The document was sent to the ALP and the LNP for their consideration on Monday, listing seven structural changes, 14 policies and seven projects of national or state significance.

The document requested significant changes to Royalties for the Regions funding.

“We accept the government’s right to the bulk of the royalties, but 15 per cent must go back into the mining regions and 5 per cent (of this 15 per cent) must go back into the locality which generated the royalty,’’ the document stated.

“Royalties to the Regions needs to be merit based [applications will prioritise productive, long-term economic benefit and long term development infrastructure].”

The survival of the Mount Isa Mines copper smelter and the Townsville refinery was also on the wish-list described as a “nil cost” policy for both parties, saving about 1000 jobs.

The preservation of existing rights for uranium mining, meaning the practice could still go ahead, was also requested in the document.

A demand to subsidise the road upgrade from MMG Dugald River mine to the existing Century Pipeline “would also protect hundreds of vitally needed jobs in Camooweal, Karumba, Cloncurry, Normanton and Doomadgee and ensures existing infrastructure”.

The Hann Highway development was also in the document.

Improving rural health and education, along with structural changes also pleaded for Industry Development and Debt Reconstruction Board involvement that could “borrow at preferential government interest rates (currently below 3 per cent) and lend out 2 per cent”.

A Reserve Resource Policy – specifically for North West industries “where all industry is based upon gas” to “preserve and create industry and jobs, cheaper electricity and affordable gas for communities” was also one of the key points in the document.

Other policies included “state and local government procurement and contracts preference for locals in regional towns to avoid shop-front locals” and guaranteeing state government rural service levels.

Noxious weed and pest management was also prominent as well as water allocation for Irrigated agriculture on the Flinders River and Cloncurry River and delivering secure water supply to rural and regional communities.

The RACQ North Queensland Rescue Helicopter could also be a big winner with a request “to ensure all regions receive equitable funding for a rescue helicopter”.

Mr Katter is expected to announce a decision in the coming days on which party KAP will side with.PAP POLICY PRIORUTY

Structural Changes

1. Action Council to restore cost recovery pricing to lower electricity cost

2. Development Commission to implement the Galilee Rail Line and Ethanol

3. Reserve Resource Policy

4. Industry Development and Debt Reconstruction Board

5. Statutory Marketing – sugar and milk

6. Commission of enquiry into Government Corruption in Qld

7. Return of Party Status

Policy:

1. State and Local Government procurement and contracts for locals in regional towns

2. Enhanced Royalties for Regions program

3. Maintain Rural Service levels in North Queensland - Ergon, Main Roads, Road Tec, Railway Depots, Rural Fire Brigades, Health Services

4. Abolition of public service sackings

5. Review equitable allocation of Rescue Helicopters in Qld

6. Land, Vegetation Management excesses to be restrained and a return to freedoms

7. Federal Assistance Grants to Council’s be re-allocated

8. Removal of flying foxes

9. 100% FIFO mining to be banned

10. Irrigation allocation

11. Bovine Johne’s Disease – full compensation and risk-based management

12. Freehold title deeds for First Australians

13. Amend Fatigue Management Laws to exclude Local Governments

14. Cooperatively owned initiatives in water and agriculture favoured over corporate/foreign ownership

Projects of National/State significance:

15. Roads – Atherton to Charters Towers, Hann Highway, Mac Mining Coal highway, Dugald River to Century Mine, Malanda-Upper Barron Road, Tumoulin intersection, three year funding commitments for road works.

16. Mount Isa Copper Smelter – reforms to allow continued operation

17. Rural Health – strength outpatients, increase dental, increase incentives for rural medical staff, simplify accessibility to Patient Travel Scheme

18. Water Supply and Security – deliver secure water in rural and regional communities.

19. Rural Education – all towns without a high school be provided with year 7 as a minimum

20. Heritage Grants for historic building in dangerous state of disrepair 

21. Upstream Weir and Meatworks in Charters Towers