Qld politics - it's serious business ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 7:25 AM
Thursday, September 13, 2007
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For many years, the 4350water blog has informed readers of plans by the Toowoomba City Council (now Toowoomba Regional Council) and the Qld government to introduce recycled water for drinking in Toowoomba. It has also looked at the issue from a State and Federal perspective and dealt with related State and Federal political issues. There continues to be a need for the Toowoomba Regional Council to be completely transparent in its dealings with the ratepayers and residents of Toowoomba. There also continues to be a need for open debate on the benefits and risks of potable reuse and long-term studies on the effects on humans of drinking recycled water. Coal seam gas water is emerging as a possible alternate water source for some uses for the region. The 4350water blog is a collective effort and thanks go to its many contributors.
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6 Comments:
You wouldn't think there was a crisis in water, health, ambulances, roads etc.
10:38 AM, September 13, 2007
The Bligh Ministry:
Hon Anna Bligh
Premier
Hon Paul Lucas
Deputy Premier, Infrastructure and Planning
Hon Robert Schwarten
Public Works, Housing, Information and Communication Technology
(Leader of the House)
Hon Judy Spence
Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Sport
Hon Andrew Fraser
Treasurer
Hon Rod Welford
Education, Training and Minister for Arts
Hon Stephen Robertson
Health
Hon John Mickel
Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
Hon Warren Pitt
Main Roads and Local Government
Hon Margaret Keech
Child Safety and Women
Hon Desley Boyle
Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
Hon Tim Mulherin
Primary Industries and Fisheries
Hon Geoff Wilson
Mines and Energy
Hon Craig Wallace
Natural Resources, and Water and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland
Hon Lindy Nelson-Carr
Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth
Hon Kerry Shine
Attorney General, Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland
Hon Neil Roberts
Emergency Services
Hon Andrew McNamara
Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation
Parliamentary Secretaries
Julie Attwood
Treasurer
Bonny Barry
Education Training and the Arts
Chris Bombolas
Sport
Michael Choi
Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations and Multicultural Affairs
Gary Fenlon
Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
Stirling Hinchliffe
Infrastructure and Planning
Jan Jarratt
Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
Ronan Lee
Main Roads and Local Government
Rachel Nolan
Communities, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Seniors, Youth and Multicultural Affairs
Phil Reeves
Premier
Karen Struthers
Health
1:06 PM, September 13, 2007
Headline from the sydney morning herald says it all - Bligh gives treasury to 30-year-old
1:26 PM, September 13, 2007
Watch that idiot in the middle - it may take a pig to replace a pig
1:35 PM, September 13, 2007
Oops!
Excerpt from ABC News:
13 September 2007
Outlining her new Cabinet, Ms Bligh's first media conference as Premier was going smoothly until her new Treasurer Andrew Fraser tripped up.
"I want to be a future focused Premier, ah sorry a future focused Treasurer," he said.
"I would like to be a future focused Treasurer because the future focussed Premier beside me has given me that task."
5:57 PM, September 13, 2007
Never send a boy to do a man's job - they'll steal his bicycle.
Minister Fraser's bike was well and truly stolen yesterday.
Excerpt from the Courier Mail:
Andrew Fraser fumbles economic lines
14 September 2007
New Treasurer Andrew Fraser fumbled his first press conference in the job, and then could not answer five basic questions about the state's economy.
The former local government minister, who turns 31 this weekend, admitted his reference to himself as "Premier" was not a good start, but it would be his last mistake in his new portfolio.
But the new Treasurer also conceded he didn't know basic economic issues, despite having been in Cabinet for more than a year and once being parliamentary secretary to the premier and treasurer under Peter Beattie.
The issues he struggled with included the amount of GST revenue the state received and the forecast for economic growth in Queensland.
But he promised that he "would be all over it like a rash" by the end of his first day in office.
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10:00 AM, September 14, 2007
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