Stop 'blue cards' being forced upon volunteer rural firefighters

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Wally Giumelli
2291 Bruce Highway
HAMPDEN QLD 4741
Total Signatures - 812
Sponsoring Member: Mr Jason Costigan MP
Posting Date: 3/12/2019
Closing Date: 2/2/2020
Tabled Date: 5/2/2020
Responded By: Hon Craig Crawford MP on 6/3/2020
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House the discontent and anger within Queensland’s rural fire brigade community in relation to the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s proposed introduction of ‘blue cards’ for volunteer rural firefighters.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to take steps to scrap the proposed introduction of ‘blue cards’ for volunteer rural firefighters.