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Health Minister Tim Nicholls, Attorney-General Deb Frecklington and Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 8, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington welcomed Premier David Crisafulli and 17 of her Ministerial colleagues to Kingaroy at the weekend as part of a special “Country Cabinet” visit to the region.<\/p>\n

The Ministers were accompanied by the Directors-General of their various departments as well senior staffers… the key public servants responsible for putting government directions into action.<\/p>\n

The MPs and officials gathered for an afternoon tea at the Kingaroy Performing Arts Centre on Sunday afternoon amid tight security.<\/p>\n

All attendees had to book in advance and were checked by security officers at the door.<\/p>\n

A portion of Markwell Street was closed and uniformed and plain-clothes police kept a close watch.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington introduced each Minister to the crowd, and detailed some of the outcomes achieved within their portfolios over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

A round of applause greeted Mines Minister Dale Last who recently signed off on the King 2 East extension of the Meandu coal mine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The approval potentially extends operations at the mine, which supplies coal to the Tarong and Tarong North coal-fired power stations, by at least 20 years.<\/p>\n

Mrs Frecklington said the extension delivered long-term security to the 500 workers at the mine and the neighbouring power stations.<\/p>\n

She also praised Housing Minister Sam O’Connor for the 38 new social and affordable homes being constructed in Nanango and Kingaroy under his watch.<\/p>\n

The aim of the Community Cabinets is to provide an opportunity for Cabinet Ministers to hear directly from the community about local issues and priorities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After the informal afternoon tea, which included canapes served by Kingaroy State High School hospitality students and on-stage entertainment, the Ministers moved into a separate space to hold pre-arranged 15-minute private one-on-one, or small-group, meetings with local residents.<\/p>\n

This is the sixth Community Cabinet to have been held in Queensland since the Crisafulli Government won the 2024 election.<\/p>\n

Footnote: The MPs travelled to Cherbourg on Tuesday for a formal Cabinet meeting. Watch for our report about this visit.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n