MUCH like everyone else, the notorious year of 2020 will be an unforgettable one for Rockhampton MP Barry O Rourke.
From the moment that 2020 clicked over on the calendar, much of the country was on fire and the parched Rockhampton region was no exception.
Mr O Rourke threw his support behind the Morning Bulletin s Fair go for our fireys campaign which ultimately resulted in the Federal Government announcing our heroic firefighting volunteers would be compensated for their protracted time away from work battling bushfires.
It was not long after the wet season quenched the bushfires that Mr O Rourke and his government had to brace themselves for a once in a lifetime challenge - navigating the health and economic catastrophe created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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