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LNP pledges 1100 new front line police

THE LNP has pledged an extra $275 million to put 1100 extra new police on the front line to fight crime in Queensland. Gaven MP Alex Douglas said the LNP was strongly committed to making Queensland communities safer by delivering the 1100 extra new police where they were needed to fight crime – in our [...]

Boost for Neighbourhood watch

Gaven MP Alex Douglas has welcomed an LNP commitment to make our streets and communities safer and cleaner. Dr Douglas said a strong and united LNP government would boost the fight against crime through local community partnerships and by cleaning up our streets. “The LNP’s Safer Streets Crime Action Plan announced today by LNP Leader [...]

Not just unemployment – it’s under-employment

CASUALISATION of the workforce in the trade, retail and hospitality industries is hurting families on the Gold Coast, according to Gaven MP Alex Douglas. Dr Douglas questioned the Treasurer in Parliament today over what the government was doing to address under-employment in his electorate of Gaven.*  “Commonly residents tell me they are employed but they [...]

Flooding across the Gold Coast

I toured the proposed new home of the Gold Coast Show and major sporting events this morning. Take a minute to see just how flooded the site was today.