Welcome to 2023
My first column for 2023 – happy new year! I hope you had a wonderful break.
This year there will be lots of items for you to have your say on, including the masterplan for Lions Norrie Job Park, so I’d encourage you to register at haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and tick the box to receive updates on new consultations.
Brighter lights for Coolum sport
The lighting upgrade at Coolum Rugby League and Cricket Clubs was finished at the end of last year.
In a fantastic outcome for the clubs and our community, council was able to get the right level of lighting for night-time competitions and training.
A lux level of 300 in the centre of the cricket pitch meets the Cricket Queensland lighting guidelines to ensure the club’s night-time competition playing standards are met.
The rugby league club expects 200–250 Lux for their night-time competitions and training.
Clean up for the hatchlings
We love our turtles on the Sunshine Coast – and so if you’d like to help the baby turtle hatchlings have a clear run to the ocean, come along to Clean up for the Hatchlings event from 6am, Saturday, February 4 at a beach clean-up location near you.
We’ll meet back at Coopers Lookout Park in Buddina from 8am to enjoy a free BBQ, participate in a prize draw and other fun activities, and most importantly, to weigh and sort the collected debris.
All our collected litter information will go to the Australian Marine Debris Initiative database and will help encourage source reduction discussions.
Register today at events.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au and please remember to wear sun-safe clothing, and closed shoes and help us make this a single-use plastic-free event by bringing along your own reusable water bottle.
A reminder that I regularly share my community chat days, local events and other messages on my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MariaSuarezDivision9.