A year after the Crisafulli Government reinstated the Bruce Highway Advisory Council, Member for Burdekin Dale Last is backing calls for new members to add their voice and knowledge to the future of the national artery. Mr Last said the success of the advisory council over the past twelve months was a testament to the combination of industry stakeholder representatives and local knowledge that only comes from those who travel the highway. “The Bruce Highway Advisory Council h

As the wet season once again builds on North Queensland's horizon Member for Burdekin Dale Last has held steadfast on the Crisafulli Government's commitment to 'build back better' including the need to improve a crucial flood-prone link on the Bruce Highway. In February this year, significant rainfall and flooding across the region saw the Bruce Highway cut at Plantation Creek causing chaos for local industries and stranding interstate travelers, something Mr Last says needs

Positive steps have been made towards improving the safety of a notorious intersection in the Burdekin, however Member for Burdekin Dale Last has emphasised that everyone has a role to play when it comes to safety on our roads. After extensive community consultation Mr Last said proactive measures and tackling the matter from all angles would provide the missing pieces needed to pave a pathway towards a solution for concerns faced at the Giddy Road- Bruce Highway intersection

The dangers that drivers face on the Bruce Highway north and south of Bowen are well known to locals, but Member for Burdekin, Dale Last...

Just days after the state budget, Bowen was the site for the first of many projects making up an historic investment into safety on the...

Just days after the budget included funding for an historic investment into safety on the Bruce Highway, work has commenced on priority...