2024 Queensland State Election candidates Ferny Grove

Published 5:00pm 14 October 2024

Want to know who is running in the 2024 State Election, with early polling now open and polling day coming up on October 26? Here’s a list of candidates for the seat of Ferny Grove.

Early voting commenced on October 14, from 8am-6pm, at about 200 early voting centres across Queensland. Here’s a list of early polling booths in Moreton Bay.

Requests for postal votes can be submitted at ecq.qld.gov.au

Polling day is on October 26.

Meet the Ferny Grove candidates

We invited candidates to provide a profile which included their top three priorities. Here are their responses, in ballot paper order.

Name: Nelson Savanh

Party: Liberal National Party (LNP)

Suburb: Ferny Hills

Top 3 issues to address:

1. After doorknocking more than 6000 homes across the Ferny Grove electorate, locals tell me they want a government who can address Queensland’s youth crime crisis, cost of living crisis, health crisis and housing crisis.

2. The LNP’s plan does that with Adult Crime, Adult Time and gold-standard early intervention, stopping Labor’s Patients’ Tax, and abolishing the stamp duty tax on new homes for first home buyers. If there’s a change of government, I want to be a strong voice for Brisbane’s north-west.

3. We’ve announced investment in better access to sporting facilities, including at Ferny Hills State School, CCTV upgrades at shopping precincts and public transport hubs, and support for local charity Stationery Aid and a Men’s Shed at Bunya. I can keep delivering for our region by collaborating with the local Moreton Bay Councillor and Federal MP.

Name: Leonie Swanner

Party: One Nation

Suburb: Did not provide

Top 3 issues to address: Did not provide information

Name: Mark Furner

Party: Australian Labor Party (ALP)

Suburb: Ferny Grove

Top 3 issues to address:

Delivering record public transport and traffic-busting infrastructure for our community including a massive expansion of parking at the Ferny Grove Railway Station, 50 cent fares, a 20% discount on rego, a $25 million investment on Samford Road, and a study to remove the Dawson Pde level Crossing.
Delivering record education infrastructure for our community – over $113 million for our local schools, including over 70 classrooms, four new halls (two already completed), and a massive renovation of Mitchie Special School.
Delivering for our local clubs and sporting infrastructure – including $200 FairPlay vouchers for kids, and new changerooms in Ferny Grove Sports Fields (delivered), and a $500,000 election commitment for new changerooms for Westside Grovely FC.

Name: Elizabeth McAulay

Party: Queensland Greens

Suburb: Stafford Heights

Top 3 issues to address:

1. We’re lucky to be backing onto beautiful bushland and forests here in Ferny Grove, but they’re under threat from big developers. I’ll make sure precious habitats aren’t bulldozed for private profits.

2. Over $400 from the average monthly mortgage repayment is pure profit for the banks. The Greens will create a publicly owned bank just like Queensland used to have. We’ll offer cheaper mortgages at 1.5% below the ‘big four banks’ and take the pressure off working families by cutting out corporate profits and giant CEO salaries.

3. Queenslanders are putting off basic health check-ups because it’s so hard to see a bulk-billing GP. The number of bulk-billing GPs is down 31% over the last six years. We’ll set up 200 free public health clinics with GPs, physios and psychologists, seven days a week and out of hours.