LNP’s Glen Kelly runs for Mirani seat at 2024 state election
A Central Queensland grazier and rural fire service volunteer will take on Stephen Andrew for his state seat of Mirani at October’s election. Find out who it is.
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A Rockhampton region grazier and rural fire service volunteer will challenge a One Nation MP for the state seat of Mirani at October’s election.
Glen Kelly is the Liberal National Party’s pick to go head-to-head with Stephen Andrew.
The married father of two, who is also a former earth moving machine operator, has lived in Central Queensland his whole life and graduated from Rockhampton State High School.
“Six generations of my family have lived on the same Kalapa property producing beef cattle, and I’m proud to be raising another generation here with my wife, Nikki,” Mr Kelly said.
“I’m incredibly passionate about this region.
“I have a commonsense approach and a fire in my belly to tackle the issues that are important to locals.
“I know this community.”
Mr Kelly said the Labor government had neglected the Mirani electorate which deserved a “strong, hard working” MP “who can actually get things done”.
Mr Andrew, also a married father of two, has held the Mirani seat since November 2017.
He has told this publication he intends to keep his seat as he still had “lots to do” in parliament including pushing through new legislation.
Mr Andrew said as a One Nation MP, he helped provide “fairness and balance” in the house with his opinion resonating with many in his electorate who did not necessarily align with the major parties’ views.
“I’m a very big point of difference in that,” he said.
The former miner said for him, campaigning for the October election was embedded in his everyday duties as a politician but he would continue advocating for more clarity around Labor’s renewable energy plan and greater transparency on project “blowouts” including those involving private partnerships.
Mr Andrew said he would also push against Labor’s proposed Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro scheme and any renewable energy projects that permanently “scarred and damaged” the natural habitat and wildlife in his electorate.
But whether or not the Pioneer Burdekin scheme will go ahead may not be known until after the October state election.
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