Mike Horan notes his disappointments and details the toll that working as Health Minister took on both his role as member for Toowoomba South and on his family.
Mike Horan discusses the One Nation Party in the 1998 election and the importance of gun laws and the Port Arthur massacre. He notes the high rate of gun ownership in his electorate.
Mike Horan discusses his turn to politics and the difficulty of owning his dairy farm. He recalls being approached to run for the seat of Toowoomba by Clive Berghofer and joining the National Party.
Mike Horan describes his move to Toowoomba to run the Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland, due to opportunities for his children and a back injury sustained on the farm. He describes his work at the Toowoomba Royal Show and developing a new showgrounds venue.
Jim Varghese discusses water management and the key policy shifts including recycled water debates, water infrastructure facilities and in his view a serious error of political judgment in not building the Wolffdene Dam.
