Your Voice. Your Noosa.
As an Independent Member of the Queensland Parliament, I am honoured to represent the wonderful diversity that is Noosa, not a political party or personal ideology. This is liberating and empowering for the residents of our electorate and provides opportunity to create a future that you have envisioned. One that is bold in researching ideas and trialling new ways to address our challenges, through the development of partnerships and a focus on what unites. One that encourages open discussion and respectful debate which concentrates on common ground and what can be achieved. One that considers all viewpoints and perspectives, with objective research and a passion for people, that puts Noosa first.
I am your voice. It is your Noosa.
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𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀! 🎆 Welcome to 2025, and the many beautiful moments to be enjoyed😍 From sunrise to sunset, how many can you think of? One of mine as you can see is water! 😂 🌅
NOOSA COMMUNITY LUNCH 2024 🧑🎄😍 Fun, laughter and food is sooo good for the soul, and sharing song, stories and ‘Santa’ with over 100 Noosans on Christmas Day was magical! ✨’High 5’ 🙌 to Oz, son Huey and Cherry for the brilliant music, Tony and the many awesome ‘elves’ who volunteered to prep, cook, setup, serve and cleanup! 👏👏 As well the A1 kitchen crew who you should see in action🤩Matt, Graham, Patricia and the Salvos for everything, and all who donated including Cooroy Woodworkers for the amazing timber toys❤️ To Santa and his helper, you did real good this year 🥰 with deep gratitude to all who came along, as you made our Christmas very, very special 💕🙏How blessed we are to live in this amazing community! 🙌
𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! 🎇From a new Parliament that had both ups 👍 and downs 👎 with positives for Noosa that included changes to allow the Minister to amend/revoke controversial SFDs 🙌 and my appointment to the Health, Environment and Innovation Committee 👩⚕️🌳🔬🤩 However, ‘not so positive’ for Queensland saw political agendas being prioritised over evidence-based decision making, rushing through of legislation without scrutiny, and even future gagging of debates 🛑 Read more from the Chamber, as well updates on the home front, including e-bikes and the Lake MacDonald upgrade, at issuu.com/starnewsgroup/docs/2024-12-27_nty_663/6![]()
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Noosa Today
𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐓𝐎 𝐆𝐎!!🎄🎅 Merry Christmas eve Noosa ❤️ Sending love, hugs and heartfelt wishes for a fantastic holiday season from myself, Shoey (aka Santa 😊) and the whole family furry and otherwise! Gratitude to all the wonderful elves, Making Lives Matter and the Noosa Coolum Salvos in prepping for our Community Christmas Lunch, and am looking forward to celebrating the gift of sharing tomorrow❤️🙏 To all Noosans, wherever and whomever you are with, have a wonderful, safe and caring time, with a happy new year ahead! 🎉 ![]()
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P.S. A reminder that my office is currently closed and will reopen on January 6![]()
P.S.S Emergency contact numbers are available at www.sandybolton.com/keycontacts/
𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍🎉🎅 It was a ‘double’ fantastic party at Noosa Seniors to rejoice in the spirit of Christmas and their work this year that included the near completion of their very own shed which is amazing! Their vision to empower women with the skills to gain independence and let loose their creativity has become a reality, with now 90 members sawing, sealing and renovating their projects 🔨 and I especially loved their timber Christmas trees 😍It is always great to catch-up, and I can’t wait until the official opening in the New Year. Gratitude to Tanya, the committee and all members for fab fun times, and to Gemma and Lesley from Unitywater who we gave thanks to for the land to house the new ‘home’ 🙏🙏![]()
To learn more about the Noosa Women’s Shed or to join up 👉 noosawomensshed.com.au/
𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘'𝐒 𝐗𝐌𝐀𝐒 '𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏'– 𝟐𝟎 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒![]()
Yes! My last Friday night update for 2024, how blessed we are! 😂 The joys for the week were bountiful, including pictured below having my beautiful grandson Hendrix with me on my annual ‘chocolate rounds’🍫 to our matriarchs and patriarchs in residential care complete with some dancing 🧑🎄❤️ and this morning sharing in a yarning circle at Walk with Wisdom which was a magical way to start the day! 😍 ![]()
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🛣FACTORY ST/ HILL ST PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPDATE – The parliamentary petition calling on the urgent need for safe crossings on a State Road in Pomona was tabled in the last Parliament, and we met with the Minister regarding the election commitments for this crossing and importance to fast track 🙏![]()
👉Petition: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=4177 ![]()
👉Previous updates: www.sandybolton.com/?s=pomona+pedestrian+crossing ![]()
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🔴STATE FACILITATED DEVELOPMENTS (SFD) UPDATE – with some confusion online following the Deputy Premier’s response to the Noosa petition, to clarify as posted previously, we are confident that the concerns of our community will be addressed and continue to monitor this with both state government and Noosa Council and keep the community informed. ![]()
👉Our latest update is available at www.sandybolton.com/state-facilitated-development-process-update-november-2024.![]()
𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 !! 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐌𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘: ![]()
📌Have your say on our State Parliament priorities for 2025! www.sandybolton.com/your-say-annual-survey ![]()
👨⚕️EXPANSION OF NOOSA MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UPDATE – ![]()
👉www.sandybolton.com/mental-health-update-december-2024 ![]()
@Queensland Health![]()
🛣COOROY MYALL STREET & OVERPASS RESURFACING – TMR has advised that these works will shut down over the holiday period from Friday 20 December and will start again in January 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting. ![]()
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@Transport and Main Roads Queensland ![]()
📞LIFELINE SUPPORT – Christmas is not merry for everyone. If you or someone you know are experiencing difficulties this holiday season, please reach out to Lifeline at 13 11 13. ![]()
👉https://toolkit.lifeline.org.au/ ![]()
@Lifeline![]()
🎈KEEP THE KIDS BUSY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON – ![]()
👉www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/4655/school-holiday-activities ![]()
💬BILL CONSULTATIONS – public submissions for the following inquiries are now open. Don’t forget you can subscribe to parliament committees to be notified when submissions open for new bill inquiries and receive other updates via www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Visit-and-learn/Have-Your-Say/Subscribe![]()
👉State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee – Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 – qldparlcomm.snapforms.com.au/form/sdiwc-revenue-legislation-amendment-bill-2024-submissions ![]()
👉Governance, Energy and Finance Committee – Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023-204) Bill 2024 and Appropriation (Supplementary 2023-2024) Bill 2024 - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=277&id=4463 ![]()
👉 Education, Arts and Communities Committee – Inquiry into Elder Abuse - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=269&id=4455 ![]()
👉 Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee – Inquiry into Volunteering in Queensland - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=267&id=4456 ![]()
👉Health, Environment and Innovation Committee – Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=274&id=4461 ![]()
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🗳NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 QUEENSLAND GREATS AWARDS – Closing Monday 17 February.![]()
👉Queensland Greats Awards![]()
🚆QRAIL DECEMBER TRACK CLOSURES – ![]()
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👩💼EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN FOR FUTURE WOMEN JOBS ACADEMY 2025 – Providing targeted, online training, mentorship and resources to help women gain the skills and confidence they need to return to the workforce and achieve career goals. ![]()
👉https://jobsacademy.futurewomen.com/qld/ ![]()
@FutureWomen![]()
🌦🔥EXTREME WEATHER REMINDERS – Including Council’s advice on sandbag filling locations.👉www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/posts/pfbid02mWseiUAYh8pz1tHZm6HNuKuXJEY9B4VLzH6ZiK2DW4LNUpcYjb8JPqBbbxTzNa3sl ![]()
📞EMERGENCY CONTACTS – 👉www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/posts/pfbid02qg7tmQ1oJRdqxjunSrg5JMjGAkSscccRDBdSuSG6AH7AyzKs3rPvrwXKxa4o8p4El ![]()
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🎄🎅REMINDER -𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐌𝐀𝐒/𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 ![]()
As of this afternoon, our office is now closed until 9am 6 January. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 000, or for any personal difficulties please call lifeline on 13 11 14. Other numbers to assist are available in the Emergency Contacts section above or at www.sandybolton.com/keycontacts/ Should an issue not be resolved with the numbers provided, please contact me on Facebook Messenger at any time! 🙏![]()
𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝟑𝟔𝟎 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒: (www.sandybolton.com/noosa360) ![]()
📌KIN KIN ROAD WIDENING – CAPITAL WORKS & KIN KIN QUARRY, COURT CASE UPDATE![]()
📌MENTAL HEALTH UPDATE ![]()
📌SUNSHINE BEACH STATE HIGH SCHOOL – ADVANCED MANUFACTURING UNIT UPDATE![]()
📌DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VOICE, PATH TO TREATY, TRUTH TELLING INQUIRY AND RELATED MATTERS ![]()
𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐏 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑: (www.sandybolton.com/newsletters) ![]()
📌Subscribe to ensure you are kept ‘in the loop’ when Noosa MP surveys are held.![]()
📌Paper copies available from our office or posted via ‘snail mail’ by calling our office on 53193100.![]()
📌Latest newsletter: www.sandybolton.com/november-december-2024-edition-75/ ![]()
𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒:![]()
📌QLD Government: www.grants.services.qld.gov.au![]()
📌Federal Government: www.grants.gov.au![]()
📌Noosa Council: www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/council-grants![]()
📌Regional Development Australia: www.rdasunshinecoast.org.au/grants-and-funding![]()
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To finish!!! The perfect way to end the year is sharing 💕 Whether a smile, a life story, chocolate or a festive Christmas lunch, and it is wonderful that over 150 residents have RSVP’d to enjoy food, love and laughter together with Shoey, I and the incredibly beautiful elves who have volunteered to make this day possible ♥ To all fellow Noosans and your loved ones, have a wonderful Christmas 🎄 and I look forward to seeing you on our walks or river explores over the holidays, and welcoming in the New Year! 🎆🎇![]()
Until when we return in January, hugs to all and thank you again for the magic of this year. We got there, even though the gridlocked traffic today made the finish line less than enjoyable? 😁![]()
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𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 🙏![]()
𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙖 ![]()
𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘢. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓 & 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘🎄The foyer at the Parliamentary Annexe was again host to a live Christmas tree from Timber Queensland that welcomed guests prior to gathering on the colonnade for updates on our state’s timber industry, including that within the next decade, demand for timber will quadruple 😲 It was lovely to catch up with the team from HQPlantations, who were part of the partnership that has seen additions to National Park in Noosa via the Ringtail project! To learn more about this project, head to 👉 www.sandybolton.com/tewantin-national-park-expansion-august-2024/ ![]()
For more on our timber industry, head to 👉https://www.timberqueensland.com.au/
📣📣𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 - 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐐𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌 & 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐌 💬 Government is working on a 20 year Tourism plan, with feedback needed by 28 February 2025 on various aspects including ecotourism. ![]()
Given the history of the Cooloola Great Walk Eco-tourism project, we would encourage all to submit their views and please cc’ in our office as below👨👩👦👦 ![]()
👉Further information and to have your say - intheloop.des.qld.gov.au/destination2045 ![]()
👉 Copy of submission to noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au to inform our ongoing advocacy.
Authorised by Sandy Bolton 1 Maximillian Road, Noosa North Shore 4565
SANDY BOLTON MP
Independent Member for Noosa
Phone 07 5319 3100
Suite CB05 Noosa Civic
28 Eenie Creek Rd,
Noosaville QLD 4566
28 Eenie Creek Rd,
Noosaville QLD 4566
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