{"id":329645,"date":"2023-03-08T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T04:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=329645"},"modified":"2023-03-10T11:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T01:45:41","slug":"happy-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2023\/03\/08\/happy-international-womens-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy International Women\u2019s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_329647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329647\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-329647 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celebrating International Women\u2019s Day at the Wondai Ladies Lunch with organiser Elaine Madill (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/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><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 8, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you to all the wonderful women who inspire me every day \u2013 especially my three daughters!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had a lovely time celebrating International Women\u2019s Day with a large group of Wondai Women at the Kingaroy RSL.<\/p>\n<p>The Wondai Ladies lunch has been a long tradition in the community and is a wonderful opportunity for the women to come together.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Flood Grants Deadline Update<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>I have been pleased to advocate on behalf of primary producers struggling to meet the deadlines for flood grant applications.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far, we have achieved an extension of the deadline for the for ex-tropical Cyclone Seth event (Jan 2022) &#8211; now due May 5, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>I have also written requesting an extension for the Feb\/March and May flood events and am waiting for an update.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hope common sense prevails and further extensions are granted.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>UPDATE! After further lobbying I am pleased to advise new extensions to QRIDA grants have been announced:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SEQ Rainfall and flooding event (Feb\/March) &#8211; new deadline June 9, 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southern QLD flooding event (May) \u2013 new deadline June 2, 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know this will be a relief for many in the Nanango Electorate!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329648\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-329648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb2-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I have met with members of the Kilkivan Action Group and community members in Blackbutt to hear their concerns (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #006699;\">Communities Take Action On Transmission Line Corridors<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>During December and January, communities in the northern, eastern and central parts of the Nanango Electorate were faced with the State Government&#8217;s announcement that electricity transmission line corridors may be built through their region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are six proposed corridors that have been put forward to connect the proposed Borumba Dam Pumped Hydro Project to the Woolooga Substation in the north and the Tarong\/Halys substations in the south.<\/p>\n<p>One corridor in either direction will be chosen and residents have spent many anxious nights wondering if their rural homes, businesses and properties will end up being in the path of these massive new 500kV lines.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of my community, I wrote to the Minister for Energy asking for an extension to the consultation period.<\/p>\n<p>A small extension has been granted until March 31 (for consultation) and the release date for the chosen corridor is now April 27.<\/p>\n<p>During Parliament this week <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DebFrecklingtonMP\/videos\/1370676746840402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I spoke on this issue<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in support of my community. I have also tabled a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.parliament.qld.gov.au\/tableoffice\/questionsanswers\/2023\/80-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Question on Notice<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0I would encourage the community to consider <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parliament.qld.gov.au\/Work-of-the-Assembly\/Petitions\/Petition-Details?id=3863\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signing the petition<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I back my community&#8217;s call for State-owned land to be the first choice for the corridors and that all available technology and infrastructure is used to minimise the impact on private landowners, the environment and on traditional owners.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_329649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-329649\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-329649 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/20230308deb3-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-329649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deb Frecklington with doctors and staff of the Nanango Medical Centre (Photo: Nanango Electorate Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Local GPs Feel Pressure Of Patient Tax<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>On the eve of Christmas, the Queensland Treasurer dropped a new Patient Tax on GP clinics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The re-interpretation of the laws means general practices are now subject to payroll tax.<\/p>\n<p>In January, I met with the Nanango Medical Centre and they told me that this will mean practices will have no choice but to increase the cost of seeing a GP, and could see the end of bulk-billing.<\/p>\n<p>For rural and regional areas that are already feeling the effect of a lack of GPs, and the further pressure this places on our hospital system, the Labor Government need to permanently discard this patient tax.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, they must make an exemption for rural and regional practices, especially the very few that still provide bulk-billing services.<\/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<p><strong>[UPDATED]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you to all the wonderful women who inspire me every day \u2013 especially my three daughters!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":329647,"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>Happy International Women\u2019s Day! 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