GLEN Elmes is the Liberal National Party candidate for Noosa and the current serving Noosa MP.
1. What do you believe are the major issues facing Noosa?
The major issues for the Noosa community are the maintaining of public services at the Noosa hospital, ridding the Noosa River progressively of the rotting hulks, completing the rehabilitation of Eumundi-Noosa Road from Emu Mountain Road to Justin Road, and the services needed to support an ageing population.
2. What is your position on major development in Noosa?
The only development which is appropriate is development that complies with the Noosa plan which has been informed by prolonged consultation with the Noosa community.
Accordingly, any high-rise development north of the Maroochy River is not what the community wants or will tolerate.
3. Explain in one sentence why people should vote for you.
My very strong record of achievement starting with the Noosa Council being re-instated – without my advocacy, it would not have happened.
4. If elected, what issues would you fight for in Noosa?
Delivering on the Health Minister’s commitment to continue public hospital services through to 2030 at Noosa hospital, working with Noosa Council to rid the Noosa River of derelict boats as fast as possible, delivering on the second stage of the Eumundi-Noosa Road upgrade from Grays Road to Justin Road and working to ensure services an ageing population needs are delivered locally.
5. Tell us something about you that most people wouldn’t know.
The first election campaign which I worked on was when I was aged 9 and it was for the Labor party. But I had a ‘eureka moment’ and have been a Liberal through and through ever since.
