Housing

Regarding the need for improved processes and regulations for the use of tiny homes, Sandy recently met with Noosa Council and wrote to the Deputy Premier in his role as Minister for Planning which was also cc’d to the Minister…

We are regularly contacted by residents seeking assistance with rental costs or support to remain in their current tenancy. The below summary was provided by the Department of Housing and outlines the rental assistance products currently available through the Queensland…

The Queensland Government has completed its review of the State Facilitated Development (SFD) framework and made amendments through the Planning (State Facilitated Development) Amendment Regulation 2026. These changes require developments meet zoning requirement and receive written support from local government…

As mentioned in our previous June 2025 updates, we have continued to advocate and seek clarification regarding the use of Short Term Accommodation (STA) and the respective roles of state and local government in regulating this land use. This has…

In preparation for the 2026–27 State Budget, we have written 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…

Further to our August 2025 update regarding the former Tewantin TAFE site, the NRA Collaborative, the successful applicant from the 2021 Expression of Interest (EOI) process, completed a reassessment of the existing buildings in January 2026.  Following the reassessment, we…

Our advocacy continues for any avenue to address genuine affordable housing, as well as additional emergency and transitional accommodation for our workers sleeping ‘rough’. House with No Steps For many years we have chased the former House with No Steps…

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’.…

As mentioned in our March 2025 Noosa 360 update, Sandy asked a Question on Notice (QON) in Parliament on whether the Government will review and revise the State Facilitated Development (SFD) legislation and regulations including the definitions for ‘affordability’ to…

Even though inflation is down from post COVID-19 highs and there is some interest rate relief, as Sandy said in Parliament, at grass roots, the reality is we have overburdened not-for-profits and volunteers delivering everything from food to accommodation through…