The state of health facilities have been on the agenda as the election campaign heads towards its final week.
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LNP candidate for Traeger Marnie Smith said locals were sick and tired of "Third World" Hospital services and she was shocked by the poor hospital facilities she had seen in Charters Towers and Cloncurry in particular.
"I feel like inviting some inner-city Brisbane residents to come up here and see with their own eyes just how bad things are," Ms Smith said.
"They wouldn't cop it if they had to endure what the bush people up here are lumped with."
Cloncurry Mayor Greg Campbell described the need for new and improved hospital facilities as "critical".
"We urgently need new general admission wards and an emergency area," he said. "We have made it number 1 on our pre-election wish list; it's a vital part of our vision for the region."
Meanwhile Robbie Katter has hit out at the Government's Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme for its insufficient calculations which left patients majorly out of pocket.
"The Palaszczuk Government's inflexible policy-making and one-size-fits-all approach has once again failed remote Queenslanders who are being left stranded on the roadside with inadequate travel subsidies," Mr Katter said.
"These bureaucrats don't get out to remote areas enough to understand the limitations and inadequacies of the PTSS; their inflexible policy-making doesn't account for remoteness and vulnerable residents are paying the price."
Labor said it would provide an additional $1.7 million to support Queensland's Care Army.
Minister for State Development, Tourism and Innovation, Kate Jones said the COVID-19 crisis had put immense pressure on Queenslanders.
"During the pandemic, we established the Care Army to help vulnerable Queenslanders doing it tough," Ms Jones said."It was inspiring to see thousands of people across the state put their hand up to help," she said.
"I am so proud of the more than 28,500 Queenslanders who registered to be volunteers."
The additional funding would allow for more Community Connect Workers to be allocated across neighbourhood and community centres in priority areas.
Labor has also promised $35.2m over two years to support country racing in Queensland.
.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it would fund prize money and also maintenance of tracks and facilities with $15 million a year over two years dedicated to prizemoney, and $2.6 million per year over two years for maintenance of racetracks
"Race days bring towns alive with benefits for local shops and businesses, and an atmosphere that attracts tourists, city folk and locals," the Premier said.
"Importantly, country races are good for jobs, not just trainers, jockeys and strappers but flow-on jobs in small businesses providing over 2400 jobs across 102 country towns."
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