New candidate for Toowoomba North's comments on drinking recycled water ...

New National Party candidate for the State seat of Toowoomba North (and current Toowoomba City Council Councillor) Lyle Shelton made these comments last month regarding drinking recycled water:

"I think it will be hard to sell drinking recycled sewage when 27,000 megalitres of proven, safe yield of potable water is available within kilometres of the city,'' Cr Shelton said. "It doesn't make sense to put potable water on cotton and drink recycled effluent." (Courier Mail 13 October 2005).

Current Toowoomba North member, Labor's Kerry Shine, may find it hard to hold onto his seat at the next State election. At the last election in 2004, the primary vote for Toowoomba North was:

- Shine (ALP) - 11,785 votes
- National Party Candidate - 8,567 votes.

What chance a new member for Toowoomba North at the next State election?