The much heralded trial of "keep left" lanes for trucks using Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Rd has been exposed as an abject failure.

In a recent letter to Shadow Main Roads Minister Dr Mark Robinson, Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace has confirmed that "the local community and industry were not in support of the trial" and that his department had recommended that "the 'trucks use left lane' signage be permanently removed".

It is a great shame that the State Government not only wasted tens of thousands of dollars attempting to "renovate" the Yarranlea State School without consulting parents or the Council, but jeopardised the heritage status of this building in the process.

I'll call this debacle for what it is - taxpayer-funded vandalism of a precious part of our early-settler heritage.

Sports Minister and local member for Mansfield Phil Reeves has failed to get Labor's controversial legislation to mandate gender balance on the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust through Parliament at its last sitting before the election, leaving it as a critical issue of concern to local residents during the election campaign.

In his response to the report of the parliamentary committee which examined the legislation, tabled on Parliament's last sitting day, Mr Reeves indicated he intended to proceed with the controversial changes.

LNP candidate for Mansfield Ian Walker has blasted the Bligh Government's culture of waste and bungling, after tens of thousands of dollars were spent "vandalising" one of Mansfield's important heritage buildings.

The Old Yarranlea State School – in the grounds of Griffith University – is a one-teacher schoolhouse dating from 1883 which operates as a working State School. It is heritage listed by the Brisbane City Council.