Community & Business
1 March, 2023
Mayor takes issues to premier
MAREEBA Mayor Angela Toppin had the ear of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week when she travelled to Brisbane to hold meetings with several MPs to ensure that the needs of the shire remained top of mind.
“The Mareeba Shire is growing, and by working closely with the State we remain ‘on the radar’,” she said.
At a meeting with the Premier, Mayor Toppin presented a proposal which council believes will alleviate the housing crisis in the shire and lobbied for the Mareeba Bypass and long-awaited upgrades to the Mareeba Hospital.
“The Premier was supportive of the housing proposal and we look forward to working with departmental staff to progress this in the Mareeba Shire,” she said.
“We also look forward to progressing the discussion around the Mareeba Bypass and hospital in the near future.
“It was wonderful to represent the great Mareeba Shire, and I thank Cynthia Lui MP and Craig Crawford MP who were instrumental in securing meetings with the Ministers.”
Mayor Toppin also met with Deputy Premier Steven Miles, Queensland Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch and Minister for Transport Mark Bailey.
“The meetings were an opportunity to advocate for those top priority issues affecting the Mareeba Shire, which we need the State to address,” she said.
“Along with housing and health matters, I advocated strongly for a future-proofed solution for the Kuranda Range road, improved community safety, long-term planning for infrastructure in Kuranda and the Mareeba bypass.
“Each of these matters has a significant bearing on the future success of the Mareeba Shire and, indeed, Queensland.”
