History making MP to be ‘accessible’ in Douglas
COOK
LABOR'S MP for Cook, Cynthia Lui, who succeeded Independent Billy Gordon, and was voted in at last year’s Queensland State elections, says she is committed to engaging and communicating with the community and stakeholders to achieve her goals.
Labor’s MP for Cook, Cynthia Lui, who succeeded Independent Billy Gordon, and was voted in at last year’s Queensland State elections, says she is committed to engaging and communicating with the community and stakeholders to achieve her goals.
In an interview with Newsport while visiting Port Douglas last week, the Yam Island-born Lui said she was looking forward to the challenges ahead and to working with her ministers and local government.
Ms Lui created Australian history by being the first Torres Strait Islander to serve as a member of parliament.
“I am passionate about a number of issues and I understand in the Douglas Shire there are a number which will need addressing.
“My plan is to spend as much time as I can in the shire, meeting with Mayor Julia Leu to discuss the relevant issues and I also intend to be accessible as I want people to engage with me,” she said.
With a strong background as a social worker, she has a good understanding of families in child protection and intends spending time with Mayor Leu who has been pushing for a domestic violence refuge in the shire.
“This is a highly sensitive issue and the shire is among the highest when it comes to domestic violence and I hope we can achieve something in this area,” said Lui.
Although she is against culling crocodiles, she is aware of the continuing threat and the impact it could have on tourism.
“This is another sensitive issue and it’s important for me to meet with the relevant stakeholders and then make recommendations,” she said.
Of some of the other issues impacting the shire, she intends to learn more about the future of the Mossman Mill; work with the minister’s office to see how to keep crime down; study the development application for the Reef Marina; and review all the factors involved in the proposed sealing of the Bloomfield Track.
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