New Cooroy Police Station
Sandy joined our frontliners and the community in August 2024 to celebrate the new Cooroy Police Station, which is designed to ensure the delivery of modern, mobile and flexible policing services with allowance for future growth. The station will be supported by neighbouring divisions and other district resources including Highway Patrol, Tactical Crime Squad, Dog Squad, Criminal Investigation Branch and Child Protection Investigation Branch.
Even though outside the Noosa State Electorate as Cooroy is within Nicklin, many of our residents will be serviced by this new station, with a design that fits in with the look and feel of Cooroy. Our police work incredibly hard day and night, 7 days a week and we need to ensure they are supported with the resources and facilities that responds to demand.
Domestic and Family Violence
Work on the Maroochydore Courthouse to provide improved services for those impacted by domestic and family violence (DFV) is underway following Sandy’s longtime advocacy for a dedicated DFV court for the Sunshine Coast.
The Queensland Attorney General in response to Sandy’s 2024 Estimates questioning said below,
Maroochydore Courthouse designs are well developed and include a new dedicated DFV safe room with direct access to an existing courtroom, vulnerable witness recording room and support services, registry refurbishment to increase occupancy including a new counter and public waiting area, and a security entry upgrade. This project remains on track for the construction tender to be released in early 2025 with site works commencing in mid-2025.
Sandy welcomes these outcomes however has said there is still more to achieve including DFV magistrates, as well more funding for refuges. The bar CPI has had no increases for several years and doesn’t have allocations for children, which needs to change as this is part of early intervention.
In addition, ensuring all of the youth justice recommendations are actioned regardless of who holds Government after October as the high percentage of youth offenders emanating from DFV households indicates how important early interventions are for the whole family.
Noosa crime statistics update
The current offence statistics for the last five years in the Noosa Local Government Area (LGA) are below:
Further information
For information on our transition to mobile police beats, highway patrols, compliances, special operations or station locations, please visit our previous Noosa 360 update at www.sandybolton.com/policing-in-noosa-july-2023.
To view our previous Noosa 360 updates on Crime/ Youth Recidivism, please visit www.sandybolton.com/?s=Crime, for policing, head to www.sandybolton.com/?s=Police.
For emergencies, please dial 000 immediately.
Call Policelink on 131444 for non-urgent reporting and enquiries, saving the need for you to make reports at a local station. You can also report online at www.police.qld.gov.au/policelink-reporting. These reports are then sent to the local officers on duty 24/7.
With very few Neighbourhood Watches operating in the Noosa area currently, anyone with concerns may wish to consider starting one to increase knowledge and security around their homes and with neighbours and other residents. These can also provide excellent feedback for local police. To enquire further, please contact the Sunshine Coast District Crime Prevention Unit via sunshinecoast@police.qld.gov.au.