THE state election has heated up in the last week of the campaign, with a man charged for harassing Springwood candidate Julie Talty and the LNP throwing everything at saving Matt McEachan’s marginal seat of Redlands.
Senior LNP figures, including leader Tim Nicholls and John Langbroek, have made repeated visits to the electorate, last week promising to spend almost $1 million on a boat ramp for Russell Island as they try to ward off Labor candidate Kim Richards.
Mr McEachan and Mr Nicholls also announced that, if elected, they would spend $100,000 creating a master plan for the Victoria Point boat ramp, pontoon and parking area.
“This area is terribly congested on weekends, is wind and tide affected making boarding and disembarking dangerous and is extremely shallow at low tide,” Mr McEachan said.
Springwood LNP candidate Cr Julie Talty called police after a man allegedly made threats to her as she sat in her parked car.
Cr Talty told ABC Radio that a man threatened to break her husband's legs.
A Carrara man, 53, faces one charge of threatening violence and is due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court next month.
Ms Talty said she also had about 200 corflutes stolen or damaged.
Cr Talty is up against Housing Minister Mick de Brenni who declined to comment on the issue.
A Labor spokesman said the party did not condone such behaviour and would investigate allegations made about corflutes should details be provided.
Mr Nicholls said an LNP Government would spend an additional $30 million on marine infrastructure over four years.
Labor also has promised a $30 million boost for boating infrastructure across the state.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the boaties bonanza over the next two years would add to the government’s existing $30 million-two year commitment.
“From Manly to Mackay and Cleveland to Cook, my government has delivered, announced, or commenced ... more than 100 marine projects,” she said.
