Health, Wellbeing and Disability

During the Health, Environment and Innovation Committee Estimates Hearing, I welcomed confirmation that additional Queensland Ambulance Service staff and resources have been allocated to the northern Sunshine Coast, including Noosa, to strengthen emergency response capability and help reduce Triple Zero…

As reported in our April update, we have been contacted by constituents concerned about the current rate of organ donation across the state and the importance of ensuring Queenslanders have clear and accessible pathways to register themselves as organ donors.…

Following announcements from the Federal Government regarding proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which are anticipated to reduce participant numbers nationally by approximately 160,000 by 2030, we requested information from the Queensland Government regarding what programs, services…

While four out of five Australians support organ donation, only about a third of the population is currently registered. Following the establishment of the national organ donor register in 2002, the driver licence registration scheme was phased out in every…

Following points raised by constituents regarding the registration of local Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), and the potential adoption of community cardiac arrest responder programs such as GoodSAM, which alert trained nearby responders to cardiac incidents requiring CPR or AED use…

In preparation for the 2026–27 State Budget, we wrote to a number of ministers seeking consideration of projects, services and infrastructure identified by our electorate that remain unfunded or only partially funded. This included correspondence to the Minister for Families,…

In response to community concerns regarding the disposal of illegal vapes seized under new laws introduced through the Tobacco and Other Smoking Products (Dismantling Illegal Trade) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, we sought clarification from the Minister for Health…

As mentioned in our July 2025 Noosa 360 update, the Minister for Health advised the closure of the Noosa Dental Clinic was being considered, with more information at yourwebsitedeveloper.com.au/sandy-bolton/wp/proposed-closure-of-noosa-dental-clinic-july-2025. From resident feedback received, there appears to be a lack of…

During her budget reply speech, Sandy highlighted that Noosa Council is receiving funding an all-abilities toilet facility for Gympie Terrace. After the 2024 State Election, we followed up on the state government’s commitment to fund this project including requesting a…

The Estimates process is a crucial one, providing opportunity to find out how public funds are being spent or not spent, whether what communities had sought was being delivered or not, and ultimately, ensure what is passes the ‘pub test’.…