BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
Hearing what our representatives have to report on behalf of their businesses whether via Chambers...
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DRAFT SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND REGIONAL PLAN UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
Per our August Noosa 360 update, consultation closed on 20 September. Thank you to all who...
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CRIME/ YOUTH RECIDIVISM UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
Parliamentary Select Committee As announced last month in response to recommendations from...
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MP MEDIA: UPDATING NOOSA ADVOCACY – NOOSA TODAY OCTOBER 2023
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 29th...
Read MoreBOATING INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
Per our March Noosa 360 update, the awaited report from Noosa Council staff was released in June for the Noosa Councillors to consider in relation to advocating for state funding for any extra or increased boating...
Read MoreKIN KIN QUARRY EPBC APPLICATION/ REFERRAL TO CLEAR KOALA HABITAT UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
In response to Sandy’s submission to the Federal Minister for the Environment on the application made by the Kin Kin Quarry to clear nearly 10h of koala habitat under the Federal Government Environment Protection and...
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SHARK NETS AND CONTROL MEASURES UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
With the recent entangling of a baby whale in shark nets off Noosa Main Beach, the meeting...
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ROYAL COMMISSION INTO VIOLENCE, ABUSE, NEGLECT AND EXPLOITATION OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OCTOBER 2023
A royal commission is a governmental investigation conducted in the public interest. In Australia,...
Read MoreDECOMMISSIONED TAFE SITE, FEDERAL COURT NATIVE TITLE CLAIM UPDATE OCTOBER 2023
The site continues to be of great interest to our office and to many in our community, with some misinformation emanating, this update is to clarify there has been no change in status of the site, as previously posted in our...
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Newsletter September 2023 – Edition #62
It has been a really big month, so forgive that we were not able to fit everything in as it would...
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KIN KIN QUARRY EPBC APPLICATION/ REFERRAL TO CLEAR KOALA HABITAT SEPTEMBER 2023
On Monday 11 September, our office was made aware of an application made by the Kin Kin Quarry to...
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2022 SEQ RAINFALL AND FLOODING EVENT UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
During the Southeast Queensland Rainfall and Flooding Event in February–March 2022, tragically, 13...
Read MoreVOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING (VAD) LEGISLATION UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
Sandy’s advocacy for Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) commenced in 2018 when requesting an inquiry via a ‘Question without Notice’ to the Premier, with Noosa MP surveys and resident communications showing overwhelming...
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BRISBANE 2032 OLYMPICS & PARALYMPIC GAMES LEGACY – CROSS BENCH UNITY STATEMENT UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
The hosting of the Olympics in Brisbane has brought excitement and opportunities to so many,...
Read MoreLAND VALUATIONS & LAND TAX UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
After our advocacies to the Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Resources for land valuation and land tax relief, it was a positive that even though we did not get the valuation freeze requested nor increased land tax...
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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...
Read MoreGP PAYROLL TAX UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
Following further advocacy from our office and others, the Queensland Treasurer has announced an extension of the expression of interest application period for the Payroll Tax amnesty until 10 November 2023. This amnesty runs...
Read More2024 LOCAL GOVERNMENT (NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL) ELECTIONS & THE INQUIRY INTO THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR SEPTEMBER 2023
Inquiry into the Office of the Independent Assessor Following enquiries to our office from residents regarding the Inquiry into the Office of the Independent Assessor (OIA), we have complied the following information from the...
Read MorePATH TO TREATY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2023
At the regional parliamentary sitting in Cairns earlier this year, State MPs debated the Path to Treaty Bill, available here. This provides legislative framework for a First Nations Treaty Institute. The majority supported,...
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