Paul Costin said the Greens were taking a “long term approach” to this election and hoped that the voters would think of their children’s future when they headed to the ballot box on March 21.

He said they were totally against uranium mining and if brought into power, they would pass a law banning it.

“At this time in Australia, we don’t believe that the management of uranium mining is safe in regards to its possible contamination of water supplies and to townships.

“Maybe in the long term but certainly not today.”

The viability of rural communities and environmental sustainability were issues which Greens candidates throughout Queensland would be highlighting before the election.

Mr Costin said the Greens would look at more cost effective measures within regions, possibly introducing some method of local council equipment sharing to cut individual local government costs.

He said this could go someway to see those leftover dollars spent on other council needs within their community.

In regards to environmental sustainability, Mr Costin said it was important people looked beyond the next three years and the government took a long term approach to dealing with issues.

This includes the establishment of more green jobs such as retro-fitting homes with clean energy products such as solar panels.

He said there was the potential for 7600 green jobs in Queensland.

Rebuilding the health system was also a campaign issue for Mr Costin.

“We have to invest today, for the future,” he said.

“The current model we have is just unsustainable.

“The longer we leave it the more expensive it’s going to get.”