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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.

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Sandy Bolton MP

5 days ago

(4.00pm) 6 MARCH 📣📣𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐍! 🌀Just one of the key messages below as Alfred continues his journey, as well not to become complacent as cyclones are unpredictable as ‘Alfie’ is demonstrating!🤨 Stay up to date via Noosa Council’s Disaster Dashboard at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au and weather forecasts at www.bom.gov.au. Should you lose Wi-Fi, tune into Sunshine Coast ABC Radio on 90.3FM 📻.Note - The QLD Reconstruction Authority has been mobilised to ensure no delay between response and recovery, with State government doing all they can to keep TMR managed roads 🛣 open for as long as possible, however, staying indoors where possible is your safest option once it starts! For those who cannot remain at home, with friends or family or in alternate accommodation, a reminder that there is a 24/7 refuge at the Noosa Leisure Centre 🙏🛒Noosa Civic has advised Woolworths (7am to 3pm) and Big W (8.30am to 3pm) will be open tomorrow Friday 7 March. Other shops in the Noosa Shire including other supermarkets and service stations may have closed, or will, according to their own risk management assessments.PLEASE spread updates to fellow Noosans including in online threads as there are still many questioning about where to obtain information? 😀🙏INFO FROM NOOSA COUNCIL:💨 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is slowly moving towards the southeast Queensland coast. Alfred is currently category 2 and is expected to remain of similar intensity until the centre starts to interact with the coast and Islands. The centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. More weather info here: www.bom.gov.au/cyclone ✅ Sand bagging locations will be open until 5pm today (Thursday). Please bring your own shovel. After 5pm, the sand will remain until it is all picked up.🚗 Safety Reminder: Some local roads may be affected—drive to conditions. Never drive through flood waters - if it's flooded, forget it.📞 Customer Service Call Centre is open until 9pm tonight (Thurs) and re-opens 6am tomorrow. For all emergencies, dial 000 or call the SES at 132 500.⛔ All Noosa beaches remain closed. A change in wind direction round to the north / northeast is likely to change swell direction and wave height at Main Beach on Saturday, as well as Noosa’s open beaches. These changing conditions at Main Beach, Laguna Bay in regard to swell and currents may catch users off guard and it is very important people adhere to the beach closures and do not go swimming due to the dangerous conditions. ⚠️ Please stay off coastal dunes and seawalls as shifting sands and rocks pose a serious risk of collapse and instability. Erosion from TC Alfred has weakened dunes, creating steep drop-offs. These dunes may look stable but can collapse suddenly, putting people at risk.👉 Please remember to bring ANY wheelie bins in as there will be NO service in Noosa Shire Thursday or Friday. We will be back to normal collection on Monday (weather permitting).🏪 The Noosa Leisure Centre has opened as a place of refuge for residents and visitors who have no other place to go during Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Pets are welcome but leads or cages are required to keep them contained. The Leisure Centre is at 9 Wallace Drive Noosaville and will operate 24/7 until no longer required. 💦 In the event that household water supply is affected over the coming days, Unity Water recommends storing three days worth of water (about 10 litres per person) for drinking and hygiene if a water outage occurs. For more information go to: bit.ly/41Nirx1 🍃 To report fallen power lines, power outages or to check for outages in your area, check the Energex website: www.energex.com.au/ ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

Alfred now predicted to cross coast either Fri night or Sat morning. Reminders and link to Noosa Disaster Dashboard in comments 👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

ALFRED WE ARE READY 👍 Whatever the next hours and days bring, our incredible teams and community have prepared for any eventuation including a shipping container full of beds 🤛 When the ferry shut down tonight, secured until it comes back to service when the worst is over, I sat and gave gratitude 🙏 to all I have worked with and encountered over the last 4 days. Whether the Local Disaster Management Group led by Noosa Council consisting of every state agency and our frontliners including awesome emergency volunteers who have met daily in the lead in to keep us safe, all the way through to residents who have prepped and were on the street or catching up at empty shelves in the supermarket! And yes, I did get the last can of Irish Stew tonight? 🤣🤣 Then to every worker, whether our Local Laws officers through to our retailers, carers to our maintenance crews who have been pushed to get through requests for everything from fuel to lanterns, you are all gold and deeply appreciated! 🥰 With predicted low level flooding just after midnight tonight, Shoey and I are now finally putting up our ‘goods and chattels’ should we go under again, and then heading to bed! 😴 😀Blessings to all and thank you again, what an incredible community we live in! ❤️Now for reminders including that there will be no waste collections tomorrow morning with the Cooroy and Pomona waste transfer stations also closed, head to the Noosa Council page or our previous posts. In addition, again!📢If you have not already done so, do your emergency plan by heading to www.getready.qld.gov.au📢Cyclones are unpredictable and the situation may change so it is VITAL to stay up to date now, during and after the event by heading to disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au This link also includes emergency contact numbers.Until tomorrow, sleep tight and may all here in our community and across SEQ stay safe during this time 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 (4.11pm) 5 MARCH 🌀 please check on 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 family and friends in the areas below that may be affected by the storm surge at high tide and note all reminders including watching out for fallen powerlines, which can be reported by calling Triple zero (000) or 13 19 62.👉Stay up to date at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au including news, alerts, road conditions and more.👉See our earlier post, which has further updates from state including on schools, health services and moorings at www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/posts/pfbid0a59FMk9br169U9XuGVfb3RP9ZArHGbom4at1uMrUnTSz1Rcb7jk... Thank you to our emergency services, volunteers, Noosa Council, essential works, and residents doing their part.As posted this morning, be prepared not scared. Stay engaged and safe 🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

🌀(2pm) 5 MARCH UPDATE – 𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 ! With heavy rain, flooding and winds expected from Alfred’s land fall predicted Thursday night between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, we are in the warning area so please take this seriously. Be prepared, not scared 👍 📌 Tomorrow and Friday stay indoors and do not drive on the roads, especially during high winds, unless absolutely necessary. 👉Resources on how to get ready including preparing your home: www.getready.qld.gov.au 👉Noosa updates including news, alerts, road conditions and evacuation centres: disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au 👉Keep an eye on Noosa Council’s FB page and listen to the 90.3 Sunshine Coast ABC radio station.Parliamentary Services have directed MP offices to close from 4pm today until Monday 9am however my staff will be working remote over the next two days to monitor for any urgencies in our inbox (noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au) and as always I am available as well via Facebook and Messenger. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀:📌Public Transport services are not operating from midnight tonight and schools in SEQ, which includes Noosa, will be closed on Thursday or Friday. Non-essential planned surgeries and appointments will be cancelled during these two days. Urgent care will not be affected.📌Without permission from the Harbour Master, you are not permitted to leave your mooring. 📌Sandbag locations: www.facebook.com/noosacouncil/posts/pfbid02AicGxqGjr6HhPreNxwAxVD4NZZ4EokoPt1nxGNxY1JQhqDBZ9YM2Ja... 📌Noosa North Shore Ferry will cease operation from 6pm tonight.📌STAY UPDATED via disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au before, during and after the cyclone. We will post up further updates as they become available.Stay safe everyone! ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 – 𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐀 𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐎𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝟓 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 ⛵ With Tropical Cyclone Alfred causing abnormally high tides, large swell and damaging surf along the SEQ coast, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) is advising our boating community to get ready now.This includes: 👉 Preparing for potential destructive winds, swell, rain, or riverine flooding.👉 Hauling out boats or watercraft if possible and checking moorings. All smaller vessels should be moored at cyclone moorings or mangrove areas, as well complete final preparations and tying off.👉 Reviewing MSQ’s Extreme Weather Event Contingency Plan, www.msq.qld.gov.au/safety/preparing-for-severe-weather/extreme-weather-contingency-plans. 👉 Monitoring conditions and staying informed by watching the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) www.bom.gov.au/, Seqwater Dam Levels www.bom.gov.au/, the Noosa Council Disaster Dashboard disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au/, the MSQ Dashboard www.qldmaritime.msq.qld.gov.au for general boating warnings and advice, and by tuning in to VHF cannels 12, 13 and 16 where possible. Any life-threatening emergency on water should still be reported to 000. For non-emergencies such as boats adrift, you can contact the Noosa Coast Guard on 5474 3695.When in doubt, MSQ can be contacted during business hours on 5373 2310 to help determine who can provide assistance. You can also report after hours incidents on 07 3623 3900. Stay safe and look after one another ♥🙏 ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

🌀(9am) 5 MARCH UPDATE – 𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 – per Noosa Council’s update below, the first refuge site is now open at Noosa Leasure Centre, operating 24/7. As other locations are opened including in our hinterland, we will update 👍 QLD Rail have reported that their trains will stop once wind speeds reach 90km/h or when the cyclone is within 200km or 10 hours from making landfall. Schools remain open today however they will reportedly be closing tomorrow depending on an announcement, always check closures.qld.edu.au to be sure at anytime.📣𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 📣👉Please follow updates on Cyclone Alfred via Noosa Council’s Disaster dashboard at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au. ... See MoreSee Less

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7 days ago

🌀(6.15pm) 4 MARCH UPDATE – 𝐂𝐘𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 as forecasted, is now heading towards the Queensland Coast, at this stage just north of Brisbane and a Category 2 with impacts expected here by tomorrow night. Our LDMG led by Noosa Council and consisting of all agencies and emergency services are ready, and I ask that you heed the warnings, check on neighbours, family and friends🙏 and do the necessary preparations. See below from Mayor Frank, and note the shutdown of the Noosa North Shore ferry from tomorrow at 6pm, bin collection changes and more.👉Stay updated on local warnings through the Noosa Council Disaster Dashboard at disaster.noosa.qld.gov.au Be prepared and stay alert to stay safe 👍 ... See MoreSee Less

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