Standing room only at Joyce forum

26th May 2026

More than 120 Guyra and district residents packed the Guyra Bowling and Recreation Club auditorium on May 16th to hear from Federal Member for New England, the Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP.
The forum, hosted by Save & Grow Guyra Ratepayers Inc (S&GGRI), had been months in the planning but was only promoted with just one week’s notice. Despite the short notice, the turnout exceeded every expectation.
Organisers say that within minutes of the door opening at 3pm, every seat was filled and attendees lined the walls.
Mr Joyce opened the forum by speaking about growing geopolitical tensions and the importance of Australia’s strategic relationships abroad. He then turned to a range of domestic issues affecting regional communities.
A S&GGRI spokesperson said that he spoke freely on the cost of living, renewable energy zones and the destruction of prime agricultural land, biosecurity, and what it actually takes to form and maintain government in Canberra.
They said that he fielded detailed questions on coalition arithmetic and One Nation’s gas policy and didn’t dodge the hard ones.
The final question of the afternoon asked what motivates him to keep going after everything his political career has thrown at him. His answer was immediate: “You do.”
Mr Joyce spoke of sitting in a pub thirty years ago with mates, talking about everything that was wrong with the country, and deciding that if he was ever in a position to do something about it he should.
Save & Grow Guyra Ratepayers Inc thanked Mr Joyce for his time and his candour and for taking the time to speak in Guyra.

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