Media Release.
An
air-monitoring unit in Mount Isa has not been operating for over nine
months, highlighting the dangerous consequences of Newman Government
budget cuts in regional Queensland.
Opposition Environment Spokesperson Jackie Trad warned
in December last year that the closure of
the Environment and Heritage Protection Office in Mount Isa would create a monitoring black spot.
“The
closure of this air-monitoring unit poses a significant risk to the
health of people of Mount Isa and the LNP’s failure to act for over nine
months is simply not good enough,” Ms Trad
said.
“With
this air-monitoring unit offline, the Mount Isa community continues to
be left in the dark about the quality of the air they breathe."
“When
the office was closed by the Newman Government last year, the
Department guaranteed that it would ‘not compromise environmental
standards’ – clearly this is not the case."
"Today's
revelation again demonstrates that Campbell Newman is the Premier for
Brisbane, not Queensland and it's the people of regional Queensland that
are suffering.”
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