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Recruitment process In Sandy’s recent Noosa MP Community Survey, some residents expressed concerns regarding inadequate training for new police recruits and fears that the current ‘$100,000 from day one’ advertising campaign will attract inappropriate candidates. In response, we have received…

Wow, what a month! Between travelling across Queensland with my Youth Justice Reform Committee, the first sitting of Parliament, and the endless early ruckussing/campaigning/politicking by parties in readiness for the State Election in October, there has never been a dull…

Per our January 2024 Noosa 360 update, we were advised by the Queensland Minister for Education that approximately 300 more teachers and 230 more teacher aides have been allocated directly to schools. We enquired how many of those newly allocated…

Our office has been provided the following enforcement statistics collected during one of the targeted operations for Noosa North shore, Teewah Beach and Double Island between 27/12/2023 and 30/12/2023: Enforcement type Statistics Random breath testing 229 with 1 reading a…

Happy New Year fellow Noosans! To say the festive season so far has been ‘full’ in all ways is an understatement! Locally, from the volume of visitors to hearts overflowing from the kindness and caring shown to each other, there…

Following ongoing advocacy regarding state schooling resources and policies, Sandy asked a Question on Notice (QON) in the last Parliament sitting week to the Queensland Minister for Education below including their full response: Sandy’s QON With reference to recommendations from…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 15th of December 2023: Christmas is a wonderful gift! Gratefully, I get to move beyond the standard column of the many serious matters that…

Wow! Our final newsletter for 2023 is here, and a bumper edition! There is so much to celebrate before my staff go on a well-deserved break, thank you to all encountered at the many Christmas events already held, and to…

This edition was written early to meet the Australia Post deadlines for the Annual Connect mail out, so don’t forget to subscribe to receive the Christmas edition as there will be much, much more to share! This month was one of…

Hearing what our representatives have to report on behalf of their businesses whether via Chambers of Commerce or Business Associations is so important. As part of Sandy’s latest update to the roundtable, she relayed the following: SEQ REGIONAL PLAN www.sandybolton.com/draft-southeast-queensland-regional-plan-update-october-2023…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 29th of September 2023: With the culmination of a number of long advocacy journeys and the start of others, there is much to update…

It has been a really big month, so forgive that we were not able to fit everything in as it would have been 10 pages! Firstly, thank you to all who attended the information sessions and sent submissions regarding the…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 1st of September 2023: ‘Flood or Flooding the Zone’ is terminology becoming more widely used than beyond a sporting strategy! This in relation to…

A VERY big month of Parliament estimates hearings, community events, media requests, meetings, bill research and many messages/texts/calls regarding my intentions in the next state election, which is not until October 2024. To ‘put to bed’ the concerns, rumours, and…

The Estimates Hearings follow the presentation of the Queensland 2023 Budget and gives an opportunity for Members of Parliament to ‘drill’ down into the details on how funds are being spent, or not spent. As part of efforts to see…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 4th of August 2023: Every month in this column I endeavour to raise an important issue for you to think about in response to…

State Members of Parliament have a set amount of funds allocated to operate their Electorate Offices annually for the purchase of equipment, mail outs, community event hosting as well as other ‘day to day’ expenses. We can also use these…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 7th of July 2023: Budget week in Parliament is always guaranteed to see a glaring difference between speakers on the two sides of the…

This year’s Queensland Day Awards Ceremony was breathtaking as well record breaking, with 51 awardees and over 130 Noosans in attendance with so much love and appreciation generated. These incredible residents give their skills, time and expertise to us free…

Budget Week 2023 again held little in surprises, though a couple of deep disappointments for Noosa including the non-allocation for the expansion of the Advanced Manufacturing Hub at Sunshine Beach State High School. It is appreciated that cost of living…

After being away for two Parliamentary sittings, a dose of COVID and a biannual dash to visit my grandies, how lucky we are to be able to keep working from anywhere, infected with anything!  A highlight was attending Committee with…

There are many occasions to share this month including ANZAC Day highlighted on Page 4, and the Easter break which happily saw much better statistics behaviour wise. Teewah Beach had 541 Random Breath Tests (RBT’s) resulting in 2 drink and…

So much to share from Parliament and here at home this month including on the Cooloola Great Walk, Teewah management, pedestrian crossings, and much, much more. There were many moments of great celebration, as well deep shock and sadness, which…

Greetings from the first sitting of Parliament for 2023! With tabling’s in Chamber to be debated at the next sitting including efforts to reduce youth crime, and a Notice Paper with instrumental reforms regarding coercive control, a reminder that you…

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 fabulous?  From festive Christmas events to New Year celebrations, our community spirit has filled…