The MICC budget is already burgeoned with maintenance of social infrastructure created by starry eyed visionaries and dreamers and the last thing ratepayers need is the Lions Youth Camp on their asset register.

Take care acting in the name of liveability which is generally a good paying job with the mine, followed by lifestyle attractions, clubs and hotels, restaurants, Coffee Club, pool, sport, shops, aquatic sports, annual show and iconic Rotary Rodeo along with 13 good days horse racing a year.

All attributed to the private sector and clubs.

Ours is a shift workers’ city and 12 hours at that.

Council is wise to focus on assets that furnish ratepayer services.

These include roads, sewer mains, water mains, administration buildings, the Civic Centre and Library, the rubbish tip etc.

Council should look at exiting the Mount Isa Entertainment and Tourism Venues (MIETV).

It is a waste of money and competes with private enterprise and clubs, the last thing they need.

Unless councillors are the board of MIETV it is not answerable to the people whilst it risks our money.

Further, it is too risky for Mount Isa City Council to be underwriting events that don’t pay when hosted at Buchanan Park and Outback At Isa.

John M. J. Molony

MOUNT ISA.

A just, democratic and sustainable society depends on everyone having access to an adequate income.

This is why Australia needs a strong social safety net that gives people the support they need.

The Greens are committing to real increases in key income support payments by increasing the single rate of Newstart and Independent Youth allowances by $55 a week.

We would move single parents from Newstart to Parenting Payment Single (PPS) and remove the current pause on income thresholds and make PPS available to single parents with a youngest child aged up to 16 years.

This will help more than 90,000 single parents, giving them the support they need as they raise their families.

It is estimated that at present more than 400,000 single parents and a third of children in their households live below the poverty line.

Children who struggle with poverty can face worse health, education and employment outcomes as adults.

In all, these changes will lift payments for more than half a million people across Australia.

This will help those who struggle with poverty to a dignified and more fulfilling life.

Only the Greens are committed to real immediate action to address poverty and inequality in our country.

Valerie Weier

Malanda

Greens candidate for Kennedy

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