HAPPY New Year all! This is always an exciting time with resolutions made, events to enjoy and opportunities in abundance! Thank you to all volunteers who made our Community Christmas Day so special, wrapping presents and preparing a feast for…
THE FIRST piece of legislation to be debated in the 58th Parliament was the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Bill, and it was an ‘urgency’ one with multiple unrelated pieces of legislation that I would normally oppose, as there was…
NOOSANS worked and fought hard to keep Noosa independent – AND WE DID IT! How proud I am of our beautiful community and, in the spirit that has seen us through fires, floods and pandemics, we sent a strong message…
Development issues IT HAS been a big month for Noosa with some very welcome news; however, a couple of items that are concerning. The first being that notification has been received that two projects that have applied under the State…
Path funding TO BEGIN, a great outcome recently was the $3.8 million of extra funding for Council from the State, for greater accessibility. This amount is for two projects with one being wayfinding signage and cycle street for pedestrians and…
TO BEGIN, with a ‘no anchoring zone’ 60m from the southern shoreline commencing on July 15 as part of new river management and greater safety, there has been some confusion around access, including the trial exemption for vessels under 5m…
Budget Wins To begin, to the State Budget. Items welcomed were $25 million for the widening of Eumundi Noosa Road, progress on the Sunshine Beach State High School Advanced Manufacturing Hub, major grants for our sporting clubs, extra police and…
IT WAS a pleasure to update the Peregian Community Association recently on progress on many matters, and I look forward to our upcoming Eastern Beaches Mobile Office ‘Moby’ with details on our Facebook page ‘Sandy Bolton MP’. With improved management…
An incredibly busy time over the last month, between the last sittings of Parliament, annual general meetings, school graduations, peaceful protests and community Christmas parties, there was also the need to fit in end of year roundtables and updates. Updates…
Welcome to 2022! A new year brings changes and new focus. With government no longer focussing on where a person has come from, but rather restrictions within QLD to minimise risk, requires an adjustment in how we think and behave…