Revitalisation of frontline services has seen Burnett and Bundaberg residents experience shorter hospital and dental waiting times, more police on the beat and better performing schools.
The LNP Government’s focus in its first two years has been to deliver better frontline services to Queenslanders and strengthen the state’s economy.
It was a huge challenge to turn the state around after 20 years of Labor, but after two years of hard work, Queensland is now getting back on track.
Queensland’s hospital emergency departments are now the best performing in Australia. Elective surgery waiting lists have been slashed and the public dental waiting list has halved.
Queensland is now a safer place to live with an additional 700 police officers walking the beat. The crackdown on criminal gangs has seen crime rates across Queensland decline.
Our $537 million Great Teachers = Great Results policy, rewards our best and brightest teachers to improve skills and outcomes for Queensland kids.
We’ve also committed an extra $300 million to fixing the school maintenance backlog left by Labor.
The LNP Government has a clear plan to supercharge the Queensland economy, boosting the four pillars of resources, tourism, agriculture and construction.
Queensland is now the leading economy in the nation.
The Queensland economy is growing at 4.1 per cent, compared to 1.9 per cent growth across the rest of Australia.
Our jobs growth is also the strongest in the nation, with 20,000 more Queenslanders in work now than at this time last year.
Key achievements of the LNP Government in the Burnett region include:
- Doubled the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme for patients travelling to Brisbane for health care
- $3.12 million for Bucca Road flood resilience works
- Reversed the requirement for Bundaberg Council to fluoridate drinking water supplies
- Farmers have a stand-alone Department of Agriculture and Minister
- $1.38 million for 26 Burnett Schools for their Great Results Guarantee early years initiative
- $3.85 million to clear the maintenance backlog in our schools, after years of neglect
- Flashing lights turned on at South Kolan and Isis High School zones, to keep our kids safer
- $1.45 million for the Burnett Youth Training Centre to build their new facilities
While a lot has been achieved over the last two years, there is still work to be done.
The Newman Government will continue to deliver the best services of any state government in Australia.