DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES (DAF) BOATSHED UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2024
Sandy joined the Noosa Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) team to finally open their new Boat Shed earlier this week, with Minister Mark Furner and...
Newsletter August – 2024 – Edition #72
$3.8 million of State funding to Noosa Council A great outcome, as part of our efforts for greater accessibility, this funding is for two projects...
MARINE RESCUE QUEENSLAND (NOOSA COAST GUARD QF5) UPDATE AUGUST 2024
The State funded Vessel Replacement Program is set to provide a new vessel to our Noosa Coast Guard QF5. This comes at the same time as the...
NEW COOROY POLICE STATION OPENS & DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE UPDATE AUGUST 2024
New Cooroy Police Station Sandy joined our frontliners and the community in August 2024 to celebrate the new Cooroy Police Station, which is...
UPDATED DOG OWNERSHIP LAWS AND PENALTIES SYSTEM AUGUST 2024
As reported on Sandy’s Facebook page in April 2023, a raft of measures were proposed regarding dog ownership laws including increased penalties for...
TEWANTIN NATIONAL PARK EXPANSION AUGUST 2024
Five years ago in 2019, Sandy, spoke in Parliament of the long-held vision of advocates and the process involving many locals to see two thousand...
FUEL PRICING & REPORTING UPDATE AUGUST 2024
Following resident concerns regarding excessive variations in fuel prices and other essential items contributing to the cost-of-living crisis, Sandy...
EDUCATION/SCHOOL COMPLAINT PROCESS AUGUST 2024
In response to constituent enquiries regarding problems experienced with/in schools, the Department of Education has an official Complaints...
TEEWAH COOLOOLA WORKING GROUP, COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN (TEEWAH) UPDATE JULY 2024
Noosa Council’s recent media release regarding the Teewah Cooloola Working Group’s (TCWG) submission to the Cooloola Recreation Area Management Plan...
Newsletter July – 2024 – Edition #71
Funding and Traineeships Catching up with recent recipients of our Noosa MP grants including Rise & Thrive, Noosa Landcare, Noosa FM, and...
COST OF LIVING (ELECTRICITY PRICES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY) UPDATE JULY 2024
This Noosa 360 update aims to address the following questions: How do Queensland electricity prices compare to other States? How will the move to...
ESTIMATES HEARINGS 2024 SUMMARY – AUGUST 2024
The Estimate Hearings follow the presentation of the Queensland 2024 Budget and gives an opportunity for State Members of Parliament (MPs) to...
COOROY INTERSECTIONS & RAILWAY BRIDGE OVERPASS UPDATE JULY 2024
Even though outside of the Noosa electorate, Sandy’s advocacy has continued alongside the Nicklin Member of Parliament (MP), to see resident...
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 shoreline that commenced on 15 July, there is...
NOOSA 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...
COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA AND GREAT SANDY NATIONAL PARK JULY 2024
With some confusion regarding whether the Cooloola Recreation Area is a National Park and even what a Recreation Area is, below is some clarity...
QUEENSLAND STATE BUDGET DEBT & DEFICIT JULY 2024
With the recent release of the Queensland State budget, beside the specifics of what was funded, the other important issue is the size of the budget...
POLICE RECRUITMENT, NUMBERS AND GENERAL UPDATE JULY 2024
In response to community calls for more police officers in Noosa, Sandy during 2023 Estimates Hearings queried how adequate police numbers are...