September 14th, 2022
I HAVE recently been provided with an update on the Airservices Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Sunshine Coast Airspace Design. For those of you that live near the airport, it will be of interest to you to know that…
October 12th, 2022
OCTOBER is a special month recognising many special events and weeks in our community. October 1 was International Day of Older Persons, October 8-16 is Queensland Mental Health Week which is centred around World Mental Health Day on October 10…
December 7th, 2022
It’s that time of the year when the Christmas festivities take off, the decorations are up and many rush to get their shopping done with just two weeks left to go. I enjoy the opportunity that this time of the…
December 21st, 2022
Christmas has snuck up on us once again, and it’s a special time when most of us are lucky enough to spend time with those that we love and who are special to us. This time last year was still…
January 25th, 2023
What is important to Queenslanders at the moment? Cost of living, housing, health and youth crime are all issues hitting many people hard with an increase in the number of people contacting my office for help. The youth crime crisis…
February 22nd, 2023
Revocation of section of Mt Coolum National Park There’s been commentary in the media about a revocation of a section of Mt Coolum National Park for flood works as part of the airport expansion. This sounded like there were new…
March 22nd, 2023
Seniors Cards – help you may be surprised by Cost of living is hurting so many and looking at where you can cut back or get some help can be difficult. I’ve found out talking to some of the older…
April 19th, 2023
Fiona Simpson and Tanya McFadyen-Banderas. Photo: Contributed. To honour our heroes in the lead-up to ANZAC Day, I released a song, “Lest We Forget”, two years ago. Co-written with my good friend Tanya McFadyen-Banderas, the song was born out of the time…
May 17th, 2023
Housing Crisis needs real action The Sunshine Coast and Queensland are facing a housing crunch with a shortfall of new homes and record numbers of people facing homelessness, higher house prices, and higher rents as a result. On the Sunshine…
June 14th, 2023
Stationery Aid Stationery Aid is a new initiative helping people to recycle their unwanted stationery items which in turn will be distributed to people in need. I’VE JUST connected with a great group who are turning “landfill into heart fill…