Your Voice. Your Noosa.

As an Independent Member of the Queensland Parliament, I am honoured to represent the wonderful diversity that is Noosa, not a political party or personal ideology. This is liberating and empowering for the residents of our electorate and provides opportunity to create a future that you have envisioned. One that is bold in researching ideas and trialling new ways to address our challenges, through the development of partnerships and a focus on what unites. One that encourages open discussion and respectful debate which concentrates on common ground and what can be achieved. One that considers all viewpoints and perspectives, with objective research and a passion for people, that puts Noosa first.

I am your voice. It is your Noosa.

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2 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐Œ๐€๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐’ ๐’๐–๐ˆ๐Œ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐‹๐”๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ ๐€๐๐๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐ŸŠโ€โ™€๏ธ This wonderful group who come together over their mutual love of swimming, have been meeting year-round at the Noosa Aquatic Centre for the last two and a half decades! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ It was fabulous to celebrate this milestone as well the haul of medals from the 2024 North QLD Masters Championships ๐Ÿฅ‡ and check out some fab photos since their inception ๐Ÿ˜ Memories shared by members and past present were thoroughly enjoyed, as was the life memberships awarded to founding members Barry and Tony, and hilarity of special moments that comes with good mates having a great time! Congratulations to all, and thank you to President Terry and committee for taking on the ongoing good works of those that have come before ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’›Love to join up? Head to noosamastersswimming.com.au/contact/Noosa Masters Swimming ... See MoreSee Less
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3 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐๐„๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐†๐Ž ๐‘๐„๐’๐‚๐”๐„ ๐‹๐€๐”๐๐‚๐‡๐Ÿ›ฅJoining the fab Coast Guard Noosa QF5 and Community Bank Sunshine Coast teams dockside to celebrate this new state-of-the-art 8.5 metre rescue vessel saw us get a bit damp, though not from the bottle of launch bubbles! โ€˜Bendigoโ€™ will work to safeguard those who navigate our waterways and ocean๐ŸŒŠalongside Rotary Rescue and the $1.12m Marine Rescue QLD Naiad both due to launch in the new year. All stand as symbols of what our community can achieve when we come together. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ ๐Ÿ’ชGratitude to Bendigo Bank and all of our fabulous community organizations who continue to support our incredible Coast Guard lifesavers! ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™To join as a volunteer, head to coastguard.com.au/volunteer/ To learn more on our community banks, head to www.bendigobank.com.au/branch/qld/community-bank-tewantin-noosa/ ... See MoreSee Less
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4 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐„๐‹๐„๐‚๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐‚ ๐๐”๐’ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ - ๐Š๐ˆ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐‚ ๐ŸšŒโšก With the Development Application approved for a new electric bus depot, it was great to catch up with Martin, Executive General Manager of Kinetic, and our regionโ€™s new Manager, Keely, on site to discuss progress on the roll-out of electric buses across the Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We will be able to share more in the coming months. ... See MoreSee Less
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5 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐€๐‚๐€๐ƒ๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’! ๐ŸŽ–๐ŸŽ“ Even though sadly I was unable to attend in person to present awards last week due to a dreaded โ€˜bugโ€™ ๐Ÿคฎ Noosa Youth Member Dylan was happily on hand to cheer everyone on as I did virtually! We had the privilege of sponsoring several awards this year, including the Noosa District SHSโ€™s Platinum Scholar Awards for those who demonstrated academic excellence all the way through from year 7 to 12 and the Good Shepherd Lutheran Collegeโ€™s Citizenship Award, presented to Isabella Tate, for their regular and selfless service to the school and community. Dylan also congratulated the Dux Award at NDSHS to Trishali Lal, as well presented all the Silver, Gold and Platinum awards to the Year 12s at Sunshine Beach State High School and informed me of all that I missed, from the spectacular student musos that serenaded the halls ๐ŸŽต to the amazing valedictory speeches across all our schools๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽ“! Our students are fabulous in all ways, and it was no surprise to hear of the huge number of accomplished awardees across all schools and grades, particularly the year 12 graduating classes of 2024 ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ These awards nights give us an invaluable opportunity to celebrate their astounding achievements and all who assist them on their journey. Congratulations and gratitude to all our fabulous principals, staff, and teachers, as well sponsors, parents, and of course our graduating students as they head into their futures. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™ You did it!! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿงก ... See MoreSee Less
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7 days ago

Sandy Bolton MP
Having a McHappy Day ๐Ÿฅฐfor the fabulous Ronald McDonald House Ronald McDonald House Charities South East Queensland ๐Ÿ  There's still time to donate by heading down or to the mymaccas app ๐Ÿ‘ ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐˜โ€™๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐‹๐˜ โ€˜๐–๐‘๐€๐โ€™ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐Ž๐•๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’An exciting end to the school year for our Yr 12 class of 2024 with this week filled to the brim with awards nights and graduation ceremonies (post Monday!๐ŸŽ“) Congratulations to all๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ and enjoy your celebrations safely!๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ›ฅLAUNCH OF BENDIGO RESCUE โ€“ Tomorrow the Noosa Coast Guard is launching a new state-of-the-art 8.5 metre Naiad that has been funded by our local Bendigo Community Bank! Top job everyone ๐Ÿ‘@BendigoCommunityBank, Coast Guard Noosa QF5๐Ÿ‘‰ coastguard.com.au/flotilla/qf5-noosa/ ๐Ÿ’งNOMINATIONS CLOSE THIS SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER FOR LAKE MACDONALD DAM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMMUNITY REFERENCE GROUP โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.seqwater.com.au/lake-macdonald-dip-crg@Seqwater๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿš’FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO BOOST EXTREME WEATHER RESILIENCE โ€“ Next weekโ€™s Lake Cootharaba/Boreen Point โ€˜Good Neighbourโ€™ event will be held at the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club on Friday 22 November from 4pm to 6pm.๐Ÿ‘‰www.noosa.qld.gov.au/events/event/941/good-neighbour-disaster-preparedness-event-cootharaba-and-boreen-point @Noosa Council, @Recycling Queenslandโ™ปNOOSA COUNCIL AND LETโ€™S GET IT SORTED PROGRAM โ€“Council will receive over $200,000 from this Queensland Government initiative to deliver a community wide education and behaviour change program on correct waste management practices. Noosa Council, @RecycleQueensland ๐Ÿ‘‰www.qld.gov.au/environment/circular-economy-waste-reduction/funding-grants/lets-get-it-sorted-lgis-partnership-program ๐ŸŒณFORUM ON DEFORESTATION IN AUSTRALIA โ€“ Next Friday 22 November, Meghan Halverson will be hosting a forum to discuss deforestation and the current situation for koalas in Australia, and another example of why we need the IEPA we have been advocating for. ๐Ÿ‘‰Further information at noosaparks.org.au/event/november-22-deforestation-in-australia-meghan-halverson ๐Ÿ‘‰More information is available at www.sandybolton.com/independent-environmental-protection-agency-iepa-independent-review-of-powers... โšกELECTRIFY EVERYTHING WORKSHOP โ€“ Zero Emissions Noosa to host workshop on how to save money for your business while reducing emissions on Thursday 21 November. ๐Ÿ‘‰www.zeroemissionsnoosa.com.au/zen-events/2024/11/21/electrify-everything-save-money Zero Emissions Noosa๐Ÿ˜ƒMCHAPPY DAY TOMORROWโ€“ Raising funds for the wonderful Ronald McDonald House and yes, I will be serving burgers! ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.mchappyday.org.au/event/mchappy-day-2024 @Ronald McDonald House ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ WORLD COPD DAY โ€“ on Wednesday 20 October ๐Ÿ‘‰ lungfoundation.com.au/patients-carers/living-with-a-lung-disease/copd/overview/ Lung Foundation Australia๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™‚๏ธBEST PRACTICE INDUSTRY CONDITIONS โ€“ the QLD Government has announced a pause on the use of Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPICs) on new government funded construction projects to boost productivity. This welcomed as parts we have been advocating about on behalf of Noosa businesses need addressing.๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐‹๐“๐Ž๐ ๐Œ๐ ๐๐„๐–๐’๐‹๐„๐“๐“๐„๐‘: (www.sandybolton.com/newsletters) ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to ensure you are kept โ€˜in the loopโ€™ and advised when Noosa MP surveys are held.๐Ÿ“ŒPaper copies available from our office or posted via โ€˜snail mailโ€™ by calling our office on 53193100.๐Ÿ“ŒLatest newsletter: www.sandybolton.com/newsletter-october-2024-edition-74 ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“ ๐“๐Ž๐Ž๐‹ ๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’:๐Ÿ“ŒQLD Government: www.grants.services.qld.gov.au๐Ÿ“ŒFederal Government: www.grants.gov.au๐Ÿ“ŒNoosa Council: www.noosa.qld.gov.au/community/grants/council-grants๐Ÿ“ŒRegional Development Australia: www.rdasunshinecoast.org.au/grants-and-fundingTo finish, even more celebrations for Noosa this week!! Alexa Leary has been nominated as Champion of the Year by the Marie Claire Women of the Year Awards for her amazing Gold Medal-winning efforts at the Paris Paralympic Games๐Ÿฅ‡And Rob Neely has been announced as the Innovator of the Year at the 2024 US Fintech Awards in New York for his work as founder of Securely Holdings Pty ๐Ÿ†๐ŸพSuper congratulations to both!!๐ŸŒŸHave a wonderful weekend and see you at a bounty of events ๐Ÿ’›๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ฎ ๐Ÿ™๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™– ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ข. ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Ÿšฒ๐„-๐๐ˆ๐Š๐„ & ๐„-๐’๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐“๐„๐‘ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐“๐˜ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โ€“ ๐€ ๐Œ๐”๐’๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐๐€๐‘๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’ Learn about the rules and regulations, hear advice on how to keep your children, drivers and pedestrians safe on Saturday, 7 December, at Good Shepherd Lutheran College. Thank you to Tewantin Noosa Lions Club and our police including Sgt Joel Bryant for organising this essential day as part of efforts to reduce extremely dangerous behaviours ๐Ÿ™ It was great to meet up with Lion Bryan who put the proposal forward as a result of the many posts from concerned residents on local community forums.๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘‰Register at www.eventbrite.com/e/noosa-e-scooter-and-e-bike-safety-day-tickets-1077065896089?aff=oddtdtcreator ๐Ÿ‘‰Our previous updates on our efforts regarding e bikes and scooters is available at www.sandybolton.com/?s=Electric+Bike Queensland Police Service,Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS), Queensland Fire Department, Transport and Main Roads Queensland, Gregson and Weight Funerals ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐€๐Œ๐€๐™๐ˆ๐๐† ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐๐”๐’๐ˆ๐๐„๐’๐’๐„๐’ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ˜Š These Chamber Coffee catchups are a wonderful way to connect with friends and new members, and this one hosted by the fabulous Di Henshall Interior Design team was superb! Gathering on the rooftop, I shared my experiences in โ€˜pivotingโ€™ to business challenges before it was a โ€˜wordโ€™ ๐Ÿ˜Šas well advocacies underway and opportunities with a new government. Thank you to the Noosa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Di and her amazing team, as well all in attendance! I look forward to seeing everyone again at the Xmas celebration of all things โ€˜bizโ€™ ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘‰Learn more about our Chambers at noosachamberofcommerce.au and pomonachamber.org/ ... See MoreSee Less
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SANDY BOLTON MP
Independent Member for Noosa

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Noosaville QLD 4566

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