OSCAR Wilde famously wrote that only dull people were brilliant at breakfast. He obviously never met 20-year-old independent candidate for Flynn Jordan Puku.

With a wise-crack joke at the Gladstone Area Promotion Development Limited Meet The Candidates Breakfast on Thursday morning he won over 43 people who were undoubtedly tired from watching State of Origin on Wednesday night.

Three candidates, Labor's Zac Beers, Independent Nathan Fletcher and LNP's Ken O'Dowd, spoke before him and all spruiked that they either worked at Queensland Alumina Limited or their first job was at the refinery.

"I work for Woolworths unfortunately, I don't work for QAL," he said to laughter from the audience.

"Sorry if this was actually a QAL event and I have turned up to the wrong spot."

He moved on to the issues he wanted to fix if he was elected; jobs, environment, fairness and drugs.

"People like to be employed. Road services, hospitals, schools and whatnot require people to deliver them," he said.

"We can tangibly create jobs by creating infrastructure."

He became passionate when speaking about the failure of the government in its war on drugs but seemed to lose his audience when he migrated away from local issues to lay the blame on former American President Richard Nixon.

"When I was in high school, which wasn't very long ago, my peers could easily access any sort of drug they wanted to," the former Tannum Sands High School student said.

"If someone who is 16 or 17 can easily go out and get ice, heroin or marijuana and you've been trying the same method for five decades something is not working."

Nathan Fletcher also spoke about youth in the region saying they were disillusioned with the two major political parties and he was talking particularly about young Rotarians.

"It's coming across very negative. It's more about what the other party isn't going to do or hasn't done as opposed to what actually is going to be delivered," he said.

"Most of them say they don't vote because they don't know who the Prime Minister is going to be when they're having breakfast."

Greens candidate Craig Tomsett congratulated the two independent candidates that spoke before him saying they should be proud to be standing up for their community.

He acknowledged the struggle they would have winning the seat of Flynn and said he didn't expect to win.

"When looking at the issues the major parties are providing answers for, I hear $80 million for a road here, $60 million for a road over there, $100 million for a sports stadium," he said.

"The same amount we are providing nationally for domestic violence where people are dying."

But funding for roads was a large part of sitting member Ken O'Dowd's speech as he claimed he delivered on the promises he made leading into the last election.

"There was the $12.5 million for the Kin Kora intersection and I think that is working very well," he said.

He also spoke about the Bruce Hwy at Benaraby, Marmor and south of Gin Gin, as well as putting up 14 telecommunication towers in black spots around Flynn.

Labor candidate Zac Beers said Mr O'Dowd had not fought hard enough for Flynn with his time in Canberra.

"For three years we have had a LNP Government and a member in Ken O'Dowd, who despite a lot of the talking has not delivered a lot in terms of plans for our region," he said.

"We're doing it tough and we have a government taking advantage of the economic growth we deliver for the nation here, but giving nothing back."

Independent candidate Duncan Scott announced he was running in his fourth federal election for the seat of Flynn.

The farmer from Wowan spoke about how the smaller towns in the electorate were losing their polling booths.

"Any small polling booths with under 100 voters have to go, and that is putting a major disadvantage to those small towns," he said.

"Those smalls towns have earned the right by working in those towns over the years to have their own polling booths."

Like Mr Tomsett he didn't expect to win the seat.

"My promise at this stage, and if by some miracle, we know that we won't be elected, if elected I promise that I would not accept the salary that politicians get," Mr Scott said.

"I would only except $1000 minus tax and everything else would go to Capricorn Emergency Helicopter.

"We have to set that example where we can combine and unite people."

After each candidate had their 10-minute speech the floor opened up to questions.

Labor supporter Shelly Holzheimer asked the candidates to answer yes or no if they supported spending $160 million for a plebiscite to decide if same-sex marriage should be legal.

Mr Beers said no as did Mr Fletcher.

But Mr O'Dowd said "it couldn't be answered with a yes or no".

Mr Puku, Mr Tomsett and Mr Scott said no.