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Extracts from the Leader of the Opposition Diary Opposition Diary1 Leader of the Opposition 1 February 2021 – 28 February 2021 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting 1 February 2021 Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner, Brisbane Meeting City Council Brisbane City Council Committee Chairs 1 February 2021 David Janetzki MP, Deputy Leader of the Meeting Opposition, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Investment and Trade, Member for Toowoomba South Jarrod Bleijie MP, Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Manager of Opposition Business, Member for Kawana Tim Mander MP, Shadow Minister for Housing and Public Works, Shadow Minister for Sport and Racing, Member for Everton Fiona Simpson MP, Shadow Minister for Integrity in Government, Shadow Minister for State Development and Planning, Member for Maroochydore Ann Leahy MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Shadow Minister for Disaster Recovery, Shadow Minister for Volunteers, Member for Warrego Jim McDonald MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for State Development, Shadow Assistant Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Member for Lockyer Opposition Staff 1 Does not include personal, party political meetings or events, media events and interviews and information contrary to public interest (e.g. meetings regarding sensitive law enforcement, public safety or whistle-blower matters) Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting 1 February 2021 Lachlan Millar MP, Assistant to the Leader Meeting of the Opposition, Shadow Assistant Minister for Western Queensland, Member for Gregory Colin Boyce MP, Member for Callide 1 February 2021 Trevor Watts MP, Member for Toowoomba Meeting North Mark Boothman MP, Member for Theodore 2 February 2021 John Mickel, Former Speaker of the Meeting Legislative Assembly of Queensland, Adjunct Professor Opposition Staff 2 February 2021 Cr Peter Flannery, Mayor, Moreton Bay Meeting Regional Council Council Staff Opposition Staff 2 February 2021 David Janetzki MP, Deputy Leader of the Meeting Opposition, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Investment and Trade, Member for Toowoomba South Dale Last MP, Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs, Member for Burdekin Tim Nicholls MP, Shadow Attorney- General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Member for Clayfield Amanda Camm MP, Shadow Minister for Child Protection, Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Member for Whitsunday 2 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting Laura Gerber MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Justice, Shadow Assistant Minister for Youth, Shadow Assistant Minister for the Night-time Economy, Shadow Assistant Minister for Cultural Development, Member for Currumbin Opposition Staff 3 February 2021 Ros Bates MP, Shadow Minister for Health Meeting and Ambulance Services, Shadow Minister for Medical Research, Shadow Minister for Women, Member for Mudgeeraba Pat Weir MP, Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Member for Condamine Opposition Staff 3 February 2021 JJ Richards & Sons Meeting 4 February 2021 Pat Weir MP, Shadow Minister for Natural Meeting Resources, Mines and Energy, Member for Condamine New Hope Group Opposition Staff 4 February 2021 Cr Vic Pennisi, Mayor, Southern Downs Meeting Regional Council James Lister MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Shadow Assistant Minister for Research, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Procurement, Member for Southern Downs Local Business Leaders 4 February 2021 Cr Vic Pennisi, Mayor, Southern Downs Meeting Regional Council Southern Downs Regional Council 3 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting Councillors Dave Burgess, Chief Executive Officer, Southern Downs Regional Council James Lister MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for Higher Education, Shadow Assistant Minister for Research, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Procurement, Member for Southern Downs 5 February 2021 James Lister MP, Shadow Assistant Meeting Minister for Higher Education, Shadow Assistant Minister for Research, Shadow Assistant Minister for Defence Procurement, Member for Southern Downs Killarney locals and business owners 7 February 2021 Dale Last MP, Shadow Minister for Police Meeting and Corrective Services, Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs, Member for Burdekin Opposition Staff 8 February 2021 Ros Bates MP, Shadow Minister for Health Meeting and Ambulance Services, Shadow Minister for Medical Research, Shadow Minister for Women, Member for Mudgeeraba Dale Last MP, Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs, Member for Burdekin Tim Nicholls MP, Shadow Attorney- General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Member for Clayfield Opposition Staff 4 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting 8 February 2021 Cr Karen Williams, Mayor, Redland City Meeting Council Redland City Council Councillors Redland City Council Staff Opposition Staff 8 February 2021 Redlands Chamber of Commerce Meeting Sirromet Winery David Janetzki MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Investment and Trade, Member for Toowoomba South Andrew Powell MP, Member for Glass House Brent Mickelberg MP, Shadow Minister for Employment, Small Business and Training, Shadow Minister for Open Data, Member for Buderim Mark Robinson MP, Member for Oodgeroo Opposition Staff 8 February 2021 Redlands Coast Chamber of Commerce Event David Janetzki MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Investment and Trade, Member for Toowoomba South Ros Bates MP, Shadow Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, Shadow Minister for Medical Research, Shadow Minister for Women, Member for Mudgeeraba Jarrod Bleijie MP, Shadow Minister for Finance, Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations, Manager of Opposition Business, Member for Kawana Fiona Simpson MP, Shadow Minister for Integrity in Government, Shadow Minister 5 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting for State Development and Planning, Member for Maroochydore Dale Last MP, Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs, Member for Burdekin Steven Minnikin MP, Shadow Minister for Customer Service, Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Member for Chatsworth Tim Nicholls MP, Shadow Attorney- General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Member for Clayfield Christian Rowan MP, Shadow Minister for Education, Shadow Minister for the Arts, Member for Moggill Deb Frecklington MP, Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing, Member for Nanango Pat Weir MP, Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy, Member for Condamine Tim Mander MP, Shadow Minister for Housing and Public Works, Shadow Minister for Sport and Racing, Member for Everton Tony Perrett MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Member for Gympie Ann Leahy MP, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Shadow Minister for Disaster Recovery, Shadow Minister for Volunteers, Member for Warrego John-Paul Langbroek MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors, Communities and Disability Services, Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism and Aboriginal and Torres 6 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting Strait Islander Partnerships, Member for Surfers Paradise Sam O’Connor MP, Shadow Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Shadow Minister for Science and Innovation, Shadow Minister for Youth, Member for Bonney Brent Mickelberg MP, Shadow Minister for Employment, Small Business and Training, Shadow Minister for Open Data, Member for Buderim Amanda Camm MP, Shadow Minister for Child Protection, Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Member for Whitsunday Andrew Powell MP, Member for Glass House Mark Robinson MP, Member for Oodgeroo Invited guests Opposition Staff 9 February 2021 Fiona Simpson MP, Shadow Minister for Meeting Integrity in Government, Shadow Minister for State Development and Planning, Member for Maroochydore Steven Minnikin MP, Shadow Minister for Customer Service, Shadow Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Member for Chatsworth Tim Nicholls MP, Shadow Attorney- General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Member for Clayfield Brent Mickelberg MP, Shadow Minister for Employment, Small Business and Training, Shadow Minister for Open Data, Member for Buderim Ann Leahy MP, Shadow Minister for Local 7 Date of Meeting Name of Organisation/Person Purpose of Meeting Government, Shadow Minister for Disaster Recovery, Shadow Minister for Volunteers, Member for Warrego Amanda Camm MP, Shadow Minister for Child Protection, Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, Member for Whitsunday Opposition Staff 9 February 2021 Tim Nicholls MP, Shadow Attorney- Meeting General, Shadow Minister for Justice, Member for Clayfield Dale Last MP, Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services, Shadow Minister for Fire and Emergency Services, Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Affairs, Member for Burdekin Deb Frecklington MP, Shadow Minister for Water and the Construction of Dams, Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing, Member for Nanango
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