Steve Ensby, Palmer United: One of the most critical issues affecting Flynn at the moment is flood recovery and prevention.

Aside from the physical works, insurance has reared its head as a major problem. With some policies now financially beyond the reach of the average family or simply not offered at all. This has resulted in severe financial stress for some and dramatically decreased house prices/values for others. If we cannot work with industry to correct this then returning a government insurance office (business) may be required.

Richard Love, KAP: There's been mismanagement for the past two decades, so we're left with a mess; and the ALP and LNP are both responsible. Several of the key issues are health, education and infrastructure because you can't have one without the other two.

When looking at the financial side of things, I'd like people to have a think about when the duoploy of Labor and LNP offer money for upgrades to the Bruce Highway, millions for the Kin Kora roundabout and the Holden bailout package - where are they getting the money from?

Ken O'Dowd, LNP: The main issue is to get into government and knock the carbon tax on the head.

Our biggest problem is the cost of living, and the carbon tax is adding to that.

I'm also not in favour of the mining tax, which is making our industry uncompetitive.

And other issues include mobile phone service for the rural outlets. We want to bring in the National Broadband Network by 2016 - that's a very important issue for Flynn.

And of course, we're focused on jobs right across CQ once we get the economy moving again.

Duncan Scott, IND: To me it is how we conduct ourselves. Getting the notion that when we put our mind and backs into problems, families of Flynn can solve our own issues, not wait for funding crumbs to fall off the Canberra table.

The rich are getting richer and we at the bottom end are just working harder to make those with easy lives even easier. Improving the discipline of our kids, especially the self-discipline.

Getting the right resources to emergency services, defence force, teachers and volunteers.

Chris Trevor, ALP: The key issue for the Flynn electorate is having a local member who is prepared to be a strong voice for the community and who is prepared to stand up and fight, no matter who is in government.

Flynn has a stark choice in this election between Chris Trevor who has a proven track record of delivery for the Flynn community, or Ken O'Dowd who has not once in the last three years lodged a written submission for funding for Flynn with either the Federal Treasurer of Australia or the Minister for Infrastructure.

Craig Tomsett, IND: The real issue for the electorate is that communities all through Flynn have frameworks and plans for future growth and sustainability, yet no one is listening. Local communities know what they need and when they need it. It is the politicians who make decisions based on political aspirations rather than community need. For example: Calliope High School, maybe eight years away. Gracemere High 5-10 years away. When will the politicians realise that if you listen to your communities and act accordingly, everybody wins.