CRUISING FOR A BRUISIN’

IN a move that may divide voters in the key coastal seat of Broadwater, high-profile LNP candidate David Crisafulli says he wants a cruise ship terminal.

Mr Crisafulli, a former Newman Government Minister who replaced Verity Barton after a preselection battle in May, is the only candidate in the Coast seat to back Mayor Tom Tate’s pet project.

Sensing a backlash in 2014, Ms Barton was the only Coast LNP to oppose a cruise ship terminal inside the Broadwater.

On the proviso council developed its offshore option and qualified funding and location concerns, Mr Crisafulli said: “Does the Gold Coast with all that is has to offer deserve to have a cruise ship terminal. Absolutely,” he said.

“The argument that you should be packing up and driving to Brisbane is an absurd one.”