Andrew Wallace joins us for breakfast
Andrew looked a lot more relaxed than a few weeks ago and was quite expansive in his vision for the electorate and the need for improvements in key areas around employment and the need for diversity around employment opportunities, bringing high tech and varied work opportunities to the region, to get change the profile from relying solely on Contruction, Tourism and Retail.
As well as infrastructure changes we can expect in the next few years, Andrew also gave us some insights into his work in improving societal issues such as mental health, and particularly with eating disorders. The Sunshine Coast initiative of building a specific centre for treating this major mental health issue will now become a model for all other States, and removes the growing number of our community affected by this disease from the old treatment in secure psychiatric centres.
We were also fortunate to have our new corporate member Renee, as breakfast and it was clear that both Renee and Andrew are committed t on improving the lives of the disadvantaged in our community, and have some clear ideas on making meaningful employment pathways for our kids. Its a complex area, but a critical one if our communiy is to be healthy and free from the social problems that intergenerational unemployment brings.