Paper Petition

The petition of the residents of the State of Queensland draws to the
attention of the House that no formal community consultation has been run
with the Whitsunday community by the Department of Main Roads (DMR) on
DMR’s proposal to install traffic lights at four locations on the Shute
Harbour Road: Paluma Road, Island Drive, Shingley Beach, opposite Adina
Street.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to obtain a commitment from
DMR to run a comprehensive community consultation process with Whitsunday
residents on DMR’s proposal before works commence.

Your petitioners also request the House to obtain a commitment from DMR
that this community consultation process will meet the standard of the
second consultation process which DMR ran in the Mackay Electorate
(Malcomson Street Planning Study) and to obtain DMR’s assurance that
Whitsunday community-generated options meeting DMR’s conditions, which
are formally submitted to DMR through the Residents Action Group, will be
included in the list of options for consideration by community and
government so we may work together to identify and achieve the best
outcome for the community whilst also considering the impact the design
has on repeat tourism export targets and DMR’s overriding objectives.

Your petitioners further request the House to obtain DMR’s commitment to
run a comprehensive community consultation process on each future
occasion that traffic lights are to be proposed as a traffic management
option for the Whitsunday Division, including additional locations
currently under consideration.