Candidates are making last minute pitches to votes as the election countdown goes into its final days.
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Robbie Katter has called out the LNP and Labor parties' "irrigation games" after both parties announced their plans for how Sunwater can recoup the costs of water assets from irrigators.
Mr Katter said Labor is picking "winners and losers" when it comes to different irrigated farms with horticulture crops getting a 50 per cent reduction while broad scale crops like cane only get 15 per cent.
He said the LNP'S model, which loosely proposes a 20 per cent reduction in costs, would require farmers to pay the full costs of any asset renewals upfront and would be crippling.
"The KAP's policy on the issue was a 25 per cent reduction on Sunwater-provided irrigated water charges, across the board for all users," he said.
"This would cost the government an estimated $68 million but would generate an extra $220 million over the next four years and another 140 jobs on top of the 23,000 people working because of the sugar industry."
Labor too was concentrating on agriculture with on Thursday it announced $5.4 million for more wild dog fencing and protection from disease.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the extra funding will further protect farmers from invasive animals, pests and biosecurity threats.
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Labor's Traeger candidate James Bambrick was in Charters Towers where he met the mayor, Frank Beveridge, and Deputy Mayor, Sonia Bennetto, to talk about the Palaszczuk Government's plan to establish a renal dialysis treatment space at Charters Towers Hospital.
Meanwhile, following the leaders debate LNP candidate Marnie Smith said Deb Frecklington, as Premier of Queensland, would lead the state to economic recovery, by getting Queensland working again for all Queenslanders.
"I too am a mother of three children, and nothing is more important to me than their happiness and ability to live a life of fairness and opportunity," Ms Smith said.
"Only the LNP has a plan to lead us to economic recovery, so we and our children can proudly live in this great state of Queensland."
Independent candidate Craig Scriven took issue with the LNP plan to fine parents of children involved in youth crime.
"This problem is generations old. It took 20 years to get to where we are now, and you think you'll fix it in a term of government?" Mr Scriven said.
"The governments job would be so much easier if the community took charge of this, and not vigilantes, but community taking responsibilities before they get into the legal system."
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
