NORTH-EAST: Lib’s questions for Haines
Liberal candidate for Indi, James Trenery (pictured), says questions need to be put to incumbent MHR Helen Haines about phone towers in the local electorate.
“ Last week I said no new phone towers were funded in Indi since 2022. I was wrong. One new phone tower was funded in 2023,” Mr Trenery said.
“So that means, since 2022, one new phone tower was funded in Indi. This is an embarrassing number.
“From 2013 to the end of 2022, just under 70 phone towers were funded – this includes new towers or towers to be upgraded.
“From 2013 to 2022, the Liberals were in government, just under 70 phone towers funded.
“From 2022 to 2025, Labor has been in government, one phone tower funded.
“Either one of two things are therefore true:
Either, one, Helen Haines has no power with this Labor Government and has not been able to get funding.
“Or, two, it was actually the Liberals in government that funded all these phone towers, and the independents took credit for it – which we know they like to do. This is a question that should be answered by Helen Haines before a vote is cast. Which one is it?” Mr Trenery said.
Mr Trebnery’s questions for Helen Haines:
- Why has only one phone tower been funded in Indi over the past three years? (Do not include phone towers funded in previous terms and ‘turned on’ in the past three years.
- Do you have no influence over Labor to deliver funding into Indi?
- The correlation between phone towers delivered and government is hard to argue with. Do you agree that the Coalition Government in fact funded these phone towers in Indi?