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25.01.2022 BREAKING: No new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Queensland overnight. We are backing the next phase of CopperString 2.0 This $1.7 billion project will connect t...he North West to the national electricity grid in Townsville, supporting more than 750 jobs during construction alone. This is our economic recovery plan in action. CopperString 2.0 will help continue to open up the North West Minerals Province and has the potential to deliver another 3,500 jobs and another $154 billion in minerals production through to 2050. #qldjobs #qldvotes

24.01.2022 Merry Christmas from NWQROC! Take a look at our Christmas Wrap and message from our legendary Chair, Cr Jack Bawden. www.nwqroc.com.au/news/2020-christmas-wrap-chairs-message/

23.01.2022 NEWS: WESTERN QUEENSLAND COUNCILS RESPONSE TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET. #auspol #investinthewest | Josh Frydenberg Scott Morrison (ScoMo) Scott Buchholz MP Mark Coulton MP

22.01.2022 FEDERAL BUDGET RESPONSE: Western Queensland stands ready to ensure our communities can play our part in budget restoration and continue to deliver and grow the $9.5 billion we inject into the economy each year - if you ‘invest in the West’ it pays dividends! Rapad Balonne Shire Council North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils

21.01.2022 Why should Queensland election candidates commit to #InvestInTheWest? Because it pays dividends for our region and the State! Take a look. #qldpol #QLDvotes

19.01.2022 NEWS FLASH: Our North West is charging up with a bold, visionary plan to connect the national electricity grid at Townsville! We are backing the next phase o...f CopperString 2.0, a 1,100km high-voltage transmission line that will further open up the North West Minerals Province and support more than 750 jobs during construction. Across North Queensland the project has the potential to deliver another 3,500 jobs and an additional $154 billion in minerals production through to 2050. It’s all part of our plan to keep Queenslanders in jobs as our economy recovers from COVID-19. #qldjobs #qldvotes

18.01.2022 STATE BUDGET MISSES OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPERCHARGE THE NORTH WEST TO BENEFIT ALL OF QUEENSLAND Leaders from North West Queensland have welcomed some good news fr...om the 2020 State Budget, but highlight the missed opportunities to invest in the North West as the State continues to face COVID-19 impacts and budget restoration. The nine mayors of North West Queensland (NWQROC) have welcome commitments re-announced as part of the Budget that benefit the region and commend the Queensland Government for its support and approach during the pandemic. Read our full response #qldpol Burke Shire Council | Carpentaria Shire Council | Cloncurry Shire Council | Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council | Etheridge Shire Council | Hughenden Connect (Flinders Shire Council) | McKinlay Shire Council | Richmond Shire Council | The North West Star | ABC North West Queensland https://www.nwqroc.com.au/news/2020-state-budget-response/

18.01.2022 Which candidates this State Election have a real plan to to meet food and fibre demands of our growing population? Investing in natural resource management programs means healthy landscapes and sustainable production that will help grow our crucial agricultural industries in the West. (It also means continuing to enhance our beautiful and safe places to live, work and visit!) #investinthewest #qldpol Read our plan: https://wqac.com.au/2020StateElection

16.01.2022 Another stretch of liquid black gold being laid on the Donohue/Plenty Highways. The two current sealing projects, being carried out by the Boulia Shire Council, will add a further 7.5km of bitumen to Australia’s Longest Shortcut- The Outback Way.

15.01.2022 Labor today ratcheted up its pitch to the bush and regions, boosting mental health programs in the wake of the pandemic’s harsh long shadow under a new Bush Compact, and promising an $880 million stimulus injection for councils across the state. #qldelection

13.01.2022 It has been a pleasure touring Western and Northern Queensland this week. Meeting so many wonderful locals, farmers, business owners and community leaders. I w...ill have some more in-depth video chats with local mayors coming up next week, so stay tuned for that. In the meantime here is a quick wrap. Have a great weekend and up the Wallabies! Shire of Flinders Jane McNamara - Vision for Flinders Richmond Shire Council John Wharton Cloncurry Shire Council Carpenteria Croydon Shire Trevor Pickering Etheridge Shire Council Mareeba Shire Council Angela Toppin - Mayor Mareeba Shire Council North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils Western Queensland Alliance of Councils

12.01.2022 Pack your bags, load the car and check out Experience Outback Queensland, Australia's must do road trip! Check out the legendary Matilda Way #thisisqueensland https://youtu.be/3GhOgnYmT3s

12.01.2022 WARRI GATE ROAD SEALING CONTINUES... FOR NSW Do you know an outback road that could do with an upgrade? The Mayor of the Bulloo Shire says he's baffled a...s to why the state government won't commit funding for an important cross-border road in south-west Queensland. Meanwhile, the New South Wales government has sealed another six kilometres of the Warri Gate Road on its side... and will seal the remaining 50 kilometres by 2022. John 'Tractor' Ferguson is asking for funding to seal the 152 kilometres on the Queensland side. But he says the Premier and Opposition Leader are focused on metro areas. Why Warri

11.01.2022 The Palaszczuk Government has listened to Western Queensland Councils across North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils Rapad & SWQROC, with Annastacia Palaszczuk MP announcing election commitments aligning with our State Election Platform priorities today: $880 million Keeping Queensland Working program. $280M TIDS roads investment over 4yrs. More on our Platform: https://wqac.com.au/2020stateelection... #QLDvotes #qldpol Greg Hoffman Psm Balonne Shire Council See more

11.01.2022 Members of our Leadership Group met today while attending the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference, and via zoom & roadside .. Top of the agenda, our Election Platform and responses received so far from candidates. With thanks guest update presentations from LGAQ President Cr Jamieson and Federal Drought and Flood Agency Advisor Bruce Scott. Rapad North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils Balonne Shire Council

08.01.2022 A picture paints a thousand words - NSW delivers on its commitment to seal the Warri Gate road to the Queensland border at Bulloo Shire Council. Then dust, holes, corrugation and access impeded by flooding for Queensland communities, business, industry and visitors. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP Deb Frecklington MP Mark Bailey MP - Labor for Miller Steve Minnikin MP Balonne Shire Council Scott Buchholz MP

06.01.2022 READ OUR ELECTION CANDIDATE SCORECARD Hot off the campaign trail, twenty one Mayors representing communities across the length and breadth of Western Queensland have delivered their assessment of State Election candidates and their commitment to their region. #qldpol #qldvotes #investinthewest North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils | Rapad | South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils | Greg Hoffman Psm | Annastacia Palaszczuk MP | Deb Frecklington MP | Robbie Katter MP | Queensland Labor | LNP - Liberal National Party | Katter's Australian Party