Noosa 360

With the new government committing to fund an upgrade business case and designs for both the Myall/ Elm and the Diamond/ Elm Street intersections, as mentioned in our April 2025 Noosa 360 update, Sandy has continued to request updates on…

With the works mentioned in our July 2024 Noosa 360 update recently actioned by Transport and Main Roads (TMR) including resurfacing the railway overpass and the intersection with Myall/ Elm Street, there was a commitment from the new government to…

Even though outside of the Noosa electorate, Sandy’s advocacy has continued alongside the Nicklin Member of Parliament (MP), to see resident concerns regarding the state-controlled Cooroy intersections and overpass addressed. As mentioned in our February 2024 Noosa 360 update, following…

Sandy’s advocacy has continued, alongside the Nicklin MP, to see resident concerns regarding the state controlled Cooroy intersections and overpass addressed. As the recent pavement works did not meet community expectations, we provided feedback to the Department of Transport and…

Per our December 2023 Noosa 360 update, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) completed pavement repairs on the Cooroy Overpass. As these works did not meet community expectations, Sandy has provided the feedback to TMR, and advocacy is…

Following advocacy from many in our community and Sandy, the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) will complete pavement repairs on 14 December, between 6pm and 6am, for the railway overpass on Elm Street.  These will address the current…

Further to recent updates on our website and in local media, we have been asked for the following information: The previous Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) survey results Statistics on accidents, injuries and fatalities at the two Cooroy…

As highlighted in Sandy’s budget reply speech, even though not in the Noosa State Electorate, the lack of progress on the Cooroy intersections is of concern to our office. Both Noosa and Nicklin State Electorate residents are at risk daily…

We are still awaiting an update from TMR after recent public consultations, and continue to maintain contact each month regarding this issue. Even though not situated in the Noosa electorate, both intersections are historically dangerous, and must be dealt with…

TMR has identified options to upgrade the intersections of Elm & Myall streets and Elm & Diamond streets in Cooroy in response to long standing concerns on safety and historical congestion. TMR has identified options to upgrade the intersections of…

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’.…

Noosa Today May 2025   Pope Francis made positive changes in many realms through equity, compassion and collaboration, and as I raised in a Matters of Public Interest speech last Parliament, leaders must follow his example. As we saw in the…

Welcome to the end of Autumn! Even though Easter was filled with sunshine, sweet treats, and ‘egg-cellent’ times, there were also gridlocks, parking woes and more. With over one hundred and fifty traffic infringements issued and twelve positives from over…

Thank you to all 506 Noosans who shared their thoughts and priorities for this year, an increase on the previous annual survey. However as always, we would like to see more and encourage suggestions from our community on how we…

ELECTION 2024 – NOOSA DID IT! Noosans worked and fought hard to keep Noosa independent – AND YOU DID IT! How proud I am of our beautiful community and, in the spirit which has seen us through fires, floods and…

$3.8 million of State funding to Noosa Council A great outcome, as part of our efforts for greater accessibility, this funding is for two projects including an enhancement to the Cooroy Sports Complex, and wayfinding signage and cycle street for…

The following article was authored by Sandy Bolton MP and published in the Noosa Today on the 9th of August 2025: Happy August everyone! Again, I will need to ‘speed date’ through Budget Estimates 2024 instead of the usual dedicated update…

Thank you to all Noosans who had their say regarding priorities for ongoing advocacy going forward this year. A total of 333 responses were recorded for the 2023/24 Noosa MP survey, with 30 responses invalid for the purpose of this…

SEQ REGIONAL PLAN A reminder, to assist in efforts, we ask everyone to make a valid submission to State Government before, or after, attending the information session, 4pm 29 August at ‘Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church (Noosa District) Parish…

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…

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Brrrrr…welcome to winter Noosa! Before we head into this month’s topic and budget time, a quick update for those not on Facebook or Noosa 360. Firstly, the Cooloola Family Clinic at Pomona is under negotiations to purchase, and an announcement…

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…