GP PAYROLL TAX JANUARY 2023
Concerns have been raised about the Queensland Government’s charging of payroll tax to GPs. We have been advised that payroll tax is not a new...
Newsletter January 2023 – Edition #54
A massive ‘Happy New Year’ to all fellow Noosans, I trust you enjoyed the holiday season which had both the ‘fabulous’ and sadly some ‘not so...
CLOUD SEEDING FEBRUARY 2023
In response to questions regarding the Queensland Government’s involvement in cloud seeding and whether this has been occurring throughout Southeast...
PENSIONER VEHICLE REGISTRATION JANUARY 2023
In response to constituent enquires about why Queensland Pensioners pay vehicle registration fees when some other states such as NSW don’t, the...
NORTH COAST RAIL SERVICES (INCLUDING COOROY-GYMPIE NORTH) UPDATE JANUARY 2023
For some years you would be aware we have advocated for improved frequency of rail services from Gympie North to connect to the Nambour services to...
YOUTH CRIME/RECIDIVISM JANUARY 2023
Youth offenders, repeat offenders - their crimes and behaviours across QLD understandably have brought forward calls for greater punishments as part...
MARINE RESCUE QUEENSLAND JANUARY 2023
Following the release of Blue Water Review report in 2019 on Volunteer Marine Rescue Organisations in QLD, the QLD Government have announced that...
NOOSA HINTERLAND STATE ROADS INCLUDING KIN KIN RD, LOUIS BAZZO DRIVE and KIN KIN BRIDGE #3 JANUARY 2023
The following information, in indented italics, has been received from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in response to complaints...
GYMPIE – KIN KIN ROAD UNSEALED SECTION JANUARY 2023
This unsealed section, from Como to Wolvi, is managed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), Southern Queensland Region, who have...
SPEED LIMIT REVIEW PROCESS JANUARY 2023
The speed limit review process on state-controlled roads, has a strong emphasis on road safety and includes a risk-based approach to the setting of...
TEEWAH COOLOOLA WORKING GROUP UPDATE DECEMBER 2022
The Teewah Cooloola Working Group (TCWG) met in December 2022, with the Department of Environment & Science giving a briefing on the processes...
YOUTH JUSTICE FACT SHEET DECEMBER 2022
Please find factsheet on the Youth Justice System here More information can also be found at Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural...
BRADFIELD SCHEME INFORMATION DECEMBER 2022
Following a resurgence of interest in the Bradfield Scheme originally proposed in 1938, the State Government established an independent expert panel...
KIN KIN ROAD WORKS DELAYS UPDATE DECEMBER 2022
The Department of Transport and Main Roads has provided the following response in relation to traffic delays on Kin Kin Rd: The Department of...
QLD HOUSING SUMMIT OUTCOMES REPORT DECEMBER 2022
The Premier spoke in Parliament today on the Government’s Outcomes Report from the Queensland Housing Summit, which was held in October and brought...
UNSEALED ROADS NOVEMBER 2022
With the exception of one small section of Gympie – Kin Kin Rd, all unsealed roads in our area are managed by Noosa Council rather than State...
KIN KIN ROAD VEHICLE ACTIVATED SIGNS (VAS), COMPLIANCE UPDATE #2 NOVEMBER 2022
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) have advised the following in relation to Kin Kin Rd: Vehicle Activated Signs As part of...
Connect 2022
Read Sandy's Connect 2022 here