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 be fast tracked. Sandy said in Parliament at the time, regardless of the reasons for the delays that have led to this, whether on the Department of Transport and Main Roads’s or Noosa Council’s end, she asked the minister to fast-track and fund the requirements to get it back on track.
This has now been achieved with the announcement by the Minister committing $7.1 million for detailed design and the business case for both stages two and three. It builds on an existing $1.4 million committed in the 2024 State Budget making a total of $8.5 million that has been allocated.
With Stage one at the intersection of Beckmans Road and Cooroy-Noosa Road already complete, this ‘fast track’ will mean once the detailed designs and business case are completed, we can get to construction funding stage. This is vital as Sandy has raised previously, given not only existing congestion, but as well the projected population increases to the south and the visitations due to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
This funding goes above and beyond the $1.4 million Noosa Council recently requested in their state election priority requests, which we believe is inadequate for the pre-construction planning, detailed design and business case required to have the Bypass completed in an acceptable timeframe.
With Labor committing this funding, Sandy is also seeking a firm commitment from the LNP stating the following in a recent media statement:
“As I said in August, Noosa deserves better than a party line, or candidates saying they will hold the Government to account. I will always fight for our home, not just when it’s convenient for a party agenda. The achievements of being Independent speak for themselves whether it be Six Mile Bridge #7 or Tewantin Bypass stage one as example. The LNP need to state clearly what they will deliver specifically for Noosa should they form Government, with no dangling carrots of disclaimers. The benefit for Noosa being Independent is we can work with, or against when needed, the major parties in a productive way as has been demonstrated.”
Further Information
Direct advocacy regarding this can be directed to the Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads via transportandmainroads@ministerial.qld.gov.au. Please cc’ our office in via noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au and forward any response you receive to us.
For our previous Noosa 360 updates on the Tewantin Bypass, please visit www.sandybolton.com/?s=Beckman