Connect 2024
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Newsletter October – 2024 – Edition #74
ELECTION 2024 – NOOSA DID IT! Noosans worked and fought hard to keep Noosa independent – AND YOU DID IT! How proud I am of our beautiful community...
QUEENSLAND DRINKING WATER AND PFAS CHEMICALS NOVEMBER 2024
Following residents raising concerns regarding reports of potential toxic levels of chemicals within tap water, Sandy asked a Question on Notice...
CRIME/ YOUTH RECIDIVISM UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
With recent bad behaviours on Hastings Street during a visitor spike on school holidays in Noosa, operation November Kilo was launched where police...
LIVE MUSIC NOOSA JUNCTION OCTOBER 2024
Live music can be the lifeblood of a small business, the musicians themselves, and communities. Connection through creativity, dance and song...
TRAVESTON DAM OCTOBER 2024
With the release of the LNP’s water security plan on 12 October 2024, Sandy called on the LNP to categorically rule out building a ‘Traveston Dam...
INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (IEPA) & INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POWERS AND PENALTIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Sandy has received notification that following her long-time efforts, the recent Government has committed to legislate to establish an Independent...
SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Sandy’s advocacy has continued and since her dedicated Noosa MP survey in March 2024, the results were taken to the Queensland Minister for...
POMONA PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
As mentioned in our June 2023 Noosa 360 update, Sandy was able to get Factory St, Pomona pedestrian crossing project back on track after a lack of...
2024 STATE ELECTION PRE-POLL AND HOW TO VOTE INFORMATION
Election Date, pre-poll and voting information Queensland's State General Election is on Saturday, 26 October 2024 with pre-poll running for two...
STATE FACILITATED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY (PLANNING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) ACT 2024) UPDATE #2 OCTOBER 2024
Recently announced regarding the two State Facilitated Development (SFD) applications in Noosa was that an LNP Government will ensure that any...
DECOMMISSIONED TAFE SITE, FEDERAL COURT NATIVE TITLE CLAIM UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Sandy has been advocating for the decommissioned Noosa TAFE site to be utilised to benefit our community, since it was closed by the State...
Newsletter September – 2024 – Edition #73
Noosa Hospital now able to expand The Court determination overturning the previous Noosa Council’s decision in 2023, to deny the Noosa Private...
NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Sandy has continually advocated for more and better health services for Noosa both through local health services and those in our local region....
STATE FACILITATED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY (PLANNING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) ACT 2024) UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Notification has been received that the two Noosa projects that have applied under the State Facilitated Development (SFD) process are now...
NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Following Sandy taking resident concerns to Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) since July and many meetings regarding, MSQ have announced a six-month...
BECKMANS ROAD/TEWANTIN BYPASS UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Sandy has continued her long-time advocacy, with the latest efforts being since the budget was handed down in June 2024, for the remaining stages to...
NOOSA HOSPITAL UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2024
Sandy recently joined Noosa Hospital CEO Karl van der Merwe and Director of Finance and Support Services Dean Moore for an onsite visit and update...