former ALP candidate Jason Scanes in the Boys Dormitory museum at Cherbourg … Ms Enoch is a Quandamooka woman from Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island)
(Photo: Cherbourg Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cherbourg Materials Recovery Facility manager Andrew\u00a0Beckett was one of the guest speakers at the forum (Photo: Cherbourg Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The forum attendees gathered inside the former Boys Dormitory building which had recently been restored (Photo: Cherbourg Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Representatives from Cherbourg and South Burnett councils joined with Minister Leanne Enoch and representatives from other community and government organisations for a group photo
(Photo: Cherbourg Radio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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