WQAC 2022 federal Election Platform
Councils from across 60% of Queensland, united as the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC), are hitting the campaign trail with the WQAC Election Platform ahead of the federal election calling on candidates to Invest in the West to deliver dividends for region, state and nation.
Representing 22 rural and remote local government areas, the WQAC region is home to industries that make a massive contribution to the wealth of Queensland and Australia. The WQAC Election Platform not only highlights the significant contribution the region makes, but the very real opportunities to do more, and deliver more for the nation with supporting policy and investment.
SolutionS to deliver more for Queensland and Australia
The WQAC’s election platform is focused on five themes:
1. Doing more for Queensland and Australia:
A Western Queensland productivity partnership, industry and infrastructure investment, and innovation
2. Move to more, in Western Queensland:
Re-invigorating regionalisation and supporting regional housing solutions
3. Growing more for you:
Reducing green and red tape, caring for the environment, and providing safe & secure water supplies
4. Transporting more for you:
Investing in our regional roads and rail
5. Connecting to you:
Backing our digital connectivity blueprint and supporting digital by default.
how do our candidates stack up?
The WQAC are seeking written commitments from all parties contesting the May election, to support WQAC in addressing these identified challenges, as well as build on existing opportunities across Western Queensland through the endorsement of the WQAC Election Platform.
The responses of all candidates within the Kennedy and Maranoa electorates will be published on the investinwestqld.com.au website, so that voters are aware of where each party stands in support of their Councils and communities. The WQAC have requested these responses by Friday, 6 May 2022.
View our candidate responses are they are published.