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“When it comes to state government services other than roads, Moreton Bay receives $42 less per [person] than the south-east Queensland average,” mayor Peter Flannery said during a special meeting about the findings in October 2023.

And when it comes to roads, he said Moreton Bay was the lowest-funded south-east Queensland council.

“In the City of Moreton Bay, we expect another 300,000 people will live here, bringing our population to 800,000 by 2046,” he said.

“If we are to shoulder [this population increase], the Queensland government needs to put its money where its mouth is. Show us the money.”

The top-five priorities of the council’s campaign include housing, community infrastructure, road improvements, safety, and wildlife initiatives.

Deputy Opposition Leader Jarrod Bleijie said the Labor government had routinely failed to deliver on key issues.

“I would simply say to Queenslanders, if the Labor Party haven’t been able to address the issues of housing, youth crime, cost of living and health in the last 10 years, why on earth would you reward them by giving them another four years?” he said.

“If you do [re-elect Labor], the failures will continue.”

The LNP revealed its housing policy in June this year, promising it would fast-track approvals to deliver “1 million extra homes by 2044” if elected on October 26.

It also promised financial support to those buying a home for the first time by removing stamp duty on new homes and offering a shared-equity home-ownership program.

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