State Election Candidates 2024: Logan

Logan

Name: Linus Power (incumbent)
Age: 51
Occupation: English, History and Japanese High School Teacher
Party: Australian Labor Party
Why should people vote for you?
Working with the community, it’s my job to back Logan families with the jobs, roads, schools, healthcare, and infrastructure we need. As a former teacher, I know Logan kids deserve the best possible education, and that’s why I have delivered five new schools and new classrooms and admin blocks in our schools. My job is not done. We recently secured the sites for new High Schools in Greenbank and Logan Reserve/Chambers Flat. I want to build these new high schools so that our kids can go to high school locally. Great healthcare delivered locally is vital; that’s why I pushed hard, and we are delivering the Yarrabilba Satellite Hospital, delivering an urgent care clinic and other local health services. This builds upon the over 300 new beds for Logan Hospital, new maternity suites, a new neonatal unit, upgraded operating spaces and new palliative care wards. I pushed for better fares, and we permanently lowered fares to 50 cents per journey. We also have delivered four new and extended bus routes. We continue to grow with new families moving into our area; I know I have to continue to fight. I’ll build on what we have done, listen to the community and deliver more for Logan.

Name: Mathew Owens
Age: 34
Occupation: Multisite Manager
Party: LNP for Logan
Why should people vote for you?

I have lived in Logan for most of the last decade. I love our community and have seen the pain in the electorate from Labor’s cost of living and housing crises- so I’m standing up and speaking out for Logan.

We need stable adult leadership, and I look forward to working with David Crisafulli and his team to end the chaos and crisis and restore confidence in government.

Community involvement is not just photographs. I am immensely proud to have been involved in and led great organisations doing incredible community work and making connections with other local charities and organisations in this process.

I have been a Justice of the Peace for nearly 12 years, a Jimboomba Rotarian since 2018, a wildlife carer and an RSPCA volunteer.

I have previously led Logan Country Safe City, which works towards community safety and infrastructure outcomes.

I have also been involved with Jimboomba Neighbourhood Watch. In my professional life, I am a local franchise Operations Manager.

I have also completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Veterinary Technology at the University of Queensland and a Certificate in Automotive Electronics through TAFE.

The people of Logan need a fresh start, and a government committed to fighting for them instead of its own survival.

We need strong, fresh local leadership backed up by the experience of the wider LNP team to tackle the cost of living, housing, and hospital and crime crises.

Name: Joshua Riethmuller
Age: 23
Occupation: mining worker
Party: Greens
Why should people vote for you?
Joshua is a mining worker and he’s passionate about working hard to stop the cost-of-living crisis and give the people of Logan a prosperous life.

Joshua currently works in the coal mines, ensuring sustainable practices and fostering strong relationships between the mining industry and local communities, promoting both environmental stewardship and social responsibility.

His vision for Queensland is to start working with nature instead of against it.

With more rigorous taxing of large multinational companies and better environmental protections Joshua genuinely believes Queensland can become the best place in the world to live and work.

Better taxation will provide better education, health services and reduce social inequality to create a fairer and more sustainable future for all Queenslanders.

In addition to world-class national parks and green spaces to improve mental wellbeing for all Queenslanders, Joshua is committed to: 1) Working to end the cost-of-living crisis 2) Making multinationals pay their fair share 3) Properly funding schools and hospitals.

Name: Jacqueline Verne
Occupation: Human Resources professional
Why should people vote for you?
Having never contemplated entering politics previously, it has been the positive impact that the 2 Victorian Legal Cannabis members have had in Victoria that has inspired me to put my hand up.

Although it is absurd that a party needed to be created to fight for the freedom to access a plant with multiple health benefits that be can grown in our backyards, here we are and I’m keen to take on this issue.

The economic benefits of legalisation, when done right, can significantly impact the entire community.

Legalise Cannabis Queensland (LCQld) is working towards a three-stage approach to full legalisation.

In addition to supporting this, I am advocating for an economic framework that provides holistic benefits for the broader community.

Other candidates have been contacted for comment.