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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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐”๐Œ๐ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’! ๐ŸŽ‡From a new Parliament that had both ups ๐Ÿ‘ and downs ๐Ÿ‘Ž with positives for Noosa that included changes to allow the Minister to amend/revoke controversial SFDs ๐Ÿ™Œ and my appointment to the Health, Environment and Innovation Committee ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿคฉ However, โ€˜not so positiveโ€™ for Queensland saw political agendas being prioritised over evidence-based decision making, rushing through of legislation without scrutiny, and even future gagging of debates ๐Ÿ›‘ Read more from the Chamber, as well updates on the home front, including e-bikes and the Lake MacDonald upgrade, at issuu.com/starnewsgroup/docs/2024-12-27_nty_663/6Noosa Today ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Ž๐๐„ ๐’๐‹๐„๐„๐ ๐“๐Ž ๐†๐Ž!!๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ… Merry Christmas eve Noosa โค๏ธ Sending love, hugs and heartfelt wishes for a fantastic holiday season from myself, Shoey (aka Santa ๐Ÿ˜Š) and the whole family furry and otherwise! Gratitude to all the wonderful elves, Making Lives Matter and the Noosa Coolum Salvos in prepping for our Community Christmas Lunch, and am looking forward to celebrating the gift of sharing tomorrowโค๏ธ๐Ÿ™ To all Noosans, wherever and whomever you are with, have a wonderful, safe and caring time, with a happy new year ahead! ๐ŸŽ‰ P.S. A reminder that my office is currently closed and will reopen on January 6P.S.S Emergency contact numbers are available at www.sandybolton.com/keycontacts/ ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐–๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐โ€™๐’ ๐’๐‡๐„๐ƒ ๐’๐”๐๐„๐‘ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ… It was a โ€˜doubleโ€™ fantastic party at Noosa Seniors to rejoice in the spirit of Christmas and their work this year that included the near completion of their very own shed which is amazing! Their vision to empower women with the skills to gain independence and let loose their creativity has become a reality, with now 90 members sawing, sealing and renovating their projects ๐Ÿ”จ and I especially loved their timber Christmas trees ๐Ÿ˜It is always great to catch-up, and I canโ€™t wait until the official opening in the New Year. Gratitude to Tanya, the committee and all members for fab fun times, and to Gemma and Lesley from Unitywater who we gave thanks to for the land to house the new โ€˜homeโ€™ ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™To learn more about the Noosa Womenโ€™s Shed or to join up ๐Ÿ‘‰ noosawomensshed.com.au/ ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐’๐€๐๐ƒ๐˜'๐’ ๐—๐Œ๐€๐’ '๐–๐‘๐€๐'โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ƒ๐„๐‚๐„๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’Yes! My last Friday night update for 2024, how blessed we are! ๐Ÿ˜‚ The joys for the week were bountiful, including pictured below having my beautiful grandson Hendrix with me on my annual โ€˜chocolate roundsโ€™๐Ÿซ to our matriarchs and patriarchs in residential care complete with some dancing ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ„โค๏ธ and this morning sharing in a yarning circle at Walk with Wisdom which was a magical way to start the day! ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ›ฃFACTORY ST/ HILL ST PEDESTRIAN CROSSING UPDATE โ€“ The parliamentary petition calling on the urgent need for safe crossings on a State Road in Pomona was tabled in the last Parliament, and we met with the Minister regarding the election commitments for this crossing and importance to fast track ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘‰Petition: www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=4177 ๐Ÿ‘‰Previous updates: www.sandybolton.com/?s=pomona+pedestrian+crossing @TMR๐Ÿ”ดSTATE FACILITATED DEVELOPMENTS (SFD) UPDATE โ€“ with some confusion online following the Deputy Premierโ€™s response to the Noosa petition, to clarify as posted previously, we are confident that the concerns of our community will be addressed and continue to monitor this with both state government and Noosa Council and keep the community informed. ๐Ÿ‘‰Our latest update is available at www.sandybolton.com/state-facilitated-development-process-update-november-2024.๐‘๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐„๐‘ !! ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐Œ๐ ๐€๐๐๐”๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐’๐”๐‘๐•๐„๐˜: ๐Ÿ“ŒHave your say on our State Parliament priorities for 2025! www.sandybolton.com/your-say-annual-survey ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธEXPANSION OF NOOSA MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UPDATE โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰www.sandybolton.com/mental-health-update-december-2024 @Queensland Health๐Ÿ›ฃCOOROY MYALL STREET & OVERPASS RESURFACING โ€“ TMR has advised that these works will shut down over the holiday period from Friday 20 December and will start again in January 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting. ๐Ÿ‘‰ qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/index.html?id=694433&ref=lv @Transport and Main Roads Queensland ๐Ÿ“žLIFELINE SUPPORT โ€“ Christmas is not merry for everyone. If you or someone you know are experiencing difficulties this holiday season, please reach out to Lifeline at 13 11 13. ๐Ÿ‘‰https://toolkit.lifeline.org.au/ @Lifeline๐ŸŽˆKEEP THE KIDS BUSY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/4655/school-holiday-activities ๐Ÿ’ฌBILL CONSULTATIONS โ€“ public submissions for the following inquiries are now open. Donโ€™t forget you can subscribe to parliament committees to be notified when submissions open for new bill inquiries and receive other updates via www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Visit-and-learn/Have-Your-Say/Subscribe๐Ÿ‘‰State Development, Infrastructure and Works Committee โ€“ Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 โ€“ qldparlcomm.snapforms.com.au/form/sdiwc-revenue-legislation-amendment-bill-2024-submissions ๐Ÿ‘‰Governance, Energy and Finance Committee โ€“ Appropriation (Parliament) (Supplementary 2023-204) Bill 2024 and Appropriation (Supplementary 2023-2024) Bill 2024 - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=277&id=4463 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Education, Arts and Communities Committee โ€“ Inquiry into Elder Abuse - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=269&id=4455 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Local Government, Small Business and Customer Service Committee โ€“ Inquiry into Volunteering in Queensland - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=267&id=4456 ๐Ÿ‘‰Health, Environment and Innovation Committee โ€“ Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 - www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=274&id=4461 @Queensland Parliament๐Ÿ—ณNOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 QUEENSLAND GREATS AWARDS โ€“ Closing Monday 17 February.๐Ÿ‘‰Queensland Greats Awards๐Ÿš†QRAIL DECEMBER TRACK CLOSURES โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers/trackclosures @Qrail๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผEXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST OPEN FOR FUTURE WOMEN JOBS ACADEMY 2025 โ€“ Providing targeted, online training, mentorship and resources to help women gain the skills and confidence they need to return to the workforce and achieve career goals. ๐Ÿ‘‰https://jobsacademy.futurewomen.com/qld/ @FutureWomen๐ŸŒฆ๐Ÿ”ฅEXTREME WEATHER REMINDERS โ€“ Including Councilโ€™s advice on sandbag filling locations.๐Ÿ‘‰www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/posts/pfbid02mWseiUAYh8pz1tHZm6HNuKuXJEY9B4VLzH6ZiK2DW4LNUpcYjb8JPqBbbxTzNa3sl ๐Ÿ“žEMERGENCY CONTACTS โ€“ ๐Ÿ‘‰www.facebook.com/SandyBoltonNoosa/posts/pfbid02qg7tmQ1oJRdqxjunSrg5JMjGAkSscccRDBdSuSG6AH7AyzKs3rPvrwXKxa4o8p4El ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…REMINDER -๐Ž๐…๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐“๐Œ๐€๐’/๐๐„๐– ๐˜๐„๐€๐‘ ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐’๐”๐‘๐„๐’ As of this afternoon, our office is now closed until 9am 6 January. If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 000, or for any personal difficulties please call lifeline on 13 11 14. Other numbers to assist are available in the Emergency Contacts section above or at www.sandybolton.com/keycontacts/ Should an issue not be resolved with the numbers provided, please contact me on Facebook Messenger at any time! ๐Ÿ™๐‘๐„๐‚๐„๐๐“ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐’๐€ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„๐’: (www.sandybolton.com/noosa360) ๐Ÿ“ŒKIN KIN ROAD WIDENING โ€“ CAPITAL WORKS & KIN KIN QUARRY, COURT CASE UPDATE๐Ÿ“ŒMENTAL HEALTH UPDATE ๐Ÿ“ŒSUNSHINE BEACH STATE HIGH SCHOOL โ€“ ADVANCED MANUFACTURING UNIT UPDATE๐Ÿ“ŒDIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VOICE, PATH TO TREATY, TRUTH TELLING INQUIRY AND RELATED MATTERS 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€™ 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/november-december-2024-edition-75/ 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!!! The perfect way to end the year is sharing ๐Ÿ’• Whether a smile, a life story, chocolate or a festive Christmas lunch, and it is wonderful that over 150 residents have RSVPโ€™d to enjoy food, love and laughter together with Shoey, I and the incredibly beautiful elves who have volunteered to make this day possible โ™ฅ To all fellow Noosans and your loved ones, have a wonderful Christmas ๐ŸŽ„ and I look forward to seeing you on our walks or river explores over the holidays, and welcoming in the New Year! ๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ‡Until when we return in January, hugs to all and thank you again for the magic of this year. We got there, even though the gridlocked traffic today made the finish line less than enjoyable? 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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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐’๐“ & ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐”๐’๐“๐‘๐˜๐ŸŽ„The foyer at the Parliamentary Annexe was again host to a live Christmas tree from Timber Queensland that welcomed guests prior to gathering on the colonnade for updates on our stateโ€™s timber industry, including that within the next decade, demand for timber will quadruple ๐Ÿ˜ฒ It was lovely to catch up with the team from HQPlantations, who were part of the partnership that has seen additions to National Park in Noosa via the Ringtail project! To learn more about this project, head to ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.sandybolton.com/tewantin-national-park-expansion-august-2024/ For more on our timber industry, head to ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.timberqueensland.com.au/ ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐‚๐Ž๐๐’๐”๐‹๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Ž๐๐„๐ - ๐…๐”๐“๐”๐‘๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐‹๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐Œ & ๐„๐‚๐Ž๐“๐Ž๐”๐‘๐ˆ๐’๐Œ ๐Ÿ’ฌ Government is working on a 20 year Tourism plan, with feedback needed by 28 February 2025 on various aspects including ecotourism. Given the history of the Cooloola Great Walk Eco-tourism project, we would encourage all to submit their views and please ccโ€™ in our office as below๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ ๐Ÿ‘‰Further information and to have your say - intheloop.des.qld.gov.au/destination2045 ๐Ÿ‘‰ Copy of submission to noosa@parliament.qld.gov.au to inform our ongoing advocacy. ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐‚๐‘๐Ž๐’๐’๐๐„๐๐‚๐‡ ๐•๐€๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš–๏ธ It is always an honour to do the annual โ€˜wrapโ€™ of the crossbench year in its diversity! Representing 26% of Queenslandโ€™s land mass ๐Ÿ˜ฒ, our electorates may have different challenges and goals demonstrated by the Bills introduced or debated ๐Ÿ—ฃ, however share many commonalities including lack of affordable housing ๐Ÿ˜. As always, we are respectful of the โ€˜at timesโ€™ very opposing views, ๐Ÿคผโ€โ™‚๏ธ as demonstrated over the last 8 years! See my speech below ๐Ÿ‘‡ ... See MoreSee Less
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2 weeks ago

Sandy Bolton MP
๐Œ๐‚๐Š๐„๐‹๐‹ ๐ˆ๐๐’๐“๐ˆ๐“๐”๐“๐„ โ€˜๐–๐‘๐€๐โ€™๐Ÿ—ฃ A delightful end of year gathering of members and guests, where we immersed in discussions on both the year past, as well in store for 2025! It was fabulous to catch up with Commonwealth MP Mary Crawford ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ on the scholarships available through Graduate Women Queensland for women wishing to enter politics, with an invitation for me to โ€˜keynoteโ€™ in the new year ๐Ÿ™For information on the Institute head to ๐Ÿ‘‰ mckellinstitute.org.auFor information on scholarships, head to ๐Ÿ‘‰ gwq.org.au/awards ... See MoreSee Less
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SANDY BOLTON MP
Independent Member for Noosa

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