REVIEW OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SOCIAL HOUSING/ GENERAL HOUSING UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
Following advocacy from our office, we have received the following from the Minister for Housing regarding the need to review the income eligibility...
Newsletter August 2023 – Edition #61
A VERY big month of Parliament estimates hearings, community events, media requests, meetings, bill research and many messages/texts/calls regarding...
CLOTHING OPTIONAL BEACHES QLD, ALEXANDRIA BAY, NOOSA NATIONAL PARK UPDATE AUGUST 2023
Having previously posted an update, including our local survey results, at...
KIN KIN ROAD WIDENING – CAPITAL WORKS UPDATE AUGUST 2023
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised Stage 1 (between Turnbull Road to just north of Williams Road) has now been completed....
NOOSA MP FUNDED STUDY TO PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE AUGUST 2023
Having previously provided a MP Funded ‘Seeds for Change’ grant for wildlife signage and data collection on McKinnon Drive and Cooroy-Noosa Road, in...
ESTIMATES HEARINGS 2023 SUMMARY – AUGUST 2023
The Estimates Hearings follow the presentation of the Queensland 2023 Budget and gives an opportunity for Members of Parliament to ‘drill’ down into...
THE EASTERN SEABOARD & WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CRUISE PROTOCOL INCLUDING VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AUGUST 2023
In response to enquiries regarding vaccine mandates being imposed on cruises from Australia, we have obtained the following information from the...
SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE #2 AUGUST 2023
Investigation and trialing of alternative shark controls measures continues, with the most recent being research delivered by Flinders University...
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE UPDATE AUGUST 2023
SEQ REGIONAL PLAN A reminder, to assist in efforts, we ask everyone to make a valid submission to State Government before, or after, attending the...
KABI KABI NATIVE TITLE CLAIM UPDATE AUGUST 2023
As reported at The Federal Court of Australia website, the court has delivered a judgement altering the current Kabi Kabi native title claim, which...
FIRE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT AUGUST 2023
Our frontline personnel are vitally important, in everyday incidents, and also during major disasters. Advocacy is important to ensure they have the...
MP MEDIA: FOCUS ON NOOSA ISSUES – NOOSA TODAY AUGUST 2023
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 4th of August 2023: Every month in this column I...
COOROY INTERSECTIONS UPDATE AUGUST 2023
Further to recent updates on our website and in local media, we have been asked for the following information: The previous Department of Transport...
NOOSA MP ISSUE SURVEY – COOLOOLA GREAT WALK ECOTOURISM PROJECT AUGUST 2023
As an Independent MP, Sandy strives to represent all of our electorate’s diverse viewpoints, and direct feedback is greatly valued to help inform...
LAKE MACDONALD DAM UPGRADE UPDATE AUGUST 2023
As posted to our Facebook page in June, Sandy met with representatives from South East Queensland (SEQ) Water for an update on the Lake Macdonald...
CONCEALED LEAKS – UNITY WATER AUGUST 2023
A concealed leak is a leak from the customer’s plumbing that is hidden from view. These can be difficult to notice and can create an unexpected and...
INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (IEPA) & INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF POWERS AND PENALTIES UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT UPDATE AUGUST 2023
Independent Review of Powers and Penalties under the Environmental Protection Act The Independent Review of Powers and Penalties under the...
LIFELINE FUNDING SECURED AUGUST 2023
With the ongoing crises in Australia and globally, the mental health of Queenslanders is being challenged more than ever. Our crisis services and...