COOLOOLA GREAT WALK UPDATE JULY 2020
Five camp sites have been pinpointed and approved by the traditional owners. These sites are on existing or close to service roads. The Department...
NOOSA RIVER MANAGEMENT UPDATE JULY 2020
A combined operation last weekend between MSQ and QPS saw 80 interceptions and a number of fines, as well as education and home visits as part of...
COMMERCIAL FISHING JULY 2020
Concerns have been raised regarding potential illegal activities along Noosa North Shore during the official mullet season from 1 April to 31...
FRASER ISLAND (K’GARI) DINGOES UPDATE JULY 2020
In response to concerns raised regarding the use of tracking collars (GPS) to monitor dingo movements on Fraser Island (K’gari), the use of tracking...
FLIGHT PATH UPDATE JULY 2020
The report from the Air Noise Ombudsman’s (ANO) investigation into the flight paths for the new runway at Sunshine Coast Airport, and Airservices...
Newsletter June 2020 – Edition #27
A rollercoaster of a month and our COVID-19 recovery and border reopening, with highlights including celebrating the 101st birthday of the lovely...
MP VOTING SURVEY RESULTS
No surprises, though plenty of comments providing good food for thought! With over half of respondents preferring to limit election materials, and...
NOOSA BUSHFIRE REVIEW UPDATE JUNE 2020
Following on from our submission to the Minister and the LDMG after our fires during the 2019/20, State Government departments have commenced...
EDUCATION FORUM UPDATE JUNE 2020
Following on from our Education Forum “Blue Sky Thinking” cohosted with CQUniversity last year, even though I was unable to meet with David Runge...
ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE AGREEMENT (EUA) UPDATE JUNE 2020
An EUA is a financing mechanism used to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing buildings to improve their environmental performance and can...
Newsletter May 2020 – Edition #26
This month has seen fabulous progress on our ‘Recovery’ journey, including our accommodation houses once again taking bookings! It has been...
VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING UPDATE MAY 2020
As has been widely reported in the media and online, I am deeply disappointed the Premier has announced that voluntary assisted dying draft...
VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING LEGISLATION UPDATE MAY 2020
At the last sitting of Parliament, my Question Without Notice to the Premier was ‘When will draft legislation be brought before the Chamber in...
BECKMANS ROAD & SIX MILE CREEK BRIDGE #7 UPDATE MAY 2020
After three years of relentless campaigning, we can confirm that we have secured a total of $27.5 million in the 2020-21 financial...
NETA – EDUCATION AND TRAINING UPDATE MAY 2020
With the closure of CQU due to COVID-19, a submission has been sent to Minister Fentiman requesting a partnership funding agreement between State...
BUDGET 2020-21 AND ESTIMATES HEARINGS MAY 2020
As reported previously, this year, in line with the Federal Government and all other States and Territories, our Budget process has been suspended....
TEEWAH-COOLOOLA WORKING GROUP UPDATE MAY 2020
Due to COVID-19 and the local government elections, the group have not met nor progressed any draft recommendations since their last meeting at the...
SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION (STA) MAY 2020
Industry has fed into the resumed taskforce on developing a Code of conduct. We are awaiting the outcomes from this, as well the decisions of the...