Feds and Qld at odds over school land sale

A FEDERAL Nationals MP has urged the Queensland government to stop selling school land in his electorate.

Earlier this year, Queensland scrapped plans for a high school in Calliope, instead spending almost $7 million on infrastructure at Gladstone State High to absorb future student numbers.

The move was part of a statewide sale of school land - including ovals and teacher accommodation - which netted $38 million last financial year.

Calliope teenagers commute for over one and a half hours each day to Gladstone and locals are angry the government isn't investing in its community.

Nationals MP for Flynn Ken O'Dowd took a handful of teachers and parents to meet Queensland Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek at a community cabinet meeting in Gladstone.

Mr O'Dowd says the region is growing, and it's shortsighted to sell the land.

"My message is keep the land if you can, it's an asset worth about a million and a half, he told AAP.

"The future of Gladstone is assured with the gas industry and there are several more projects proposed.

"They've got to weigh it all up, they've got to decide whether they need another high school in Gladstone, or where do we put that high school?

"At the moment, Calliope seems like a pretty good idea to me."

A Queensland government spokesman told AAP it would take decades for Calliope to have the numbers to support a high school but he says the government has taken onboard the concerns of Mr O'Dowd and locals.

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