Regional Exit Australia

Australia Diminishing Regional Representation

QLD State Electoral Boundary Redistribution

Following is a lead in to a Redistribution Report for the next newsletter.

Redistribution changes are implemented during the following Queensland elections. Since the 1992 election SEQ (South East QLD) seats have increased from 54 to 62 (+8) while CANQ (Central & North QLD) seats fell from 21 to 19 (-2).

More than 640,000 voters have been added to the QLD electoral roll since the last redistribution. With the outcomes of the next redistribution being implemented at the 2028 Election we will see SEQ increasing from 62 to 64 seats while CANQ will fall from 19 to 17 seats. It is likely that the electorate of Thuringowa will be abolished while the boundary of Callide will be redrawn such that it will lie entirely within the Electoral Division of Southern Queensland. Without the creation of New States our Regions shall wither.

The Large Area Electorates (LAE's) which are included in their respective Regional areas went from 5 to 4. Cook (Far North) Traeger replaced Mount Isa and Charters Towers as a single LAE over a series of redistributions, Gregory (Central) & Warrego (South)

Without the creation of New States our Regions shall slowly wither.

How to get the best out of your preferencing

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If you support a minor party or independent ahead of the majors view this video guide on how to get the best out your preferencing for both the House of Representative and Senate ballots.

Preferential Voting in Australia: The definitive guide with MARBLES!

Helping out candidates in your electorate who support New States.

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Only few constituents of any electorate actively assist candidates in their efforts to contest their local electorate.

Candidates of the well established parties have local branches and significant funding to assist them.

The smaller "freedom parties", micro parties and independents all need assistance at pre-polling, election day polling stations and scrutinizing after the polls close.

While not an issue of this Federal Election, there are some minor parties and independents that are on record for their strong unequivocal support for the creation of New States.

If you are not a political party member please consider assisting a local candidate that is aligned with your values and supports the proposition of creating New States.

Parties that support New States

Katter's Australia Party	Libertarian Party Australia
Family First	Trumpet of Patriots

Independent supporting New States

Parties that do not support New States

Liberal National Party, One Nation, Labor Party, Greens

The Reef State Campaign is a division of rexit.au

Cairns and Townsville Regional Populations Surpass Tasmania

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The combined growth of the Cairns and Townsville regional population 2023/24 of 7,922 took total population to 581,431. This combined population is now in excess of the State of Tasmania at 575,496 that grew by only 1,758 in the 2023/24 period.

Compare the Two for representation

The 575,496 residents of Tasmania are afforded the political representation of:

• 35 legislative assembly members;
• 15 legislative council members;
• 5 Federal House of Representatives members; and
• 12 Federal senators.

All whom are held accountable by the voters of Tasmania!

The 581,431 residents of North and Far North Queensland are afforded the political representation of

• 14 legislative assembly members, 13 of which owe allegiance to their Brisbane Party Headquarters;
• 4 Federal House of Representatives members, 3 of which owe allegiance to their Brisbane Party Headquarters; and
• 2 Federal senators whom choose to live in the North but owe allegiance to their Brisbane Party Headquarters.

Alternative Cairns Mareeba Range Crossing Road Routes

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PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS COST BENEFIT CONSIDERATIONS

The question of assessing options for upgrading the range crossing between Cairns and Mareeba has become a matter of urgent community discussion with a number of alternative routes canvassed. To help consideration of the matter, the following offers some preliminary comment on the various routes being canvassed from a cost benefit analysis perspective.

Kuranda Range Traffic Has Flatlined

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Long-term analysis of traffic counts indicates that the failure to improve the Kuranda Range Road is strongly affecting traffic growth on the route despite the growth of population and industry in the region.

Membership Renewal

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All Boot Brisbane Inc. membership and supporter records have transferred and will be maintained on the Reef State; REXIT Australia Inc. secure hosting server. Membership renewal fees are now due and I thank those members who have renewed their membership without prompting.

The annual membership fee remains $10.00 and can be paid to:
Bendigo Bank
Account Name: REXIT Australia Inc
Branch Number: 633-000
Account Number: 165 957 671

In the description on recipient's statement field, please detail REXIT together with your name in full as the field character limit will allow. Please, help us continue the advocacy for a New Northern Queensland State.

We would like to thank you for your continued support and encouragement.

REXIT giving support to the:

www.regionals.org.au

Memberships now available online.

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• The creation of New States

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