Prime Minister Scott Morrison remains in Cloncurry on Wednesday morning with a breakfast with local mayors and a visit to a property before he heads on.
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It follows a busy Tuesday after a visit to Quilpie, Longreach and then Winton before arriving in Cloncurry on Tuesday evening.
Mr Morrison had a meet and greet with locals on his third visit as PM in two years (and another as treasurer) and he told his audience the experience in the region after the 2019 floods helped inform his government's response to disaster management
"It's wonderful to be back despite the great difficulties we've had across the country and see projects we spoke about two years ago," Mr Morrison said.
"I remember in that awful when the monsoon floods hit and I was on the phone together with all the mayors and I looked to (Cloncurry Mayor Greg Campbell) for guidance on what we needed to do to get the region back on its feet.
"We had a meeting at Julia Creek and there was a lot of concern and anxiety in the room that day and a very uncertain future but we all pulled together and provided a way forward."
Mr Morrison said the Livestock Recovery Agency founded morphed into the Drought Recovery Agency and the lessons learned in the North West has helped the government in the way they now respond to bushfires and Covid-19.
"Working together as a community over a very large area has played a huge role in ensuring all of Australia has been able to come through Covid-19 better than almost any country in the world," he said.
"And one of the things I saw here was shires working together and I knew that when it came to Covid-19 that was going to be very important nationally and that is partly the inspiration for how we drew the states and territories together."
Mr Morrison brought a high-powered delegation with him with deputy PM Michael McCormack, and fellow ministers David Littleproud, Keith Pitt and Scott Buchholz along with Cloncurry's own senator Susan McDonald.
Cloncurry mayor Greg Campbell said it was an honour to host the PM again and the number of ministers present showed the importance of local mining and agriculture to the national economy.
A noticeable absentee was hometown MP Bob Katter who said his office received last minute notification of the visit but he had prior commitments.
" Today is the people's day in Cloncurry, not ours. I can speak to the Prime Minister all year round," Mr Katter said.
"The Prime Minister's great aunt, Dame Mary Gilmore, and my uncle are buried near each other in the Cloncurry cemetery so it is heartening to see his return."
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