NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE OCTOBER 2024
Following Sandy taking resident concerns to Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) since July and many...
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NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE #2 JULY 2024
As mentioned in our May 2024 Noosa 360 update, with a ‘no anchoring zone’ 60m from the southern...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT (LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS) UPDATE JULY 2024
In response to questions relating to legislation permitting the recent management changes by Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ), we have obtained the following information: Stage 4 – no anchoring zone The current no anchoring...
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NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT JUNE 2024
After being elected in 2017, one of Sandy’s first commitments was to improve the management of...
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NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE MAY 2024
Following extensive advocacy for 6 years and community consultation since 2021, Maritime Safety...
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MP MEDIA: THE WHOLE NOOSA RIVER STORY – NOOSA TODAY APRIL 2024
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 12th...
Read MoreTEEWAH COOLOOLA BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR STUDY – UPDATE #2 APRIL 2024
The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has commenced a study on beach driving, funded by the Queensland Government’s Motor Accident Insurance Commission, and are seeking participants who have driven on Noosa Northshore,...
Read MoreTEEWAH COOLOOLA BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR UPDATE APRIL 2024
In response to resident concerns regarding the lack of speed cameras on Teewah Beach, Sandy asked a Question on Notice (QON) to the Queensland Minister for Police. Their full response is below and can be viewed in the official...
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TEEWAH BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR/ COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA MANAGEMENT/ TURTLE HATCHLINGS UPDATE MARCH 2024
Sandy has continued advocacy on the issues impacting Cooloola and the Noosa North Shore including...
Read MoreTEEWAH COOLOOLA BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR UPDATE JANUARY 2024
Our office has been provided the following enforcement statistics collected during one of the targeted operations for Noosa North shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island between 27/12/2023 and 30/12/2023: Enforcement type...
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NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE JANUARY 2024
As mentioned in our September 2023 Noosa 360 update, Maritime Safety QLD (MSQ) initiated new speed...
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TEEWAH BEACH DRIVER BEHAVIOUR UPDATE DECEMBER 2023
On the lead up to any peak period, Sandy advocates to ensure our frontliners have additional...
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NOOSA RIVER SPEED CHANGES SEPTEMBER 2023
Following community consultation in February 2022, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) have advised...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER NAVIGATIONAL AIDS SEPTEMBER 2023
In response to our advocacy regarding navigational aids in Noosa River, including whether they can be lit at night, Maritime Safety QLD (MSQ) have advised the following regarding Noosa River being classified as a secondary...
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RIVER WATER QUALITY APRIL 2023
Following advocacy, in recent years the Department of Environment & Science (DES) has...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER DIOXIN REPORT JUNE 2022
Following on from our 9 February 2022 update, a research paper was recently released by CSIRO regarding the dioxins in Noosa River. The report indicates that the dioxins found in Noosa River have a unique ‘signature’...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER SAFETY DATA MARCH 2022
In response to queries regarding safety related incidents on Noosa River, we have obtained the following which occurred between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021. ALL AGENCIES COMBINED Infringement Formal warning TOTAL Speed...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER MARINE ZONE MARCH 2022
A Marine Zone was setup in Noosa in 2009 under Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) legislation to manage certain activities within the Noosa River and to balance the needs of maritime users with local community concerns about...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER SPEED CONSULTATION UPDATE #1 FEBRUARY 2022
NOOSA RIVER SPEED CONSULTATION UPDATE #1 Marine Safety Queensland (MSQ) has commenced community consultation on proposed speed limit reduction changes in the lower part of the Noosa River (refer previous post). This follows a...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER SPEED LIMIT CONSULTATION FEBRUARY 2022
As per previous updates, the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) has had discussions with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) about doing consultation on a proposal to permanently reduce speed limits on Noosa River...
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