Youth, Families and Children

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’.…

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…

Courts As mentioned in our August 2024 Noosa 360 update, work on the Maroochydore Courthouse to provide improved services for those impacted by domestic and family violence (DFV) is underway. With a new Government after the 2024 October State Election,…

During our recent Noosa MP Community Survey, some residents raised the need for parenting skills workshops at schools and/or online, and the Queensland Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services have provided the below information in italics on the current…

With recent bad behaviours on Hastings Street during a visitor spike on school holidays in Noosa, operation November Kilo was launched where police dealt with several offenses including four assaults occasioning bodily harm, three wilful damage, three possessions of dangerous…

Queenslanders have endured ongoing financial and emotional hardship since the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes increases in domestic violence and mental health issues and a housing crisis. In addition, high inflations, with this budget addressing cost of living pressures through electricity…

As mentioned in our April 2024 Noosa 360 update, following advocacy, a Home School Advisory Group (HSAG) was established to consider in detail how to gain greater certainty around how Queensland children are receiving a high-quality home education. The Queensland…

Sandy’s advocacy has continued following the tabling of the Interim Report into youth justice reform with 60 recommendations to create greater safety in our communities. As included in our April 2024 Noosa 360 update, this report can be viewed in…

The Youth Justice Reform Parliamentary Select Committee, chaired by Sandy with three Members of Parliament (MPs) each from the Liberal National and Labor Parties respectively, has been working towards the completion and tabling of an interim report for six months.…

Over the last month, Sandy has chaired further Youth Justice Reform Committee Public Hearings in South- East Queensland and Rockhampton. As mentioned in our February 2024 Noosa 3360 update, this has also included another round of submissions which have now…