It was very proud to present a 25-year Justices of the Peace certificate to Trevor Wellman from Ravenshoe. More than 25-years ago, Trevor became a JP and to this day is continuing to serve his community with pride.

On behalf of the region, I tabled my Stop Youth Crime Petition in Parliament this week, which secured near 5000 signatures. The government has already adopted 1 of the recommendations from the petition, and I will continue to push further to get action to combat juvenile crime.

It's budget time this week. We are calling on the Government to ensure there is balanced funding delivered to rural and regional Queensland. - Shane Knuth MP

Fantastic morning at the Yungaburra Markets with people coming from all over the region. I am pictured with Maria and daughters Georgie and laluna and grandsons Rhys and Bjorn. - Shane Knuth MP

I was very excited to be a part of the official opening of the Radcare Villas at Ravenshoe today which provides affordable housing for our elderly. Congratulations to all the Radcare team, board members and supporters who have made this possible. - Shane Knuth MP

After many years of lobbying alongside Better Together (aka Community Services Tablelands) the $4.2M Atherton Community Centre has been given the green light following the announcement of combined funding from both the State and Federal Government and Better Together.

Parliament sitting weeks are full-on, however, it was great to be able to take a moment to celebrate the inclusion of the Redcliffe Dolphins as the 17th team into the NRL competition. As a proud Redcliffe old boy, having played 97 A-grade games for the club, congratulations.

Had to call in to see Anthony Trimarchi's Tolga Sunflower Farm for myself and was not disappointed. The Sunflowers are attracting people from across the state and region and has become a popular tourist attraction. - Shane Knuth MP

I was very pleased to attend and support mother and daughter team Jodie and Georgia Rivett as the new managers at the grand opening of the Bakerville Tea House located in the Historic Village, Herberton. - Shane Knuth MP

Small business owners and residents, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, united with Bob Katter and I, in Atherton, to tell the Government that enough is enough! The Government’s push to implement a segregation policy will ban the unvaccinated from almost every facet of life.

I always like to acknowledge our NASHO's attending the Tablelands sub-branch Christmas breakup and presentations. - Shane Knuth MP

For 30 years there has been a massive push for a much needed super-fast transport highway from Cairns to the Northern Tablelands. With the Kuranda Range Rd closing 44 times a year, averaging 6.6 hours per closure and a collapsing bridge we are shocked by the Government’s report

It was such a pleasure to meet up with the Babinda Yarn Bombers who catch up on the Main Street every Thursday morning for a yarn and to knit and crochet and decorate the town.

Congratulates to Mobile Finance Broker John Contarino on his dedication and contribution to the region after he was awarded the highest attainable award by a broker in his industry. Winning the Australian Mortgage Awards, Gold Winner Broker of the Year – Regional 2021.

ACTION ON FUEL SECURITY NEEDED Australia is reliant on global markets for fuel and has a severe fuel security issue. The policies our governments make, significantly affects what you pay at the petrol bowser. Both Governments must implement policies that refines our own fuel.

I attended the 2022 National Rugby League (NRL) season launch at Parliament House today. It was great to catch up with my former Dolphin’s teammate and current group CEO Spud Murphy and also Terry Reader, CEO of the new NRL Dolphins franchise. - Shane Knuth MP

It was wonderful to have the Feast of the Three Saints back in action at Silkwood today. I’m am pictured with Hon Bob Katter MP, President Alf Strano, Syren Letizia and Leanne Nguyen.

I enjoyed attending the launch of the Mission Beach Historical Society interactive website and viewing all the wonderful aspects of Mission Beach and its region. We also viewed a short video of Peter Marsh’s work with Leonard Andy, Djiru Traditional Owner.

KAP has continually pushed for relocation sentencing as an option for magistrates to send repeat youth offenders to remote locations to learn the skills they need to break the crime cycle. It is clearly evident the Labor Governments current youth justice laws are a dismal failure

It was great to celebrate Senior Month by attending the Aging well Expo in Atherton this week. I enjoyed catching up with TRC community development officer Renee King and well-known local identity Tim Pianta.