Noosa 360

As reported in our April update, we have been contacted by constituents concerned about the current rate of organ donation across the state and the importance of ensuring Queenslanders have clear and accessible pathways to register themselves as organ donors.…

In response to our ongoing advocacy with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), as well by residents, raising concerns about speeding and safety matters on McKinnon Drive, TMR is conducting a Speed Limit Review currently and has recently…

While four out of five Australians support organ donation, only about a third of the population is currently registered. Following the establishment of the national organ donor register in 2002, the driver licence registration scheme was phased out in every…

We recently wrote to the Queensland Treasurer to advocate for small and family businesses, seeking information on what measures are being considered to better support them amid ongoing economic pressures. This included raising long-standing advocacy regarding potential tax relief measures,…

In preparation for the 2026–27 State Budget, we wrote to a number of Ministers seeking consideration of projects, services and infrastructure identified by our electorate that remain unfunded or only partially funded. This included correspondence to the Minister for Education,…

Further to our June 2025 update regarding the former Noosa North Shore Landing Ground Reserve (Teewah Airfield), we have continued correspondence with the Minister for Environment seeking clarification on several outstanding matters. As previously outlined, trusteeship of the site transferred…

Further to our August 2025 update regarding the former Tewantin TAFE site, the NRA Collaborative, the successful applicant from the 2021 Expression of Interest (EOI) process, completed a reassessment of the existing buildings in January 2026.  Following the reassessment, we…

In response to resident concerns about being unable to use the Queensland Government’s Play On! sports vouchers for swimming lessons, and with the SwimStart program limited to children under four years of age, Sandy submitted a Question on Notice to…

As previously posted, the Sunshine Coast Airport Expansion Project delivered a new runway in 2020, which required changes to local flight paths. Following these changes, Airservices Australia undertook a Post Implementation Review (PIR) to assess their effectiveness and evaluate environmental…

In a recent parliamentary speech, Sandy raised Noosa’s concerns with Queensland’s Shark Control Program and urged the State Government to act on community feedback and Noosa Council’s request for a trial to replace shark nets with safe alternative measures during…

Two whale entanglements recently occurred in the Noosa Main Beach shark nets, on 17 September and 6 October 2025. Once reported to the Shark Control Program Hotline, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ contractor, Paddy Marine, was dispatched on both…

Every community is different and its local media outfits should reflect this uniqueness, not a statewide narrative. A 2022 Federal Inquiry into Australia’s regional newspapers recommended the Australian Government review government advertising expenditure across all departments and agencies with a…

State managed roads in the Noosa electorate include Kin Kin Rd, Yurol Forest Dr, Hill St, Factory St, Pound Rd, Pioneer Rd, Reserve St, Cooroy Noosa Rd, Louis Bazzo Dr, McKinnon Dr and a small portion of Eumundi Noosa Rd.…

As mentioned our July 2025 Noosa 360 update, Maritime Safety QLD (MSQ) agreed to review the scope of stage six of the Noosa River Management Plan. At a meeting since then, MSQ advised that following community feedback, they are consolidating…

In response to resident enquiries following the 24 September 2025 determination by Gympie Council to stop fluoridating their water, decisions regarding fluoridation of drinking water have been made by local government (councils) since 2012. In February 2025, Sandy conducted a…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 7th of September 2025. The demonstrations across Australia regarding the federal government’s immigration/population policies, and lack of clarity around, have highlighted what can occur…

In response to community concerns raised regarding Noosa Shire Council (NSC) not being able to apply local laws on the current Transport and Main Roads (TMR) owned lot at the corner of Goodchap Street and Noosa–Eumundi, we sought a resolution…

During her budget reply speech, Sandy highlighted that Noosa Council is receiving funding an all-abilities toilet facility for Gympie Terrace. After the 2024 State Election, we followed up on the state government’s commitment to fund this project including requesting a…

During the 2025 Estimates Hearings, Sandy asked various questions on behalf of our primary producers and residents, covering agricultural chemical use, support for farm gate produce, artisanal products and other agricultural production, as well efforts to reduce agricultural waste and…

In response to resident concerns and the fatality of a motorcycle rider and the serious injury of the driver of a car in June 2025 at the intersection of McKinnon and Louis Bazzo Drive we requested Transport and Main Roads…

As mentioned in our October 2024 Noosa 360 update, the NRA Collaborative were the successful proponents in the 2021 Expressions of Interest (EOI) period. In response to Sandy’s question during the 2025 Estimates Hearings, the Minister for Training updated that…

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’.…

The Minister for Health has recently advised the following in italics, which outlines that the closure of the Noosa Dental Clinic is being considered due to its low utilisation rate as part of a broader infrastructure review. To inform advocacy,…

As Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) continues to implement the various stages of the Noosa River Management Plan, residents raised the need to for an independent survey of anchored and moored boat numbers. In response, Sandy provided a Noosa MP grant…

With reports of inappropriate social media usage in schools, Sandy asked a Question on Notice in Parliament on 10 June 2025 requesting the Minister for Education advise what is being implemented to protect students and prevent any further similar occurrences…