Newsletter July – 2024 – Edition #71
Funding and Traineeships Catching up with recent recipients of our Noosa MP grants including Rise & Thrive, Noosa Landcare, Noosa FM, and...
COST OF LIVING (ELECTRICITY PRICES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY) UPDATE JULY 2024
This Noosa 360 update aims to address the following questions: How do Queensland electricity prices compare to other States? How will the move to...
ESTIMATES HEARINGS 2024 SUMMARY – AUGUST 2024
The Estimate Hearings follow the presentation of the Queensland 2024 Budget and gives an opportunity for State Members of Parliament (MPs) to...
COOROY INTERSECTIONS & RAILWAY BRIDGE OVERPASS UPDATE JULY 2024
Even though outside of the Noosa electorate, Sandy’s advocacy has continued alongside the Nicklin Member of Parliament (MP), to see resident...
NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE #2 JULY 2024
As mentioned in our May 2024 Noosa 360 update, with a ‘no anchoring zone’ 60m from the southern shoreline that commenced on 15 July, there is...
NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT (LEGISLATION/REGULATIONS) UPDATE JULY 2024
In response to questions relating to legislation permitting the recent management changes by Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ), we have obtained the...
COOLOOLA RECREATION AREA AND GREAT SANDY NATIONAL PARK JULY 2024
With some confusion regarding whether the Cooloola Recreation Area is a National Park and even what a Recreation Area is, below is some clarity...
QUEENSLAND STATE BUDGET DEBT & DEFICIT JULY 2024
With the recent release of the Queensland State budget, beside the specifics of what was funded, the other important issue is the size of the budget...
POLICE RECRUITMENT, NUMBERS AND GENERAL UPDATE JULY 2024
In response to community calls for more police officers in Noosa, Sandy during 2023 Estimates Hearings queried how adequate police numbers are...
HISTORY OF TEWANTIN BYPASS/BECKMANS ROAD JULY 2024
There has been some misunderstanding on social media this month in relation to the Tewantin Bypass, also known as the Beckman’s Road corridor, and...
Newsletter June 2024 – Edition #70
TO START! NOOSA MP QLD DAY AWARDS The J was packed full of laughter, love and cheers of delight as 150 residents gathered to honour 57 incredible...
TEEWAH AIRFIELD UPDATE JUNE 2024
In May 2024, DES advised that the site will be transferred to National Park, and it is expected that the Lot will be dedicated as National Park in...
NEW HALL FOR NOOSA DISTRICT STATE HIGH SCHOOL POMONA CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED JUNE 2024
Sandy joined Noosa District State High School (NDSHS) Principal Stacy Wilmore, students and staff recently to open the new hall at their Pomona...
KABI KABI NATIVE TITLE CLAIM UPDATE JUNE 2024
The Federal Court has made a determination setting out the non- exclusive native title rights of the Kabi Kabi people to certain lands on the...
BUDGET 2024 – 25 SUMMARY
Queenslanders have endured ongoing financial and emotional hardship since the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes increases in domestic violence and...
INDIGENOUS RANGERS PROGRAM UPDATE JUNE 2024
Following a journey of six years, in late 2023 the Kabi Kabi Peoples Aboriginal Corporation (KKPAC) was one of fifteen successful First Nations...
MP MEDIA: WELCOME NEWS FOR NOOSA – NOOSA TODAY JUNE 2024
The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 7th of June 2024: We are halfway through the year, and...
NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT JUNE 2024
After being elected in 2017, one of Sandy’s first commitments was to improve the management of Noosa River. In an initial meeting with the Minister...