Fairfax Matters’ 2026 AGM wrapped up at St Mark’s Hall, Buderim, with Linda Taylor elected Chairperson and new Hub Leads appointed. Guest speakers Frances Zirkler and Prof Max Standage covered ageing in Fairfax and 2028 election projections. Read the full Chairperson’s Report and the AGM Minutes, and see who attended.
Fairfax Matters brought together AI and education experts Frederique Dennison, Dr Karen Sutherland and Dr Hugh Butler to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping learning, work and our children’s futures. Catch the forum recap, key takeaways, and download all three speakers’ presentation slides now, and join us at the AGM.
Fact check. There is no evidence that the research underpinning calls for a gas exports tax is ‘misinformation’. These data sources are published by Australian government departments and agencies and are publicly available. Anyone denying this is likely to be a fossil fuel company.
Fairfax, in Queensland, stretches from Peregian Springs to Maroochydore, Buderim and the Hinterland towns of Eumundi, Yandina and Nambour. Home to three unique biospheres and traditional Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi and Jinibara land, the electorate is named for Ruth Fairfax – though it has never yet been represented by a woman.
Fairfax has one of Australia’s highest concentrations of over-65 residents and aged care homes, yet seniors say the system is too complex to navigate. At a Eumundi community meeting, locals were clear: most genuinely don’t want residential care – they want support to stay safely in their own homes instead.
Community independents delivered more in one term than any major party: $415 million in home batteries, $3 billion in student debt relief, 51 mobile towers, a federal integrity commission and real-time donation disclosure. As Sue Barrett argues, without party machines, donors or corporate backers, they quietly got the job done.
Artificial Intelligence isn’t coming — it’s already here.
But how widespread is it really? And how will it reshape our work, our businesses, our communities, and Australia’s place in the world? How will it impact Fairfax Electorate – our people.
Many experts believe AI adoption is still in its infancy — perhaps less than 1% of its full impact. What happens as that accelerates?
