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If you or anyone you know is experiencing homelessness, you can call the Homeless Hotline 24/7 on 1800 474 753. In addition, there is a 24/7 Homeless Hub in Kawana on 0436 941 029 who can also provide emergency assistance.…

August 2020 – Edition #29 Spring is upon us, and very welcomed after another month of COVID-19 changes. This included border reclosures, positive cases, contact tracing and limits of 30 for gatherings in homes and public places. Regardless of recent…

There is never a ‘normal’ month with COVID-19, and in amongst many fabulous re-openings, gatherings and celebrations, and a visit from the Premier, there were also many changes to borders and COVID-19 regulations. This has included increasing border closures to…

A rollercoaster of a month and our COVID-19 recovery and border reopening, with highlights including celebrating the 101st birthday of the lovely Merv, right through to the lowlights of 4am finishes researching bill amendments in their hundreds during Parliament. Bleary…

An EUA is a financing mechanism used to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing buildings to improve their environmental performance and can provide benefits for the community, industry, building owners, building tenants, financial providers and local governments. EUAs are fixed…

This month has seen fabulous progress on our ‘Recovery’ journey, including our accommodation houses once again taking bookings! It has been wonderful to visit our businesses and community groups, who may not have accessed information online nor are connected through…

Please find a summary below of essential links and contacts to assist you during this time. For any further enquiries, please contact our office on 5319 3100 or noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au. For a printable version please click here – COVID-19 – GO…

At this stage due to COVID-19 we have postponed the Women’s Forum which was due to take place in May. A working group has been established to identify the challenges facing women in Noosa including affordable housing, homelessness, job opportunities,…

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Minister for Housing and Public Works, Mick de Brenni’s office, has advised the Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUA) Framework sought for Queensland is currently under review with the findings due early 2020. This legislation would allow Councils across Qld to enable…

Welcome to Spring, Noosa! With Estimates just past and a letter to the Premier sent with suggestions for improving the process, it has been interesting to see this week, at a Federal level, similar efforts to address concerns and the…

Politics as you know is an interesting realm! As an Australian, and Queenslander, educated to believe in the authority and knowledge of those that went before us, we are predisposed to uphold their systems and traditions, which are underpinned by…

What a complex month! Headlines intimating that ‘Noosa is closed’ or has ‘No Vacancy’ caused conundrum, stakeholder roundtables on flight paths saw frustration, and a 4 year journey for one of our much loved all abilities charities came to an…

NEW INITIATIVES Education •  $200,000 for Student Centre refurbishment – replacement of louvres, lights, industrial fan at Sunshine Beach State High School. •  $130,000 to upgrade to Prep Outdoor Learning Area at Pomona State School. •  $200,000 to upgrade outdoor…

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is funding organisations to deliver Information, Linkages and Capacity building (ILC) activities across communities through their ILC grants program. Minister for Disability Services Coralee O’Rourke congratulated the successful Queensland organisations and encouraged other organisations…

The State Government will provide an extension to the compliance period for Part 2 and Part 3a of its Safer Buildings Program to give property owners and bodies corporate more time to meet deadlines around identifying buildings with potentially combustible…

It has been a big month, including the Skilling Queenslanders for Work trainees starting at the decommissioned TAFE site, spending time with Ministers on home turf during ‘Governing from the Regions’ and speaking at Zonta regarding the housing crisis impacting…

The majority of Australian states have introduced significant legislative modifications since 2000 with regards to termination of pregnancy: however in NSW and Queensland, the legislation and specifically the offences, are more than 100 years old. In June 2018, the Queensland…

Noosa has fared well in the QLD State Government’s 2018-2019 Budget Highlights with commitments to a range of infrastructure and program initiatives. Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton was pleased to see our schools in the announcements, with Sunshine Beach State…

The topic of renewables, transitioning to and the costs associated are of concern to many residents. In response, a QWN (Question without Notice) was asked in Parliament on March 21, 2018 to the Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy…

Thank you for your recent input into Noosa 360’s first discussion and information share on the Noosa River. This included the following forum topics: general items, on-water usage, waste/effluent and fishing. Queries and feedback from the community included the following:…

The State Government has further strengthened consumer protections for Queenslanders living in retirement villages. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said the State Government is providing added certainty and security for retirees, regardless of the type of…

Noosa Council is still liaising with the Department of Housing & Public Works (DHPW) after it recently met with them and rejected the amended plans as they do not meet the current requirements of the Noosa Plan.

On 11 December 2017, Department of Housing & Public Works) DHPW advised Noosa Shire Council (NSC) that the department intends to undertake an Infrastructure Designation process to authorise the activities that have occurred at the site. This includes: 1. Replacement…