Latest Audio Interviews / Files

I recently met with Rosedale resident Elizabeth Redfern, who suffers from cataracts in both eyes, and as a result is legally blind.

Elizabeth is frustrated with the lack of assistance for people just like her, who go about their daily lives struggling to see and unable to live the normal life that you and I can sometimes take for granted.   If Elizabeth and others in her situation could afford to, they would have the surgery needed to remove the cataracts today.   But sadly for Elizabeth and many others, it is not that simple.

Elizabeth is looking at, on average, $4, 000 per eye to remove her cataracts. In addition to the $8, 000 needed for the eye surgery, she will need to pay for a week's worth of accommodation and transport.  It is money that she just doesn't have.  

In the meantime, she waits on our state's lengthy waiting list to have the surgery through the public system. After waiting for eye surgery for seven years now, with her eye sight further deteriorating, her patience is understandably running out.

The following recording is a conversation I had with Elizabeth.

Local resident Carolyn Campbell talks to Rob Messenger about expensive medical support stockings and the lack of financial assistance from the government.  Carolyn wants to see the government subsidise the cost of the medical support stockings.

Listen here for Rob's radio interview regarding his Motion for a Mintue's silence for our fallen soldiers.

The Motion was later agreed to by all Members of Parliament.

The discovery of a dark mass of slick mucus at Turkey Beach and deceased turtles today has prompted Member for Burnett Rob Messenger to call on the Fisheries Minister to urgently ensure independent tests are carried out.

Alarms were raised when Turkey Beach commercial mud crabber, Nathan Fox, discovered the murky unknown substance and the dead turtles floating amongst it while out on his boat this morning.

Gary Hargrave, 4BC Drive,  talks with Rob regarding bats, and the diseases they carry and questions over the transmission of these diseases from bats to humans.

Rob also calls on LNP's Campbell Newman to support a Royal Commission into political corruption in Queensland.

Rob Messenger talks about a private members bill that he will be introducing to State Parliament regarding assaults against emergency workers. Rob has written a letter to Campbell Newman requesting his support and feedback regarding the proposed legislation.