Rhonda Prescott will again represent The Queensland Greens as their candidate for Noosa in October’s State election.
Rhonda is a former company accountant who has lived in the Noosa area for 28 years and operates a Registered BAS Agent and Bookkeeping practice. She also volunteers for several community organisations.
Rhonda says she supports The Greens because they are the only political party that takes climate change seriously.
“We have a plan for a just transition into new renewable energy businesses for workers currently engaged in the coal industry,” she said.
“With only two MPs in the Queensland Parliament, the Greens have already demonstrated a capacity to substantially influence State politics, as evidenced by our campaign to scrap plans to waste billions of dollars of public money rebuilding the Gabba Stadium, which would have destroyed a local school and park. Imagine when we elect more this October.
“At a local level, our branch took early action opposing the State government’s plans for commercial tourist operators to build high-end accommodation within National Parks. We support increased involvement of First Nations peoples, the original environmentalists, in managing our precious and hard-won National Parks.”
Rhonda has identified a lack of affordable rental accommodation as a key concern for Noosa.
“By increasing the royalties paid by large mining corporations and raising taxes for large corporations, the Greens will fund increased investment in social housing, public health and education. Our policy to abolish payroll tax for small and medium-sized businesses will assist many local employers,” she said.
“It is encouraging to note that in Noosa and throughout Australia, voters have tended to avoid the old political parties in recent elections, instead choosing candidates who support meaningful action on climate change and integrity in politics. Whilst anthropogenic climate change is a clear threat to every living thing on the planet, it also provides an exciting opportunity to reimagine how we live and work. I hope to inspire people to work together to address the challenges ahead. Together we can achieve a better future for all of us.”
This will be the second time Rhonda has represented The Queensland Greens for the seat of Noosa, having stood in the 2020 election gaining about 7.2 per cent of first preference votes.
Queensland Senator Larissa Waters will join Rhonda and other Sunshine Coast Greens candidates at a combined campaign launch event followed by a free community barbecue at Cotton Tree from 10.30am on Sunday 15 September.
