Meet Bree

Hi, I'm Bree James, your State Member for Barron River.

I came to Cairns over 20 years ago and this city stole my heart and has been my home ever since.

But the place I fell in love with, married my husband and raised my family has been through some incredibly tough times, and is facing a crisis.  We have a community in disarray.

The residents of the Barron have been consistently let down with broken promises and funding shortfalls that have made us the crime addled, infrastructure starved, industry crippled back waters of Australia.

I’m here because Barron deserves better. I stand ready and committed to combat crime, improve the cost of living our residents, and preserve our unique North Qld way of life.         

Far North Qld is a billion-dollar economy with the Great Barrier Reef, farming and agriculture, tourism and many other industries creating a lifestyle that many of us are here to enjoy. Yet funding to our region is the lowest spend per capita and aggregate than any other region in QLD in the last decade. 1.2 billion less than Townsville. This is not good enough. Strategically planned infrastructure is required to meet the growing needs of our community.

As a mother, business owner and proud community advocate I know I can influence decisions that will benefit the Barron community, families, businesses, environment, and I understand the importance of balancing commercial growth with ecological sustainability for all of us.

Building a Better Barron, together.