2024 Queensland State Election candidates Bancroft

Name: Chris Whiting

Party: Queensland Labor Party

Suburb: Burpengary East

Top 3 issues to address:

1. More cost-of-living relief is our number one priority. Every working Queensland family and pensioner household I talk to, they tell me how they were helped by the $1000 electricity rebate, the 50 cent fares, 20 per cent discount of car registration, free kindy, free TAFE and $200 kids’ sports vouchers. Labor is committed to keeping and extending cost-of-living relief.

1. Backing our community safety plan, which is getting results – a 10.7 per cent drop in overall offences committed by young people since this time last year, a 14 per cent drop in serious repeat offenders.

1. Backing better health care closer to home – more satellite hospitals around the state. I will push for a start on the Deception Bay Rd widening, construction of a new school at Burpengary East, and more support for North Lakes Mango Hill junior sport.

Name: Rob Barridge

Party: Liberal National Party (LNP)

Suburb: North Lakes

Top 3 issues to address:

1. Making our Community Safer: Crime is out of control. The LNP's plan includes making the Adult Crime, Adult Time law, and investing in gold standard early intervention to make Bancroft safer. If the LNP forms government in October, our Making Queensland Safer Laws will be in place by Christmas.

2. Cost of Living: As part of an LNP team I will work to ensure stable and affordable energy costs, as well as tackling the impact of crime on insurance premiums, cutting red tape costs, and actively seeking opportunities to reduce fees and charges.

3. Affordable Housing Options: Moreton Bay residents deserve to have access affordable rental homes and the opportunity to buy their own home. The LNP will improve housing affordability by increasing land supply, boosting home ownership, and assisting vulnerable Queenslanders in finding housing.

Name: Barry Grant

Party: Independent

Suburb: Bancroft

Top 3 issues to address:  

1. As a long-time resident and business owner in Bancroft, I’m running to ensure our community thrives. Having lived here for 30 years with my wife and four children, I understand firsthand the pressures families are facing. One of my key priorities is tackling the rising cost of living. Families and businesses are struggling, and I want to push for practical solutions that ease financial strain.
2. Another key issue is addressing homelessness. Everyone deserves a safe place to call home, and I believe we need stronger support services and affordable housing options to tackle this growing issue.
3. I’m focused on improving local healthcare services, particularly for mental health. We need to ensure families and individuals can access timely, high-quality care without having to travel long distances. I’m determined to advocate for real change.

Name: Gabrielle Unverzagt

Party: Queensland Greens

Suburb: Burpengary

Top 3 issues to address:  

1. Renters face unlimited rent increases and the prospect of being kicked out of their home at the end of a fixed-term lease without any reason. Queenslanders are struggling in the most unaffordable and insecure rental markets we’ve ever seen with rents up 43 per cent since 2021. The Greens will freeze rents for two years to give wages a chance to catch up and then cap rents long-term at one per cent a year.

2. We need major investment in public transport and local jobs before they could sustain a lot more homes — which is why the Greens have a plan to massively expand frequent public transport services, with more CityGlider style bus routes.

3. We’ll set up 200 free public health clinics with GPs, physios and psychologists, seven days a week and out of hours, so everyone can see a bulk-billing GP anytime.